Financing & Funding for Renewable Energy Projects - Publications

Publications

Financing renewable energy in developing countries: Drivers and barriers for private finance in sub-Saharan Africa 2012, United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative

The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis 2011, Uday Varadarajan, David Nelson, Brendan Pierpont, Morgan Hervé-Mignucci

Investing in Renewable Energy in the MENA Region: Financier Perspectives 2011, Kirsty Hamilton

Scaling up Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: Finance and Investment Perspectives 2010, Kirsty Hamilton

Finance for Renewable Energy: An Empirical Analysis of Developing and Transition Economies 2010, Christa N. Brunnschweiler

Private Financing of Renewable Energy 2010, SEFI

Why Clean Energy Public Investment Makes Economic Sense - The Evidence Base 2009, SEFI

Financing Mechanisms and Public/Private Risk Sharing Instruments for Financing Small Scale Renewable Energy Equipment and Projects 2007, SEFI

Mobilizing Finance for Renewable Energy 2004, SEFI

Financial Risk Management Instruments for Renewable Energy Projects 2007, SEFI

A Guide to the Financial Evaluation of Investment Projects in Energy Supply Investitionen in Energiebereich Guide de calcul de rentabilite pour projets d'investissement dans le secteur energetique (FR) GIZ, Fink, Oehlert

Tools

Micro-energy Final Assessment Tool (MEFAT) Micro-energy Final Assessment Tool (MEFAT)

Feasibility Analysis Tool MHP-Financial Feasibility Analysis Tool

Renewable Energy Financial Instrument Tool (REFINe)

RETScreen

Homer

CREST Cost of Energy Models

Renewable Energy Contracts Library

Training Cash Flow Model Clean.xls Cash Flow Model Training Tool Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Websites

• UNEP Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Energy & Climate Finance (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
• Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)
• REN21