The Mechanics of Renewable Energy
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
20 Weeks
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
How you’ll learn
A new module is released every two weeks
Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
Study at your own pace
Efficient and cost effective - no need to travel or take time off work
Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away
About this course
What you’ll learn
How renewable energy projects are financed by both the public and private sectors
Detailed renewable energy financial models
The key contracts of renewable energy installation and use - construction, service provision, input supply, debt, operations and maintenance
Project finance issues: tax, depreciation and accounting issues for project finance SPVs used for renewable energy
Renewable energy risks, risk allocation and risk mitigation
Compliance and documentation issues
Postgraduate certificate option
You have the option to receive a postgraduate certificate validated by Middlesex University Business School.
You will need to submit an additional marked assignment of 5000 words, based on a continuing case study that runs throughout the duration of the course.
Reviews
Subjects
- Mechanics
- Renewable Energy
- Technologies
- Sustainability
- Costing
- Regulation
- Government
- Investment
- Renewable
- Overview
Course programme
- Unit 1 – Overview of Renewable Energy Sources
- Unit 2 – Renewable Energy Technologies, Sustainability, and Costing
- Unit 3 – Government Regulation, Targets and Investment
- Unit 4 – Markets, Competition, and Pricing
- Unit 5 – Investors in Renewable Energy
- Unit 6 – Financial Structure of Renewable Energy Projects
- Unit 7 – Ownership/ Legal Structures and the Renewable Energy SPV
- Unit 8 – Contracts for Renewable Energy Project Construction, Finance, and Operation
- Unit 9 – Renewable Energy Project Technologies and Risks
- Unit 10 – Risk Mitigation Techniques
The Mechanics of Renewable Energy
