Clean Energy Opportunities & Risk Analysis

Introduction

This Clean Energy Opportunities and Risk Analysis training course combines a group of interdisciplinary aspects responsible for the success or failure of clean energy projects. The acquisition of this multidimensional knowledge is important for understanding the global clean energy market, investment, and future trends. Proper understanding of renewable energy projects' technical, economic, financial, and environmental aspects leads to successful implementation and bankability. This interdisciplinary training course gives an overview of clean energy technologies, resource assessment projects, and management processes. Technical, economic, policy, legislation, investment, feasibility, investment, and market environment aspects are discussed and demonstrated for successful, bankable, and competitive clean energy projects. Different risks encountered in the financing, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning are also addressed. The impacts of these risks on project implementation and success are discussed with an overview of the qualitative and quantitative risk analysis/assessment methodology. Such assessment is important in the first stages of project feasibility and appraisal. The delivery of both technical and managerial aspects of clean energy facilitates market penetration. The project development process is important for enhancing the system efficiency, output yield and financial returns. Modelling and simulation tools make it easy to analyse the different project alternatives and choose the optimum technology for a specific location.

Objectives

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Acquire an overview on the different clean energy technologies and their competitiveness
• Familiarise with global trends in renewable energy investments, implementation, and energy transition
• Understand the different policies and incentive schemes for the promotion of Renewable Energy technologies
• Be acquainted with project development and management processes
• Acquire awareness of technical, economic, policy, legislation, feasibility, investment, risk, and market environment aspects of renewable energy projects
• Acquire the knowledge needed to plan and manage renewable energy projects during design, contracting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance and decommissioning
• Conduct life cycle assessment process for renewable energy projects and assess their bankability
• Acquire the skill of modelling and simulation for successful, bankable clean energy projects

Training Methodology

The delegates on this training course will be utilising a variety of proven teaching techniques. Each section shall begin with an introduction, followed by a presentation of the key technical concepts. It will include PowerPoint presentations, videos, illustrations, real case studies, and hands-on exercises. Finally, at the end of each section, a group discussion (Q&A) shall be held.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Engineers
• Managers
• Investors
• Economists
• Environmentalists
• Insurance Companies
• Top and Middle Management
• Project Developers and Owners
• High-Level Technicians (O&M)
• Financing Institutions

Course Outline

Day 1: RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

• Renewable Energy Potential Worldwide
• Resource assessment for Renewable Energy: Reliable Measurement and Modeling
• Pillars for successful Renewable Energy Plans and Projects
• Solar Thermal, Solar Electric (PV) Technologies
• Wind Energy Technologies: Onshore and Offshore Turbines
• Biomass, Geothermal, Tidal and Wave Energy

Day 2: GLOBAL STATUS AND FUTURE TRENDS 

• International Initiatives (e.g. DESERTEC, Desert Solar Breeder, Regional Interconnections etc.)
• Energy Transition Scenarios: Climate Change
• Green Hydrogen/Ammonia Production Using Renewable Energy
• Electric Mobility
• Hydrogen Mobility
• Global status, mega projects and future trends related to investments, industry, innovation, and policies in clean energy-future outlook

Day 3: RISK ANALYSIS I

• Risk Classification for Renewable Energy Projects
• Resource Assessment Risks-Inaccuracy in Resource Assessment (Measurement and Modeling)
• Natural Risks
• Technological Risks
• Conflicts and Arbitration Risks
• Electricity Transmission Grid Risks

Day 4: RISK ANALYSIS II 

• Investment and Financial Risks
• Currency Hedging Risks
• Political Instability/Terrorism Risks
• Environmental Risks-Health and Safety Risks
• Risk Matrix, Severity and Frequency
• Monte Carlo Method for Risk Assessment

Day 5: PROJECT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT AND MODELING

• Global status on Investments, Industry, and Policies in Clean Energy-Outlook
• Techno-economic Feasibility Study Elements
• Risks and environmental impacts of clean energy project implementation
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Simulations on feasibility case studies using the Retscreen/SAM tools