The Renewables Valuation Analyst (RVA) Certification Program is our flagship, self-paced training pathway for mastering renewable energy project finance modeling and valuation. It combines all current and future courses into one comprehensive package, giving you the skills and tools used by industry professionals worldwide.

When you enroll, you’ll get:

• 6 in-depth courses covering foundational to expert-level modeling skills.

• Lifetime access to all materials, updates, and future exclusive releases.

• Downloadable Excel templates for solar, wind, and hydro projects.

• Practical, real-world case studies to apply your learning immediately.

• Your official RVA Certification upon completion of all required courses.

This is the one-stop shop for building the technical expertise, analytical framework, and confidence to evaluate and structure renewable energy projects from start to finish.

The program is designed for professionals and aspiring analysts who want to master the art of financial modeling and valuation in renewable energy. It’s perfect if you:

• Work in project finance and want to advance your technical skills.

• Are an investment professional evaluating renewable energy deals.

• Have an engineering background and are transitioning into finance.

• Are a student or career changer aiming to break into the industry.

Whether you’re just entering the sector or already an experienced professional, the RVA Certification offers a structured learning path, practical tools, and real-world case studies to help you stand out in a competitive market.

Most students complete the RVA Certification Program in about 6-12 months, balancing lessons and exercises with their jobs and other commitments.

If you follow a focused study plan, it’s absolutely possible to finish in 8–12 weeks—but that means dedicating significant time each week.

The program contains around 40 hours of in-depth video lessons, hands-on financial modeling projects, quizzes, and multiple real-world case studies. It’s designed to build both your technical skills and your confidence in applying them—giving you the kind of practical, job-ready expertise that employers value.

Yes. Upon completing all required courses in the RVA Certification Program, you’ll unlock your official Renewables Valuation Analyst (RVA) Certificate.

• Your certificate will display the First Name and Last Name you used when signing up.

• If you registered with a nickname or want to change your name, you can update it anytime in your student account settings before unlocking the certificate.

Your certificate is a professional credential you can showcase to employers, clients, or on LinkedIn to demonstrate your expertise in renewable energy project finance.

No. The RVA Certification does not expire, and there are no ongoing fees to keep it valid. Once you’ve earned it, it’s yours for life.

Finish the RVA Certification, then complete these steps within one of the time windows in the table above:

1. LinkedIn Post: publish an honest post (≥40 words) sharing your learning/takeaways and tag Renewables Valuation Institute.

2. Profile: add the RVA Certification to Licenses & Certifications (details in FAQ below). 

3.  Set your LinkedIn post and Licenses & Certifications entry to Public so we can verify.

4. Course Review: leave at least one review (2–3 sentences minimum) on your favorite completed course. You can do this directly in your student dashboard after finishing a course, or by clicking the review link in the completion email you’ll automatically receive upon course completion.

5. Bonus: add “RVA” behind your LinkedIn last name (mandatory for the additional bonus).

6. Referral: refer a colleague or friend. The per-referral % and max count depend on your time window.

Example (30-day fast track):
Post + Profile + Review (40%) + “RVA” in last name (20%) + 1 referral (40%) = 100%.

Days from Enrollment — choose one window. Complete all steps you would like to claim a refund for within that window. The timer starts at your purchase timestamp.

Cap: Never more than 100% of tuition paid (excludes taxes, fees, and FX/bank charges).

Not combinable with the 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.

📌 Important: Earn-back applies to the first subscription payment only. See the next FAQ for details on renewals and the lifetime option.

No. The earn-back program applies only to your first subscription payment:

• If you choose the Quarterly or Annual plan, you can earn back up to 100% of that initial tuition payment. Your plan will then auto-renew at the locked-in rate unless you cancel before renewal.

• If you prefer to earn your tuition back without any recurring payments, select the Lifetime plan, which is a one-time payment only.

This ensures the program is fair, transparent, and sustainable — while still giving you the opportunity to make your first enrollment or even full lifetime access effectively free.

To claim your RVA Certification on LinkedIn, follow these steps:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile. Scroll down to the Licenses & Certifications section and click the “+” icon to add a new credential.

2. Fill in the fields as follows:

   • Name: Renewables Valuation Analyst (RVA) Certificate

   • Issuing Organization: Renewables Valuation Institute (select our logo when it appears in the dropdown)

   • Issue Date: Select the month and year shown on your certificate.

   • Expiration Date: Leave blank (No expiry).

   • Credential ID: Copy the Certificate ID displayed on your official certificate (e.g., dojbfk7bsn).

   • Credential URL: Paste the certificate verification link from your certificate page (the URL we provided).

3. Save. Once saved, your certification will appear in your Licenses & Certifications section with a clickable credential link, just like in the example.

