The financial challenges facing clean energy installations
The path to the widespread adoption of renewable energy is littered with major technological legal, political, and financial challenges. Investing in the Renewable Power Market is a reality check for the mass roll out of green energy and its financial dominance of the world energy market, focusing on real energy costs and global energy needs over the next decade. If green energy is to be truly successful, the market must be properly understood, so that dreams of a green future do not lead to actual energy nightmares.
The first book to cover the major investing challenges and monetary constraints placed on electric power companies as they race to meet their green energy requirements, Investing in the Renewable Power Market explains how generating electricity is totally different from other energy enterprises in that it is highly regulated and its product cannot be stored. This combination greatly affects the finances of renewable power and influences how investors should navigate the energy market. To help the reader better understand the current state of the alternative energy industry, the book:
- Details the challenges facing green energy, such as the fact that it is priced compared to natural gas, which is currently at an all-time low
- Analyzes real energy costs and the global demand for energy over the next decade
- Describes why, in the short term, investment opportunities with renewable power will be with financial and operational restructurings
The green energy market is currently facing enormous challenges, but Investing in the Renewable Power Market explains the real costs of energy, the future of the energy market, and how to profit in both the long and short term.
- An Overview of Renewable Power
- Analyzing Power Project Economics
- The Challenges of Renewable Power Projects
- Risk Assessment for Power Projects
- Exploiting Profitability of Distressed and Abandoned Municipal Power Plants
- Energy Storage
- Shale Natural Gas and Its Effect on Renewable Power
- Solar PV and Solar Thermal Power Plants
- Wind Power Plants
- Electric Power Transmission
- Natural Gas Power Plants
- Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Biomass Energy and Biomass Power Plants
- Nuclear Power Energy Plants
- Hydropower Plants
- Geothermal Power Plants
- Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B: DTC’s Coal vs. Natgas Displacement Model Methodology
- About the Authors
- Index
Tom Fogarty is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in energy markets and investment strategies. He has held senior roles in investment management and energy finance. Robert Lamb is an energy industry expert with a strong background in market analysis and strategy development. Both authors have worked on numerous projects related to renewable energy investments. They aim to provide insights into the opportunities and risks associated with the evolving energy landscape. Their combined expertise offers valuable guidance for navigating the renewable power market.
- Publisher: Wiley Wiley
- Language: English
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- ISBN-13: 9780470878262
- Item Weight: 0.544 Kg
- Dimensions: 16.0 x 1.78 x 23.62 cm
- Reading Age: Adult (suitable for professionals, investors, and individuals interested in renewable energy markets)
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