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# Intelligence: Renewable Energy Equipment

## Pain Points

- Large project-based payments

- Technology obsolescence risk

- Government subsidy dependencies

- Long installation timelines

## Solutions (Unicorn Currencies)

- Project payment scheduling

- Large transaction support

- Multi-year FX hedging

- CNY direct payments to manufacturers

## Payment Profile

- **Timing:** Milestone-based: 30% deposit, 40% on manufacture, 30% on delivery. Project cycles 3-12 months.

- **Settlement priority:** MODERATE: Project-planned payments. Subsidy deadline timing can create urgency for commissioning payments.

- **Invoice terms:** 30/40/30 milestone structure. LC for orders over £500k. Retention (5%) for warranty period.

- **FX risk:** HIGH: CNY (70% of solar), EUR (wind), JPY/KRW (batteries). Project timelines 3-12 months create exposure windows.

- **Cash flow:** Project-based and lumpy. Subsidy cycles drive deadlines. Installation season (spring/summer). Q1/Q4 budget cycles.

## Common Documentation

- MCS Certificate

- IEC Test Reports

- CE/UKCA Declaration

- Warranty Certificate

- Performance Guarantee

## Global Network (Top Corridors)

- GBP → CNY: China — Chinese solar panels and batteries (70% market)

- GBP → EUR: Germany, Denmark — European wind turbines and inverters

- GBP → JPY: Japan — Japanese battery technology

- GBP → KRW: South Korea — Korean EV batteries and components