Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Renewable Energy

What you’ll learn

• How renewable energy projects are financed by both the public and private sectors
• Detailed renewable energy financial models
• The key contracts of renewable energy installation and use - construction, service provision, input supply, debt, operations and maintenance
• Project finance issues: tax, depreciation and accounting issues for project finance SPVs used for renewable energy
• Renewable energy risks, risk allocation and risk mitigation
• Compliance and documentation issues

How you’ll learn

• A new module is released every two weeks
• Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
• Study at your own pace
• Efficient and cost-effective - no need to travel or take time off work
• Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away

Why Choose The Postgraduate Certificate?

This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University. Benefits of a Middlesex qualification include:

• Networking opportunities during and after the course
• Access to exceptional teaching staff
• Applied learning experiences
• Combines academic rigour with individual support

International reach

Middlesex University is committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes. It has a major international business school based in London with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and a global portfolio of partnerships delivering high quality accredited programmes in business and management.

Staff and students come from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds with a common interest in executive education that is world-class, modern and applicable. Middlesex University Business School is proud of its dedicated teachers and its rich range of learning resources including distance learning and virtual learning environments.

Core modules

• Unit 1 – Overview of Renewable Energy Sources
• Unit 2 – Renewable Energy Technologies, Sustainability, and Costing
• Unit 3 – Government Regulation, Targets and Investment
• Unit 4 – Markets, Competition, and Pricing
• Unit 5 – Investors in Renewable Energy
• Unit 6 – Financial Structure of Renewable Energy Projects
• Unit 7 – Ownership/ Legal Structures and the Renewable Energy SPV
• Unit 8 – Contracts for Renewable Energy Project Construction, Finance, and Operation
• Unit 9 – Renewable Energy Project Technologies and Risks
• Unit 10 – Risk Mitigation Techniques