Financing of Energy Projects
Semester: winter
ECTS credits: 5
Lecture hours per week (SWS):
Lecturer:
Course Language: English
Prerequisites:
Students have a basic understanding of the different technologies for renewable and fossil energy conversion and understand the underlying challenges and risks. Moreover, they have basic knowledge of controlling, investment calculus, and enterprise valuation.
Qualification objectives:
Students acquire solid knowledge about the different investment vehicles for (especially renewable) energy projects, such as project finance, project bonds, closed funds, etc. Students shall be qualified to develop a financing structure for a specific energy projects with the aforementioned instruments. This includes intense MS Excel modeling.
Course contents:
- Fundamentals of financing energy projects
- Project finance and financial modeling
- Project bonds, profit-sharing rights, closed-end funds
- Crowd-funding
- Energy cooperatives
- Public grant funding
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): In person lecture
Examination type: Group case study
