Renewable Energy Finance
1st Edition
Theory and Practice
Description
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.
Key Features
- Presents real world cases in each chapter
- Includes a companion website that contains renewable energy project finance models and other resources
- Supports efforts to achieve environmental sustainability through renewable financing projects and cleaner production techniques
Readership
Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and professionals working on subjects related to renewable energy
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction: Politics and Economics of Renewable Energy Projects
2. Public Policy Mechanisms to Support Renewable Energy Projects
3. Renewable Energy Project Development Process
Part II: Introduction to Project Finance
4. Introduction to Project Finance
5. Theory and Practice of Project Finance
6. Financing Renewable Energy Projects in the US
7. International Considerations for Project Finance
8. Valuation of Renewable Energy Projects
Part III: Financing Distributed Energy Technologies
9. Overview of Residential Solar Sector
10. Evolution of Energy Storage Technologies – Batteries and other Technologies
11. Clean Tech Investments: Challenges and Opportunities
Part IV: Power and Transmission Markets
12. Introduction to Power Markets
13. Transmission Markets and Transmission Congestion Assessment
14. Credit Risk Assessment and Strategies for Renewable Energy Hedges
Part V: International Aspects of Renewable Energy Finance
15. Lessons from Developed Economies (Germany, Italy, and Spain)
16. Lessons from Developing Countries (India, China, and Chile)
Appendix
A. Units of Energy and Power
B. Brief History of Power Markets in the US
C. Case Studies
D. Problem Sets, Study Questions, and Answers
Details
- No. of pages:
- 225
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2020
- Published:
- 1st November 2019
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780128164419
About the Author
Santosh Raikar
Santosh Raikar is the Managing Partner of Silverpeak’s renewables business, responsible for building out the firm’s renewable energy sector platform. Santosh has more than 18 years of experience in energy and infrastructure finance, including renewable energy, oil & gas, power, and midstream infrastructure assets. Prior to joining Silverpeak, Santosh was 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 renewable energy sector within the U.S. Santosh previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers in Principal Investment areas. He holds a Master of Science in Technology and Policy Program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Santosh also teaches a full-semester graduate level course titled “Renewable Energy Investments” at Carroll School of Management (Boston College).
Affiliations and Expertise
Managing Partner and Head of Renewables, Silverpeak, New York, NY, USA
Seabron Adamson
Seabron Adamson is a Vice President at Charles River Associates, a global economics advisory firm, and was formerly a member of the energy and commodities group at Tudor Investment Corporation, a major alternative investment firm. He has advised a wide range of developer, banking, government and private equity clients on green energy projects in the United States, Canada and the European Union. He has taught classes on energy finance and economics at Tulane University and on renewable energy finance at the Carroll School of Management of Boston College. He holds graduate degrees from MIT, Georgia Tech and Boston University.
Affiliations and Expertise
Charles River Associates