📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Environmental Science & Sustainability
Module-by-module breakdown of Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Sector
• Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass and their differing maturity
• Falling capex curves and what that does to a business plan written last year
• India's policy environment: national targets, PM-KUSUM and ALMM implications
Economics
• LCOE and its assumptions on discount rate, capacity factor and lifetime
• Capex against opex profiles and where the margin actually sits
• Intermittency, curtailment and storage cost as the constraint on many models
Models
• RESCO, EPC, O&M and energy-as-a-service models compared
• Power purchase agreements, net metering and open access rules
• Customer segments and the sales cycle length each implies
Finance
• Project finance, debt-equity structuring and DSCR expectations
• Grants, subsidies, accelerated depreciation and carbon credit revenue
• Investor diligence and the technical risk that kills a term sheet
Execution
• Permits, interconnection approvals and land as the usual schedule risk
• Supply chain, quality standards and the cost of a cheap component
• Pilot, unit economics and the conditions for scaling
Earn government-registered certification in Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
