The Best Available Introduction to Renewable Power Project Finance!

About the Conference

Renewables are now the hottest sector of the energy market. However, renewable projects have a variety of constraints and intrinsic economics that are very different from conventional energy projects. Developers need the latest and best insight into the distinct peculiarities of the renewable financing market in order to gain maximum benefit from the boom in renewables.

Renewable Power Project Finance: The Tutorial provided the most comprehensive training on how to finance renewable energy projects to hundreds of participants in 2006 and 2007! In response to its overwhelming popularity, Renewable Power Project Finance: The Tutorial will expand in 2008 to Texas at the luxurious Houston St. Regis Hotel.

The tutorial includes a day of in-depth coverage on how to structure a renewable deal to best gain access to financing, followed by a half day of case studies to explore how to overcome the hurdles that arise in real world projects. The tutorial will also provide a unique opportunity to network with a large group of developers, lenders, investors, and experts who are eager to learn and share their experiences.

Attend and learn how to:

• Structure bankable deals specific to the renewable sector
• Optimize the economics of renewable projects
• Account for intermittency, location constraints, transmission interconnection issues in agreements and PPAs for wind, solar, and biomass projects
• Take maximum advantage of the growing variety of carbon offsets, incentives, and tax breaks
• Assess the technical, construction and operational risk factors specific to wind, solar, and biomass projects
• Anticipate and overcome real-world hurdles – hear the lessons learned in case studies on wind, solar, and biomass projects

Participating Companies