Fin-wiser’s Green Methanol Financial Model is a comprehensive tool for evaluating the economic viability of producing methanol from renewable sources such as green hydrogen and captured CO₂. It includes modules for project financing, capital and operating costs, carbon capture, and sensitivity analysis on key variables like price, energy costs, and product offtake rates, enabling investors and developers to assess project returns, funding requirements, and long-term sustainability.

The Model includes assumptions related to:

1. Capex broken down by Biomass & CO2 Unit, Methanol Production Unit, H2 Production Unit, and Battery Storage System
2. Production profile for Methanol and Hydrogen, Oxygen Production & Degradation Factor, Production Seasonality,
3. Feed-in Tariff (FiT), Merchant Price, and Other revenue source
4. Variable O&M cost per tonne (divided into 8 sub heads such as staff, electricity, consumables, transport, and fuel) and other fixed costs (SPV, insurance, land lease, community payment, management fee & more)
5. Flexible Funding Profile – Cash equity, Bridge Loan, Bank Debt, DSRA, and Bank overdraft
6. Working Capital Assumptions related to accounts receivable and payable
7. Straight Line and Accelerated Depreciation option
8. Annuity, Sculpted Debt, and Even Principal Repayment options
9. Inflation and Indexation
10. VAT during the construction and operations phase

Model Output includes:

1. Project IRR & NPV
2. Equity IRR & NPV
3. Minimum and Average DSCR
4. LLCR and PLCR
5. Equity Payback Period
6. Cash Waterfall
7. Debt Service Profile
8. Integrated Financial Statements
9. Fully Integrated Dashboard
10. Sensitivity Analysis (VBA-Based)

Model Package includes:

1. Excel-based financial model (Excel binary format i.e., xlsb)
2. Macro Word Document – This includes the VBA Code used in the model for the user’s reference

Why Fin-wiser’s Financial Model Template:

1. Our model allows greater flexibility in terms of deciding upon the forecast period length. The user can choose from Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, or Annual forecast period lengths. This provides more detailed data for Analysis.
2. The model is divided into two phases, i.e., Construction and Operations. The user has the flexibility to decide upon each period length individually and can also choose to populate each model phase on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis.
3. All revenue and cost assumptions can be input into 3 scenarios. This helps users to assess the impact of multiple business scenarios in one model. This can be operated simply on a click of a button.
4. The Debt funding drawdown has 3 scenarios, which can help users to assess the impact on the IRR and make the best possible negotiations with the financial institutions.
5. The debt repayment has been profiled with 3 scenarios i.e., Annuity payment, Even Principal Payment, and Debt sculpted repayment. You can change the scenario with a click of a button and assess the impact on IRR.
6. The model is built with Financial Modeling Best Practice and has clearly defined input, calculations, output cells, and tabs to help even a rookie Excel user operate the model efficiently.
7. Our Models are thoroughly reviewed and Quality checked for Arithmetic and Logical flow

Technical Specifications:

1. The model utilizes macros (VBA), particularly to account for interest during the construction phase in the Uses of Funds Table. To run the model optimally, keep macros enabled. If you do not like Macros, you can manually disable or remove them, but you will need to rework the model’s logic to use it without macros. However, this is not recommended by the author.
2. The model is built using Microsoft Excel 2019 version for Windows. Please note, on certain Mac laptops or MS Excel before 2007, Excel with Macros can slow down your computer if your PC does not have enough processing power.
3. We advise not to delete or insert rows and columns into the model if you are not aware of the model structure, as it can distort model functioning. If you need assistance with customizing the model template, the author is more than willing to help you. Simply contact us at contact@fin-wiser.com and send your model template as well as specifications. We will then get back to you with a quotation for the customization service(billable hours & completion date).
4. Model uses Cell Styles