Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course will give you the skills to develop and analyze financial models for wind and solar projects. The course covers essential topics including debt sizing and funding, wind and solar project operations, and investment returns, and will provide you with a robust financial modeling skillset for analysis of renewable projects in the most sophisticated environments.
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Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course will give you the skills to develop and analyze financial models for wind and solar projects. The course covers essential topics including debt sizing and funding, wind and solar project operations, and investment returns, and will provide you with a robust financial modeling skillset for analysis of renewable projects in the most sophisticated environments.
Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course will give you the skills to develop and analyze financial models for wind and solar projects. The course covers essential topics including debt sizing and funding, wind and solar project operations, and investment returns, and will provide you with a robust financial modeling skillset for analysis of renewable projects in the most sophisticated environments.
In an online environment you will go from a blank Excel workbook to a financial model suitable for investment analysis, debt structuring and operational scenario evaluation. This course will provide step-by-step instructions on how to build financial model suitable for analyzing wind and solar projects.
What this course is about?
Project finance models for renewable energy are used to assess the risk-reward of lending to and investing in renewable project (wind and solar). The project's debt capacity, investment returns and financial feasibility depend on expected future cash flows generated by the renewable energy project itself and a financial model is built to analyze this.
In the Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course we will model complex wind and solar project finance transactions from scratch in excel.
You will learn about:
- How to build a project finance model from scratch in excel for wind and solar projects;
- Learn how renewable energy projects get developed and financed;
- How to create best practice macro’s and Excel VBA codes to break circularities;
- Learn how to size debt based on multiple covenants for wind and solar projects;
- How to model Debt Service Reserve Account;
- How to model unlevered project returns and blended equity returns;
- Learn to integrate multiple probability exceedance generation profiles (P50, P99) into the financial model;
- Learn basics of GP/LP flip structures and tax equity for project financing;
- Gain insights into financial model development process, step-by-step – for a renewable energy model;
- Optimize the model to achieve the requirements of lenders and investors.
Why you should enroll in the Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course?
Realistic project finance training - The Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy course includes over 10 hours of instructor-led video content to learn at your own pace. After completing this course you will be able to build complex, real-life project finance model for wind and solar projects.
Affordability - a similar course, which provides realistic project finance modeling training will cost you anywhere from US$1000 to US$3,000 per course.
Learn anytime and anywhere - The Project Finance Modeling course is 100% online so you can learn the modeling when it is convenient for you.
How does it work?
The course length is over 10 hours.
First, we will review the basics of wind and solar projects development, so we understand all essential components of project finance transactions in the context of renewable energy.
Then, in the second part, we will review financial modeling methods and excel functions that we will use often in this course, to improve our productivity in excel.
We will begin financial modeling in the third part, where we will build a financial model for wind and solar projects for the case when SPV pays taxes.
And, finally, In the fourth part, we will review the peculiarities of the US renewable projects and build a financial model that takes into account the tax credits available in the US, and introduce to the new source of financing called tax equity.
Is this course for you?
Yes, if you need to build, review or analyse project finance models within the renewable energy sectors. Typical students include analysts, managers, senior managers, associate directors, financial advisors, financiers and CFOs from project companies, investment banks, private equity and infrastructure funds.
This course prerequisites:
You will need previous exposure to Excel in a financial modelling context and basic knowledge of investment concepts such as NPV and cash flows.
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Learning objectives
- How to build project finance model from scratch in excel for wind and solar projects;
- Learn how renewable energy projects get developed and financed;
- How to create best practice macro’s and excel vba codes to break circularities;
- Learn how to size debt based on multiple covenants for wind and solar projects;
- How to model debt service reserve account;
- How to model unlevered project returns and blended equity returns;
- Learn to integrate multiple probability exceedance generation profiles (p50, p99) into the financial model;
- Learn basics of gp/lp flip structures and tax equity for project financing;
- Gain insights into financial model development process, step-by-step – for a renewable energy model.
