Renewable Energy Finance

Renewable Energy Finance

Raikar Santosh, 2024

Overview

Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice, Second Edition offers a comprehensive exploration of financing renewable energy projects, integrating the unique characteristics of this sector with core principles of project finance. This book elucidates how renewable energy projects are financed and constructed using contemporary non-recourse project finance structures, highlighting innovations such as Green Bonds and Sustainability Linked Loans within the context of ESG investments. It provides a global perspective, illustrating the evolution of renewable energy project finance in diverse regulatory and policy environments, such as the tax-equity structures prevalent in the United States.

The book delves into the economics of large-scale green power production, examining incentive mechanisms and their integration into global energy industries. It also investigates the financing of distributed energy resources, including residential solar and batteries, at a scale significant for the future energy mix. Through a blend of fundamental analysis and real-world examples, readers gain insights into the multidisciplinary nature of renewable energy project finance, encompassing finance, public policy, legal, engineering, and environmental considerations. The new edition includes dedicated chapters on addressing technology risks for successful clean energy transition and financing green hydrogen projects.

Who it's for

• Professionals in finance, investment, and banking seeking to understand renewable energy project financing.
• Policymakers and regulators involved in shaping energy and environmental policies.
• Engineers and environmental scientists working on renewable energy projects.
• Students and academics studying renewable energy, finance, or sustainable development.
• ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investors looking for sustainable investment opportunities.

Key features

• Explores the integration of renewable energy characteristics with project finance principles.
• Examines the economics of large-scale green power production and incentive mechanisms.
• Highlights recent innovations like Green Bonds and Sustainability Linked Loans.
• Provides real-life case studies to illustrate project financing and construction.
• Offers project finance models for wind and solar projects on a companion website.
• Includes new chapters on technology risks and financing green hydrogen projects.
• Authored by Raikar Santosh and published by Elsevier in 2024.
• Features 390 pages in a paperback format.
• ISBN: 9780443159558.