Renewable Energy Finance : Theory and Practice
by Santosh Raikar and Seabron Adamson
Shravan Bhat (Reporter, Power Finance & Risk (moderator))
Santosh Raikar (Managing Partner and Head of Renewables, Silverpeak)
Anneli Alers (Vice President, Structured Finance, Invenergy)
Randolph Mann (President, esVolta)
John O’Brien (Director, Siemens Financial Services)
Jon Poor (Director, Business Development, Engie Storage)
Santosh Raikar is the Managing Partner of Silverpeak’s renewables business, responsible for building out the firm’s renewable energy sector platform. Santosh has more than 18 years of experience in energy and infrastructure finance, including renewable energy, oil & gas, power, and midstream infrastructure assets. Prior to joining Silverpeak, Santosh was 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 renewable energy sector within the U.S. Santosh previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers in Principal Investment areas. He holds a Master of Science in Technology and Policy Program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Santosh also teaches a full-semester graduate level course titled “Renewable Energy Investments” at Carroll School of Management (Boston College). View more posts
