Renewables

A Practical Handbook

Edited by Matt Bonass, Michael Rudd

Publication date:

01 October 2010

Length of book:

360 pages

Publisher

Globe Law and Business

Dimensions:

240x160mm
6x10"

ISBN-13: 9781905783397

This title addresses one of the most talked-about sectors of recent times. Undoubtedly, there are political, technical, economic, commercial and legal challenges to meeting global, regional and domestic renewable, carbon and energy-efficiency targets. However, tremendous opportunities are open to those who understand the industry and its drivers. Featuring contributions by thought leaders in their fields from both the public and private sectors, this new book guides readers through key policy matters, broader challenges and future trends, all of which underpin the current and future direction of this sector. There is analysis of issues for financiers, risk identification, allocation and management and project structuring, with in-depth guidance on each. Given the diversity of technologies, specific chapters are dedicated to providing technical, commercial and legal guidance on wind, solar, hydro and embedded generation. Finally, the book considers clean coal technologies and carbon capture and storage which, although not renewable projects, have an important role to play in reducing global emissions and preserving a diversified fuel source mix. This book is aimed at those among the business community who want to understand how this sector will impact on their business, whether they be corporates, project developers, financiers or economists.

Preface 5 Governor Gray Davis 37th governor of California (1999-2003) Foreword 7 Matt Bonass Michael Rudd SNR Denton UK LLP Part 1: Introduction Why renewable energy? 9 Matt Bonass SNR Denton UK LLP Part 2: Regulation and policy Renewable energy: at a growing age 23 Gil Forer Joseph A Muscat Ernst & Young LLP Renewable energy support mechanisms: an overview 31 Katy Hogg Ronan O’Regan PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Part 3: Financing and structuring issues Issues for financiers 49 Nicholas Sinden Siobhan Smyth HSBC Bank plc Risk allocation in renewables projects 71 Tom Eldridge Ike Nwafor SNR Denton UK LLP Structuring the project vehicle 89 Matt Bonass Juliette Seddon SNR Denton UK LLP Part 4: Different types of renewable energy and issues arising from them Wind Onshore wind projects: technical issues 107 David Groves Wind Prospect Group Ltd Onshore wind projects: commercial issues 131 Eric McCartney Chapin International LLC Legal framework for wind projects: a US perspective 143 Gregory Blasi Joshua Hill Jay Matson Loeb & Loeb LLP Increasing local support for wind turbines: a Danish perspective 159 Anne Kirkegaard Jan-Erik Svensson Gorrissen Federspiel Solar Solar energy: technical and commercial issues 171 Serge Younes WSP Environment & Energy Solar energy: legal issues 191 Lucille De Silva SNR Denton UK LLP Small-scale hydropower Small-scale hydropower in Europe: legal issues 205 María José Descalzo Juan I González Ruiz Uría Menéndez Energy efficiency and renewables Energy efficiency: the other side of the coin 225 Gillian Davies Mariya Kuchko Janet Laing Alejandro Saenz-Core Mott Macdonald Limited Combined cooling, heat and power generation: technical, commercial and legal issues 257 Thorsten Mäger Dirk Uwer Hengeler Mueller Embedded generation: a UK perspective 273 Kerry Thompson Inventa Partners Ltd Part 5: A broader perspective Emerging renewable technologies 291 Nicholas Kelly Sindicatum Carbon Capital Group Limited Carbon capture and storage: a path to climate change mitigation 307 Thorsten Mäger Dirk Uwer Hengeler Mueller About the authors 325

This is a genuinely fascinating read for anyone involved in – or considering entering into – the clean technology and renewable energy industries, either as an operator, investor or advisor.