
Preface: Business section
Solar energy is a business like any other industry. While at times it is very techni-
cal and complex, the foundational aspects of business, finance, and investment are
valuable to understand. While slight differences exist in the technology used or legal
requirements of a region, the business topics (especially topics related to the law, risk
management and finance) addressed here are relevant to almost any type of energy
development project in any part of the world. As the solar energy industry is exem-
plary of the global economy, having equipment manufactured in one corner of the
world and installed in the opposite, ...