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Renewable energy business plan & financing

Clear guides to build and defend the financial business plan of a renewable energy project — solar, photovoltaic, wind. Method, assumptions and metrics (IRR, NPV, DSCR, LCOE), from a single project to the consolidated portfolio.

FREE TOOL

Solar project ROI calculator — IRR, NPV, LCOE, DSCR

Estimate returns live: adjust capacity, price, CAPEX, OPEX and debt, the metrics recompute instantly.

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GLOSSARY

Renewable energy project finance glossary: 45 key terms

IRR, NPV, DSCR, LCOE, NAV, SOTP, PPA, merchant, gearing, P50/P90, SPV… the vocabulary of a bankable dossier, defined simply.

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FIGURES

Solar project finance benchmarks: key figures for your model

Indicative ranges (CAPEX €/kWc, OPEX, gearing, DSCR, IRR, LCOE, energy yield) to sanity-check a solar business plan.

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SOLAR · PHOTOVOLTAIC

Solar & photovoltaic business plan: the complete guide

Every brick of a solar BP: P50/P90 yield, contracts (feed-in, PPA, merchant), CAPEX, OPEX, debt, taxes and returns.

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METHOD

Renewable energy financial business plan: structure & metrics

The structure of a renewable financial business plan, from income statement to cash flow, through to valuation.

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METRICS

Solar project returns: IRR, NPV, DSCR, LCOE explained

Understand and compute the key return metrics of a renewable project — and what a bank or committee expects.

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WIND

Wind farm business plan: method and financial model

The specifics of a wind farm BP: power curve, P50/P90, contracted revenue, decommissioning.

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AGRIVOLTAICS

Agrivoltaics business plan: financial model and returns

Dual agricultural + energy use: structure CAPEX, tariffs, synergy with farm income, financing and returns.

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SELF-CONSUMPTION

Solar self-consumption business plan: the returns

Value from avoided cost, sale of surplus, self-consumption rate, payback — individual and collective.

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CONTRACTS

Solar PPA: the power purchase agreement explained

Types of PPA, price and term, bankability, volume and credit risks — and their impact on the business plan.

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STORAGE · BESS

Battery storage (BESS) business plan: the financial model

Revenue stacking (arbitrage, ancillary services), cycles and degradation, CAPEX, PV+BESS hybridisation.

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FINANCING

Financing a solar project: project finance, senior debt, gearing

SPV structure, senior debt, gearing, sculpted debt, banking ratios (DSCR, LLCR), covenants and lender DD.

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FINANCING · DOSSIER

The bankable financing dossier of a renewable project

Financing plan (uses/sources), a bankable financial model, debt sizing (DSCR, P50/P90) and how to read a term sheet.

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VALUATION

Valuing a renewable portfolio: NAV, SOTP and due diligence

Methods (DCF, sum-of-the-parts / NAV, multiples), rates by risk profile, valuation bridge and due diligence.

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VALUATION · METHODS

NAV vs DCF: which valuation for a renewable portfolio?

Why the two figures diverge mechanically, how to reconcile them (valuation bridge), and which one to use depending on the context.

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STORAGE · MODEL

Battery storage financial model: structure, revenue stacking, debt sizing

Inputs (power, energy, cycles, efficiency), revenue stacking layer by layer, degradation & augmentation, and how lenders size BESS debt.

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