Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice integrates the special characteristics of renewable energy with key elements of project finance. Through a mixture of fundamental analysis and real-life examples, readers learn how renewable energy project finance works in actual deals that mix finance, public policy, legal, engineering and environmental issues. The skills developed in analyzing non-recourse cash flow-based finance are applicable not only to green energy, but also apply more widely in project finance and infrastructure investing. The book's comparisons of developed and developing countries make it valuable to readers worldwide.

Autorentext

Santosh Raikar is Managing Partner of Silverpeak Renewables Investment Partners, responsible for leading the firm's renewable energy sector platform. Santosh has more than 20 years of experience in energy and infrastructure project finance, including renewable energy, oil & gas, power, and midstream infrastructure assets. He was previously a Managing Director in the Renewable Energy Investments Group at State Street where he was responsible for leading a team in originating, structuring, and executing tax equity investments in the U.S. renewable energy sector. Santosh previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers in Principal Investment areas. He holds two Master of Science degrees, one in Technology and Policy Program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the other in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, as well as a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Santosh also teaches a graduate course titled "Renewable Energy Investments? at Boston College.

Klappentext

Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice integrates the special characteristics of renewable energy with key elements of project finance. Through a mixture of fundamental analysis and real-life examples, readers learn how renewable energy project finance works in actual deals that mix finance, public policy, legal, engineering and environmental issues. The skills developed in analyzing non-recourse cash flow-based finance are applicable not only to green energy, but also apply more widely in project finance and infrastructure investing. The book's comparisons of developed and developing countries make it valuable to readers worldwide.

Inhalt

Part I: Introduction1. Introduction: Politics and Economics of Renewable Energy Projects2. Public Policy Mechanisms to Support Renewable Energy Projects3. Renewable Energy Project Development Process Part II: Introduction to Project Finance**4. Introduction to Project Finance5. Theory and Practice of Project Finance6. Financing Renewable Energy Projects in the US7. International Considerations for Project Finance8. Valuation of Renewable Energy Projects Part III: Financing Distributed Energy Technologies**9. Overview of Residential Solar Sector10. Evolution of Energy Storage Technologies - Batteries and other Technologies11. Clean Tech Investments: Challenges and Opportunities

Part IV: Power and Transmission Markets12. Introduction to Power Markets13. Transmission Markets and Transmission Congestion Assessment14. Credit Risk Assessment and Strategies for Renewable Energy Hedges

Part V: International Aspects of Renewable Energy Finance15. Lessons from Developed Economies (Germany, Italy, and Spain)16. Lessons from Developing Countries (India, China, and Chile)

AppendixA. Units of Energy and PowerB. Brief History of Power Markets in the USC. Case StudiesD. Problem Sets, Study Questions, and Answers