Financing Hybrids – Creating PPAs That Cover Integration of Renewables, Storage and Thermal Read more about Financing Hybrids – Creating PPAs That Cover Integration of Renewables, Storage and Thermal An increasing trend in clean energy is hybridized plants, which are especially applicable for distributed or off-grid generation in developing countries. Hybrid power plants can be combinations of renewable energy with storage, renewables and/or storage added to thermal generation or full-scale microgrid solutions. There are several obstacles when it comes to project finance of hybrids, such as the perceived maturity of storage technologies and the small size of many pilot projects, however, a bigger challenge lies in creating IPP business models that are tailored for hybrids.
Malin Ostman Keywords energy storage clean energy hybrid energy project development renewable energy thermal Read more about Malin Ostman Malin Ostman is responsible for Wärtsilä Energy Business project development of Energy storage, clean energy, and hybrid projects in Asia. Malin has been working with project development for Wärtsilä since 2013 and has worked with hybrid projects (combinations of renewable energy, energy storage and thermal) since 2014. Prior to joining Wärtsilä, she worked as a management consultant for BCG. Malin Ostman has an MSc. Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Aalto University, Finland.