4. Bonus Requirement: To maximize your tuition earn-back eligibility, also add “RVA” directly after your last name in your LinkedIn profile (e.g., Jane Smith, CFA, RVA).

A qualified referral is a new student who:

• Enrolls into the RVA Certification Program under one of our three plan options (Quarterly, Annual, or Lifetime) directly on our website.

• Can be matched to you by the full name or email you provide.

  • Tip: If your friend or colleague enters your name in the “How did you hear about us?” field at checkout, this makes matching easier — but it’s not strictly required.

• Is not you, not the same household, and not a corporate/group seat.

• Does not refund within 30 days of their purchase.

Important rules:

• If someone else has already claimed that same student/purchase as a referral, it will not count again.

• A referral only counts if the purchase date falls inside your 30/60/90/180-day window.

• You can only claim up to the max number of referrals listed in the table in the question above for your window.

Submit one claim after you’ve completed all steps for your chosen window (30/60/90/180 days).

Email: [email protected]
Subject: Earn-Back Claim - [Your Name] - Order #[xxxx]

Attach/include (proof must be live at review):

1. Screenshot of your RVA completion/certificate.

2. URL to your LinkedIn post.

3. Screenshot showing the RVA Certification added in Licenses & Certifications on LinkedIn.

4. Screenshot of one course review (2–3+ sentences).

5. Screenshot showing “RVA” added behind your last name on LinkedIn (this is optional, only if you want to claim the additional bonus).

6. For each referral you’re claiming: the person’s full name or email so we can verify (a) they enrolled in the RVA Certification on one of our three plans directly on our website, and (b) no refund was requested within 30 days of their purchase. (If another student already claimed that same purchase, it won’t count again.)

What happens next (one payout only)

Two possible paths:

1. No referral (one-step process):

• We review your submission right away.

• Payment is released to your original payment method within 5 business days.

2. With referral(s) (two-step process):

• Step 1: We mark your claim Pending – Referral Verification (30 days). The 30 days is counted from the latest referral’s purchase date.

• Step 2: On Day 31, you must send us a short confirmation email (we do not reply to your first submission until then):

  Subject: Earn-Back – Day-31 Confirmation – [Your Name]
  Body: “My Earn-Back referral(s) have cleared 30 days with no refund. Please process my payout.”

• After we receive your Day-31 Confirmation and successfully verify that your referrals have not claimed a refund, we release your single payout within 5 business days.

We do not reply to the first email. Your claim stays Pending – Referral Verification until you send the Day-31 Confirmation.

👉 Important: If a referral does not qualify (refunds, outside window, duplicate claims, or unverifiable), we simply deduct that portion and pay the rest.

Quick examples

Example A (no referral, one-step process):

• You purchase on April 5 and complete all required steps within 30 days.

• You email your claim on May 3.

• We review and pay out by May 8 (within 5 business days).

Example B (with referral, two-step process):

• You purchase on April 5 and complete all required steps.

• Your friend enrolls on April 20.

• You email your claim on April 25 → we mark it Pending until May 25 (30 days after your friend’s purchase).

• On May 25, you send your Day-31 Confirmation.

• We process and release payout by May 30 (within 5 business days).

Caps & rules (for clarity):

• Max 100% of tuition paid (after discounts). Taxes, bank, and FX fees are excluded.

• Applies to your first subscription payment only (Quarterly/Annual auto-renew at your locked rate unless you cancel). Choose Lifetime for a one-time payment that you can make effectively free.

• Not combinable with the 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee for the same purchase.

• Anti-fraud: we may request additional evidence and will decline inauthentic/self/reciprocal referrals.

Yes — you can currently buy any of our courses separately if you want to focus on a specific skill or topic. However, some upcoming courses (for example, our BESS Project Finance Modeling course) may be offered exclusively to RVA Certification students as part of their program benefits.

No — there are no formal prerequisites. The RVA Certification Program is designed as a one-stop shop for building your skills in renewable energy project finance, whether you’re starting from scratch or already have industry experience.

The program begins with foundational lessons to get everyone up to speed, then progresses into advanced modeling techniques, case studies, and real-world applications. This means you can join at any stage of your career and still gain maximum value.

Yes — practical, real-world case studies are a core part of the RVA Certification Program. You’ll apply the concepts you learn to actual renewable energy project scenarios, such as solar, wind, and hydro assets, so you can see exactly how the theory translates into professional modeling work.

Each case study is built around realistic assumptions, financing structures, and challenges you’ll encounter in the industry. This hands-on approach ensures you’re not just learning theory — you’re building job-ready skills that you can confidently use in your career.

The RVA Certification Program is fully online and designed for self-paced learning. You’ll have access to:

• Video Lessons – Step-by-step walkthroughs covering theory, modeling techniques, and real-world applications.

