CHAPTER 2

What Is Sustainable Energy and Project Finance?

What Does Sustainability Mean?

The dictionary definition of the term “sustainable” means “able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.” We increasingly see the use of this as a prefix for many disciplines and sectors—architecture, clothing, tourism, development, and so on. In terms of this book, sustainable energy projects are those that account for three aspects of a project’s impacts: economic, social, and environmental. Given that we are on a path to an energy transition, renewable energy projects are, or should be, sustainable. The principles presented in this book and the types of projects that are covered utilize the technologies listed below:

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