Desktop analysis of renewable energy supply chain economics. What is the impact on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) if the utilization of building materials is improved by 50%? For example, a 200MW wind farm constructs about $50m of ‘balance of plant’ fixed assets, including roads, electric conduit, foundations. Presently, our industry skews decision-making and planning toward the financial transaction; this is a positive aspect of how this industry evolved.  Nevertheless, over time, tax credit and transaction-driven economics are due to peter out in favor of life-cycle economics. What are the methods to recognize the long term value of the assets after the project finance period, in order for better planning and material utilization?   Here is our first intern effort specific to just the concrete economics, published in German WindTech Intl,  https://www.rutefoundations.com/post/business-of-concrete-foundations