Interim Manager Origination and Business Development (3 days per week)

Priogen 

Background: 
Priogen is an innovative trading company, growing exponentially with the Energy Transition. To bolster growth, the leadership team decided to complement their trading activities with an origination department. 

Role: 
We were asked to provide a ‘jump start’ leveraging our 20+ years of experience. We built the team and defined the ‘ways of working’ related to deal structure & proposition, execution & risk management, operational handling etc. 

Outcome: 
Established profitable portfolio, consisting of renewable PPA’s, options and trading services, with a client base in Benelux and Germany.

Business Models for Flexibility Harvesting

Leading Distribution Company (the Netherlands, more than 1 billion turnover)

Background:
The Energy Transition poses increased pressure on Distribution Grids. Harvesting of flexibility provides opportunities to limit cost increases and/or decrease connection times. 

Role: 
We provided a quantitative and qualitative analysis of various potential business models to encourage flexibility, leveraging our technical and commercial expertise.

Outcome: 
Prioritization of most viable “flexibility initiatives”.

Establishing “Best Practice” Energy Contracting 
                
Major Energy Consumer (1% of Dutch Power consumption)
                

Background:
Client objective was to sharpen their energy procurement strategy, triggered by growing volumes, ending of historical contracts and organizational changes. 

Role: 
We provided an overview of risks & opportunities of various purchasing strategies including peer to peer comparison. In parallel, the risk profile of client was defined. 

Outcome: 
Revised strategy, tailored to capabilities of the team within the risk profile approved by the Board.

Due Diligence 
                
Strategic Investor

Background:
The client is an established investor in ‘advanced start-ups and start-through companies in the energy transition space’. They get offered a wide range of investment opportunities.  To assess investment opportunities, they cooperate with thought leaders like us.

Role: 
We assess the I.M. and conduct challenge sessions with the Management Team of the target company. Where appropriate, we also talk to clients of the target company. We summarize our findings for Client, including a ‘green flag/orange flag/red flag’ overview. 

Outcome: 
Advisory Recommendations Report

Subject Matter Expert 
                
Various International Management Consultancy Firms

Background:
Consultancy firms often require specialized knowledge to support their on-site team.

Role: 
Provisioning of in-depth expertise on specific topics. Examples include trading, power plant operation, risk management, credit risk, capture rates renewables and option pricing. 

Recent assignments: 

	
Benchmarking Asset Management for a mid sized utility in China
	
Due Diligence support for an asset portfolio in Ireland
    
Advice on price levels & contracting structures for renewable PPA’s