Solar Project Financing, Bankability, and Resource Assessment

Abstract:

This chapter deals with issues involved during solar project financing and resource assessment. In the first half of the chapter, an overview of financing and bankability of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants is provided, with a slight touch on microgrid PV financing. The discussion revolves around risk management, which requires rigorous assessment of the financial viability. Since a robust solar radiation dataset is essential for securing competitive financing for solar-power projects, the second half of the chapter discusses solar resource assessment—a data-oriented exercise. The best practices on solar resource calculation are exemplified through various case studies using data collected at a tropical site: Singapore. Subsequently, 5 latest satellite-derived irradiance products and 2 latest global reanalysis products are reviewed. Detailed instruction for data downloading is also provided to facilitate the worldwide uptake of these high-quality data. Latest scientific methods on site adaptation—a class of procedures to reduce the uncertainties embedded in gridded products—are presented with a Brazilian case study.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• Site adaptation
• Resource assessment
• Solar energy; Ensemble method
• Bankability
• Remote-sensing data
• reanalysis
• Project financing

Fuente:

scopus