- How to build project finance model from scratch in excel for wind and solar projects;
- Learn how renewable energy projects get developed and financed;
- How to create best practice macro’s and excel vba codes to break circularities;
- Learn how to size debt based on multiple covenants for wind and solar projects;
- How to model debt service reserve account;
- How to model unlevered project returns and blended equity returns;
- Learn to integrate multiple probability exceedance generation profiles (p50, p99) into the financial model;
- Learn basics of gp/lp flip structures and tax equity for project financing;
- Gain insights into financial model development process, step-by-step – for a renewable energy model.
Syllabus
Introduction to the Course
Intro to the Course
Part 1 - Basics of Wind and Solar Projects Development
Renewable Energy Overview
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Review Intermediate and Advanced Excel functions
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Begin this course with a solid understanding of Excel functions.
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Review the Excel documentation for VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, OFFSET, and SUMIF.
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Create a spreadsheet to practice using these functions and test your knowledge.
Join a study group to discuss and review course material
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Connect with other students and engage in collaborative learning.
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Find or create a study group with fellow course participants.
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Meet regularly to discuss course material, share insights, and work through problems together.
Solve practice problems for debt sizing
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Practice and improve your debt sizing skills before attempting project-based assignments.
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Find 10-20 practice problems related to debt sizing.
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Solve these problems on paper or in spreadsheet form.
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Review the solutions and check your answers.
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Watch tutorials on financial modeling for wind and solar projects
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Search for tutorials on financial modeling for wind and solar projects.
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Watch several tutorials to learn from different experts.
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Take notes or create a summary to consolidate your learning.
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Attend the workshop and actively participate in the exercises and discussions.
Build a financial model for a wind or solar project
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Apply the concepts learned in the course to a hands-on project.
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Choose a project (wind or solar) and gather data on its costs, revenues, and operating expenses.
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Build a financial model in Excel to assess the project's financial feasibility.
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Analyze the results and write a report summarizing your findings.
Write a blog post or article on a topic related to renewable energy project finance
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Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and share your knowledge with others.
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Choose a specific topic related to renewable energy project finance.
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Research and gather information on the topic.
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Write a well-structured and informative blog post or article.
Review Intermediate and Advanced Excel functions
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Begin this course with a solid understanding of Excel functions.
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Advanced Excel
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- Review the Excel documentation for VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, OFFSET, and SUMIF.
- Create a spreadsheet to practice using these functions and test your knowledge.
Join a study group to discuss and review course material
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Connect with other students and engage in collaborative learning.
Show steps
- Find or create a study group with fellow course participants.
- Meet regularly to discuss course material, share insights, and work through problems together.
Solve practice problems for debt sizing
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Practice and improve your debt sizing skills before attempting project-based assignments.
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- Find 10-20 practice problems related to debt sizing.
- Solve these problems on paper or in spreadsheet form.
- Review the solutions and check your answers.
Watch tutorials on financial modeling for wind and solar projects
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Gain additional exposure to financial modeling concepts specific to the renewable energy industry.
Browse courses on
Financial Modeling
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- Search for tutorials on financial modeling for wind and solar projects.
- Watch several tutorials to learn from different experts.
- Take notes or create a summary to consolidate your learning.
Attend a workshop on project finance modeling
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Gain in-depth knowledge and practical experience in project finance modeling.
Browse courses on
Financial Modeling
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- Find and register for a workshop on project finance modeling.
- Attend the workshop and actively participate in the exercises and discussions.
Build a financial model for a wind or solar project
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Apply the concepts learned in the course to a hands-on project.
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Financial Modeling
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- Choose a project (wind or solar) and gather data on its costs, revenues, and operating expenses.
- Build a financial model in Excel to assess the project's financial feasibility.
- Analyze the results and write a report summarizing your findings.
Write a blog post or article on a topic related to renewable energy project finance
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Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and share your knowledge with others.
Browse courses on
Renewable Energy
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- Choose a specific topic related to renewable energy project finance.
- Research and gather information on the topic.
- Write a well-structured and informative blog post or article.
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