The aim of this course is to focus on the role of renewable energy in economies and to examine the financing methods of renewable energy investments.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
This course will focus on the increasing importance of renewable energy on a global scale. The financing methods of renewable energy will be discussed and the difficulties encountered in financing methods will be discussed.
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Learning Outcomes:
1
Analyzing the role of renewable energy investments in 21st-century economies.;
2
To comprehend the reasons for increasing renewable energy investments in developing countries.;
3
To evaluate the financing methods of renewable energy investments.;
4
To be able to comprehend the role played by banks in financing renewable energy investments.;
5
Analyzing the difficulties encountered in financing renewable energy investments.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Energy Problem in the World
2
Climate Change and the Increasing Importance of Renewable Energy: Global Trends.
3
Economic Meaning of Renewable Energy.
4
The Relationship between Renewable Energy and Economic Growth.
5
Renewable Energy Investments in Developed Countries.
6
Renewable Energy Investments in Developing Countries.
7
Financing Methods of Renewable Energy Investments.
8
The Role of Banks in Renewable Energy Financing.
9
Green Bonds.
10
Challenges Encountered in Financing Renewable Energy on a Global Scale.
11
Renewable Energy and Applied Policies in Turkey.
12
Renewable Energy Investments in Turkey.
13
Financing of Renewable Energy in Turkey.
14
Challenges Encountered in Financing Renewable Energy Investments in Turkey.
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
• Bruce Usher, Renewable Energy: A Primer fort he Twenty-First Centtury, Colombia University Press, 2019. • Charles W. Donowan, Renewable Energy Finance: Funding the Future of Energy, World Scientific, 2020. • Santosh Raikar, Seaborn Adamson, Renewable Enegry Finance Theory and Practice, Elsevier, 2020. • Sang-Bing Tsai, Chung-Hua Shen, Green Finance for Sustainable Global Growth, IGI Global 2019.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Midterm homework, presentation and final exam.
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
0
20
20
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
30
30
Total WorkLoad
120
Total workload/ 30 hr
4
ECTS Credit of the Course
4
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
