The Evaluation of Wood-Fired Cogeneration Investments Using Monte-Carlo Simulation
作者:
JulianJ. Meimban III,
JohnS. Morris,
RobertL. Govett,
期刊:
The Engineering Economist
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 37,
issue 2
页码: 115-136
ISSN:0013-791X
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/00137919208903061
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Monte-Carlo simulation was used in a capital budgeting decision involving the purchase of a wood-fired cogeneration plant. Two alternative capacities, 6-MW and 9-MVV plants, were considered in the analysis using net present value as the evaluation criterion. Risk profiles were generated for both investments as well as for the mean and variance of returns. When cash flows were approximated using annual cash flows, the resulting risk profiles did not produce a clear choice. However, using more realistic monthly cash flows, the 6-MW plant showed both a higher return and less risk than the 9-MW facility. The difference in the results arises from the fact that the annual-period model masks the effects of the inherent monthly variability of some cash flows and timing of cash savings. Consequently, the use of probabilistic, monthly-period models is recommended over the annual-period model in this as well as in other investments that incorporate a large degree of seasonal variability.
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