Overview
Recommended prep courses
These preparatory courses are optional, but we recommend you to complete the stated prep course(s) or possess the equivalent knowledge prior to enrolling in this course:
Renewable Energy – Solar Financial Modeling Course overview
This Renewable Energy – Solar Financial Modeling course covers the most critical concepts in evaluating a renewable energy project. This advanced course will guide you through a case study on a solar energy project. You’ll be given a confidential information memorandum (CIM) which contains all the project details and financials that you will need to build a financial model and analyze the return to investors.
Renewable Energy Course objectives
By completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Learn the definition of renewable energy and important terms used in the industry.
- Understand the development timeline and funding structure of a solar project.
- Construct a robust financial model for a solar project based on the provided assumptions.
- Calculate the key return metrics (NPV, IRR, credit metrics, cash flow, and payback) and capital stack to assess the profitability of the project.
Why take this Renewable Energy Course
This Renewable Energy – Solar Financial Modeling course is built around a comprehensive solar energy case study. Upon completing this course, you’ll be able to construct an industry-specific financial model to evaluate the profitability of a renewable energy project.
By taking this course, you’ll apply the knowledge and skills you’ve learnt throughout the FMVA® program. You’ll learn step-by-step how professionals build solar financial model from scratch.
Who should take this Renewable Energy Course
This renewable energy financial modeling course is designed for finance professionals who are looking to develop advanced financial modeling skills, or want to learn how to build a financial model for a renewable energy project.
This course counts as one of the elective requirements for CFI’s Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® certification.
Renewable Energy - Solar Financial Modeling
Get StartedLevel 5
Approx 6.5h to complete
100% online and self-paced
What you'll learn
Become a certified Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® Certification
Renewable Energy – Solar Financial Modeling is part of the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® certification, which includes 29 courses.
- Skills learned Financial modeling and valuation, sensitivity analysis, strategy
- Career prep Investment banking and equity research, FP&A, corporate development
Path to certification
Prerequisite courses
7 courses from beginner to intermediate level.
01 OptionalCore courses
11 courses from beginner to intermediate level.
02 RequiredElective courses
11 courses at an advanced level.
03 RequiredGet Certified
Submit your FMVA® checklist and order your certificate.
04 Required Join our community
Get access to the Global Corporate Finance Society.
05 Optional How the certification works
What our students say
I recently signed on a client who tasked me with constructing a financial model for a energy distribution (solar panels) business, and this helped me cut the learning curve and construct the model.
Diego Rafael Bermúdez Flores
This course covers many information about modeling renewable energy project, very advance for most people. Make sure to have strong basic understanding on excel modeling and valuation prior taking this course.
Hendra Rakhmawan
I enjoyed learning solar financial modelling in this course. It was presented in a clear and concise manner.
Oniel Oras
A hard module with complex assumptions and with a new particular way of computing free cash flow, cash-on-cash, etc.
