Renewable Energy Finance. Theory and Practice. Edition No. 2

Authors

Santosh Raikar Managing Partner and Head of Renewables, Silverpeak, New York, NY, USA. Santosh Raikar is Managing Partner of Silverpeak Renewables Investment Partners, responsible for leading the firm's renewable energy sector platform. Santosh has more than 20 years of experience in energy and infrastructure project finance, including renewable energy, oil & gas, power, and midstream infrastructure assets. He was previously a Managing Director in the Renewable Energy Investments Group at State Street where he was responsible for leading a team in originating, structuring, and executing tax equity investments in the U.S. renewable energy sector. Santosh previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers in Principal Investment areas. He holds two Master of Science degrees, one in Technology and Policy Program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the other in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, as well as a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Santosh also teaches a graduate course titled "Renewable Energy Investments� at Boston College. Seabron Adamson Vice President, Charles River Associates, USA. Seabron Adamson is a Vice President at Charles River Associates, a global economics advisory firm, and was formerly a member of the energy and commodities group at Tudor Investment Corporation, a major alternative investment firm. He has advised a wide range of developer, banking, government, and private equity clients on green energy projects in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. He has taught classes on energy finance and economics at Tulane University and on renewable energy finance at the Carroll School of Management of Boston College. He holds graduate degrees from MIT, Georgia Tech and Boston University.