• Downloadable Excel Templates – Ready-to-use models for solar, wind, hydro, and other renewable energy assets.

• Practical Exercises – Hands-on assignments to apply what you learn immediately.

• Quizzes – Short interactive quizzes to check your understanding of key concepts.

• Case Studies – Full project simulations based on realistic data and financing structures.

You can access all materials anytime from your student dashboard, and revisit lessons as often as you like with lifetime access.

Yes. All Excel templates used in the RVA Certification Program are available for download directly from the lesson in which they’re introduced.

This means you can:

• Work alongside the video tutorials step-by-step.

• Adapt the models for your own practice or professional projects.

• Revisit and re-download the files anytime, thanks to lifetime access.

The templates cover a variety of renewable energy project finance scenarios — including solar, wind, and hydro assets — and are designed to be immediately useful in real-world modeling work.

Yes. For Yearly and Lifetime plans, we offer a 30-day, put-in-the-work money-back guarantee. If you genuinely engage with the program and it isn’t a valuable step for your career, we’ll refund you—subject to the eligibility below.
Note: The Quarterly plan is cancel-anytime and not eligible for refunds. Single-course purchases are also not eligible.

What are the exact eligibility criteria?

We are very confident in the quality of our content and know from experience that we’ve helped many students gain the confidence and skills necessary to advance in their careers. If we see that you have truly put in the work and are still not satisfied, we are willing to give you a refund—because most people who commit to the process see a noticeable acceleration in both skillset and confidence at work.

To qualify for a refund under our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, all of the following must be met:

1. Plan & purchase

   • You purchased the RVA Certification Yearly or Lifetime.

   • Not applicable to Quarterly or single-course purchases.

2. Your request is made within 30 days of purchase.

3. No access to final model lessons (strict)
   You must not open or access any lesson that contains a final model file (solar, wind, or hydro).

   • This includes all lessons in the Financial Model Template Package that contain final model templates.

   • This includes the final lessons in the following courses where the final model file is attached:
     • Excel DNA for Project Finance Modeling
     • Advanced Renewable Energy Financial Modeling
     • Expert-Level Project Finance Modeling for Renewable Energy
     Important: Opening any of these lessons even once voids the guarantee because the file becomes available to download. We verify lesson access and downloads in our backend.

4. You completed at least 50% of one of the three core courses above.

   • Include a screenshot of your student dashboard showing ≥50% completion.

   • Note: the test-prep courses—How to Pass a Project Finance Modeling Test and How to Ace the Toughest Project Finance Modeling Tests—do not count toward this requirement.

5. Certification status: An RVA Certificate has not been issued for your account.

6. One refund per customer lifetime.

7. When a refund is processed, you will immediately lose access to all course content in the RVA Certification Program.

8. Refunds are processed within 10 business days of receiving your request, provided all eligibility criteria are met.

9. Send your request to [email protected] using the same email address used for purchase.

10. We do not make earnings, employment, or exam-pass guarantees.

Answer (simple 4-step):

1. Email [email protected] within 30 days with subject “RVA Refund Request – Order #XXXX”.

2. Attach a screenshot showing ≥50% completion of one qualifying core course.

3. Confirm you did not download any final model templates (we verify this in our backend).

4. We’ll review and, if eligible, process within 10 business days back to your original payment method. Access will be removed when processed.

Why do you require 50% completion?

Because we want you to experience enough of the program to make a fair call. The guarantee is designed to encourage real progress—and protect our community from abuse—while still keeping your decision risk-free.

No. All course payments are processed in USD. If your local currency is different, your bank or payment provider will automatically convert the amount based on the current exchange rate.

Yes. If your question is related to a specific lesson or concept, we encourage you to post it directly in the Q&A tool within the course. This way, other students who may have the same question can see the answer and benefit from the discussion.

For non-content questions — such as pricing, payment, or training a large team — you can reach us directly at [email protected]. We aim to respond promptly and ensure you get the information you need to keep moving forward.

No. The RVA Certification Program is designed as a fully self-paced, on-demand training experience.

You’ll have:

• The Q&A tool inside each course to post lesson-specific questions, which also helps other students who may have similar challenges.

• Email support for non-content questions such as pricing, payment, or training a team.

This setup ensures you can learn at your own pace while still having clear channels to get help when needed.

Yes. Enrolling in the RVA Certification Program gives you lifetime access to all courses — which includes every update, improvement, and new release we make.

This means you’ll always have the most up-to-date templates, case studies, and modeling techniques, even as industry practices evolve. You’ll never need to repurchase or re-enroll to access updated material.

Some future releases — such as specialized courses or advanced case studies — may be exclusive to RVA Certification students, so your one-time enrollment ensures you’ll receive them automatically.