Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Roberto Zaetta

SVP, Investments

Yellow Door Energy

Roberto
Roberto

As SVP of Structured Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) at Yellow Door Energy, Roberto is responsible for raising structured corporate, project and portfolio debt instruments to finance the company expansion across its markets. Roberto also manages YDE’s strategic M&A transactions. Roberto started his career 15 years ago at Element Energy, now part of the ERM Group, as a strategy consultant and venture capital fundraiser in London. His work focused on climate and clean energy technologies such as green hydrogen, fuel cells, electric vehicles, energy storage technologies, and smart grids. Subsequently, he joined Adenium Energy Capital, a multi-family office in Dubai, to work on project financing for utility-scale solar power plants. Roberto holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College London in the UK, a Master of Science in Theoretical Physics and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Universita Degli Studi di Padova in Italy.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
16:15
Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 16:15 - 17:00
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Proving bankability of innovative clean energy projects and technologies

Given the significant investment needed for clean energy projects and increased capital costs, the energy sector faces challenges to get innovative projects beyond early development. While these issues are not unique to the energy industry, factors such as complex risk profiles, the high cost of capital, unproven technologies, and unpredictable policy incentives further exacerbate the situation. For these first of their kind projects to attract capital and technological development, existing technical and regulatory challenges must be overcome to prove viability and instil investor confidence. 

Attendee insights:

Hear from key investors and energy providers on the critical challenges the sector faces when proving clean energy bankability. Explore how communication channels can be improved to lead to a higher flow of capital.

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