Real Options Analysis for Ørsted Offshore Wind Expansion
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Build a DCF and model real options for deferring, abandoning, or expanding a wind farm. Earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
Ørsted is the world's largest offshore wind developer and has taken multi-billion DKK impairments on US projects driven by inflation, supply chain stress, and tax-credit uncertainty.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How much value does optionality add to Ørsted's US offshore wind investment, and what staging policy maximizes shareholder value?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply real options theory to capital-intensive infrastructure investment
- Compare and contrast NPV and ROV decision frameworks under uncertainty
- Implement Longstaff-Schwartz or lattice methods for American-style project options
- Translate quantitative optionality into board-level investment policy
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Advanced Corporate Finance
Master · Finance
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Advanced Corporate Finance at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Real Options
Apply real options to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Monte Carlo Simulation
Apply monte carlo simulation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Dcf Modeling
Apply dcf modeling to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stochastic Processes
Apply stochastic processes to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Capital Budgeting
Apply capital budgeting to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: