Renewable Energy Finance : Theory and Practice

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. 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 Renewable Energy 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. Please visit the following website to download the spreadsheet examples and termsheets covered in the renewableenergy-finance.com/ Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1 Financing the new energy economy 2 Public policy mechanisms to support renewable energy 3 Basic project finance concepts 4 Modeling project cash flows and debt service 5 Renewable project finance structures and risk allocation 6 Tax structures for financing renewable energy projects in the U.S. 7 Financing distributed generation projects 8 Renewable energy in power markets 9 Managing transmission costs and risks for renewable projects 10 Alternative off-take strategies and managing merchant risks 11 Project development and valuation 12 Energy storage financing: opportunities and challenges 13 Renewable energy finance in the international context Appendix C: Sample term sheets Index Renewable Energy Finance Integrates The Special Characteristics Of Renewable Energy With The 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 Just To Green Energy, But Also More Widely In Project Finance And Infrastructure Investing. Its Comparisons Of Developed And Developing Countries Make Renewable Energy Finance Valuable To Readers Worldwide-- "[This book] 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"--Back cover __Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice__