The key to commercial and utility scale solar is finding feasible projects and successfully capitalizing them. I am the instructor for a UC Berkeley Extension course this fall, taught at the downtown campus, that has precisely this course objective.
Click here for the current draft of the syllabus. The course commences with a low gear flyby of current technology and then dives into demand, capitalization and design of commercial PV systems. The essence of the course is a team-based exercise in investment grade due diligence for a solar photovoltaic [PV] investment. The capstone of the course is the preparation of your team's investment grade feasibility study for presentation to your classmates and a professional jury on 7NOV09.
These are the texts I use.
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Intent is to build a foundation for getting commercial solar projects identified, quickly selecting the feasible ones, and putting them on a track to executing a deal. Planning and Installing is exhaustive enough that you can really dive in, or just refer to it when needed. I believe this is the best current overview and reference on PV--it covers what is happening in Europe and the world, for PV is a globally applicable technology. Strategic Selling was added this semester, because when you do a feasibility study, you want it to lead to a project, and the study isn't going to do it on its own.
Cooperate and graduate is a big part of the course--you will learn a great deal from your fellow classmates, and you are expected to contribute your experience and perspective as well. In addition, we are fortunate enough to have some great guest lecturers on several evenings.
My perspective is that of a seasoned solar developer with over twenty years of commercial real estate investment and development experience here in Northern California.
Here are a couple of slides from the course:
I hope you can join me for this course. First session is Saturday, 26 September from 9A to 5P, then five Tuesday evenings from 630P to 930P, capping off with Presentation Day on Saturday, 7NOV from 9A to 3P with a debrief afterward at the Thirsty Bear.
