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Using the Binomial Option Pricing Model for Strategic Sales of CER's to Improve the Economic Feasibility of CDM projects

이항옵션가격 모형을 활용한 CER 판매전략 구축과 이를 통한 CDM 사업 수익성 향상 방안에 관한 연구

  • Koo, Bonsang (Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Jong-Ho (Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Cheong-Woon (Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 구본상 (서울과학기술대학교 건설시스템디자인공학과) ;
  • 박종호 (서울과학기술대학교 건설시스템디자인공학과) ;
  • 김청운 (서울과학기술대학교 건설시스템디자인공학과)
  • Received : 2013.09.05
  • Accepted : 2014.01.06
  • Published : 2014.01.31
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Abstract

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows New & Renewable Energy projects to make additional income by selling CER's, which represent the amount of Green House Gases(GHG) that is reduced in the project. However, forward contracts used to hedge fluctuating market prices does not allow projects to sell CER's at a premium. As an alternate approach to maximize CER revenue, CER's are modeled as a 'real option', in which CER's are sold only above the desired sales price. Using the Binomial Option Pricing model, the resultant lattices are used to determine whether to sell, defer or abandon the option at individual nodes. Overlaying Pascal's Triangle on the lattices also enabled the calculation of the annual probabilities for deferring CER sales without incurring downside losses. Application to an actual Landfill Gas project showed increased overall NPV, and that CER sales could be deferred at a maximum of 2 years. The proposed framework allows transparency in the analysis and provides valuable and strategical information when making investment decisions related to CER sales of CDM projects.

청정개발체제(Clean Development Mechanism, CDM)사업은 온실가스 배출을 줄이는 대신 그에 상응하는 탄소배출권(Certified Emission Reductions, CER)의 판매를 통해 추가 수입을 얻는 대표적인 신재생에너지 사업 보조 수단이다. 그러나 선물계약으로 고정된 가격에 CER을 판매할 경우 손실위험은 피할 수 있으나 CER 가격 상승에 따르는 프리미엄 혜택은 받지 못한다. 본 연구에서는 CER 매출을 극대화하기 위한 방안으로 CER이 일정 가격이상 일 경우에만 판매하는 권한을 실물옵션으로 모델링하였다. 옵션 가치를 정량화하기 위해 이항옵션 가격 모형을 활용하였으며, 생성된 라티스를 통해 예상되는 CER의 시장가격에 따라 옵션의 행사, 지연 및 포기여부의 절점별 분석을 가능케 하였다. 더불어, '파스칼의 트라이앵글' 원리를 적용하여, 손실은 피하면서 CER 판매를 지연시킬 수 있는 연도별 확률을 구할 수 있는 방안을 정립하였다. 이를 실제 국내 CDM 사업 중 매립가스 사업에 적용해 본 결과, 옵션으로 인해 사업의 NPV가 증대되었고, 최대 3년까지 CER 판매를 지연해도 손해를 보지 않는 것으로 관측되었다. 본 연구에서 제시한 프레임워크는 분석과정에서 투명성을 제공하고 NPV분석 외에 추가적인 사업성 정보를 제공하여 CER 판매 전략에 관한 중요한 투자 의사결정 정보를 제시해 준다.

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