Project title: Analysis of BESS opportunities in Brazil

Project size: Country wide analysis – interconnected and rural systems

Description: For the German cooperation agency and Brazilian state owned energy R&D agency, performed a country wide analysis of the possible applicatiosn of BESS : technology presnetation, use cases, business models, high level modelling of rural applications and T&D support

Project title: Engineering review Saint Vincent Solar Battery Hybrid

Plant size: 600p kW solar PV + 525 kWh battery storage

Description: The hybrid power plant will be installed on Union Island, next to the utlity power station. We are reviewing and supporting the approval of the final system design before construction can start (Plant layout, plant components, plant controller, BESS), including testing, commissioning and O&M procedures.

Project title: Business analysis on energy storage value for indian distribution companies (DSO)

Plant size: 60,000 systems for 80 DSO

Description: Prepare a high-level presentation on the “Value of energy storage in distribution network for increasing system reliability”, data collection to understand the issues faced in reliability of distribution network, identification of parameters for conducting a techno-economic analysis comparing distributed energy storage with grid-level energy storage, analysis of different business strategies for distribution utility on energy storage measures.

Project title: Asset management of a wind farm portfolio

Plant size: 400 MW wind portfolio

Description: For a mid-size European electrical utility, we provide long-term asset management and portfolio development services for the wind department. Activities in 5 European countries: technical optimization of plants, TSO / ISP contract renegotiations, origination of new wind assets and M&A transactions.

Project title: Operations & Maintenance Strategy Review

Plant size: 1000 MW portfolio

Description: During a major M&A process targeting the acquisition of a European project developer and operator by a Swiss utility. Analyzed the existing business structures for the O&M of a wind portfolio covering 5 countries in Europe. Development and sensitivity analysis of different business growth scenarios, from fully in house to fully externalized. Recommendation of implementation measures for the best-fit scenario.
Due Diligence of O&M department organization in 5 European countries, strategy definition for preparation the portfolio growth in the coming 10 years.

PPA negotiations

Title: 18 MW wind farm PPA negotiations in Mauritius

Plant size: 18 MW

Description: Finalization of the PPA between the project sponsor and the Central Electricity Board. Contractual review, risk analysis, evaluation of technical warranties and financial collaterals, mitigation of liabilities, negotiations (remote and meeting).

PPA training

Title: Preparation and implementation of the PPA Boot Camp 26th & 30th of September 2016

Description: Organization of the two-day Power Purchase Agreement Bootcamp for an official delegation of private developers and governmental utilities from Vietnam, Thailand and Kenya, within the framework of the Project Development Program (PDP) in Frankfurt and Berlin.
Preparation of 7 training modules covering various aspects of wind energy PPAs: Institutional and Regulatory, Technical during project development and construction, Technical during wind farm operations, Legal aspects of PPA’s, Financial and Economic aspects, and Risk Analysis and mitigation between off taker and seller. Created training material, performed training and organized case study in the form of role playing negotiation simulation. Identified additional needs for follow up training based on interactions with participants and provided recommendations to the client for follow up support to the countries.