Solar Plant Consultancy
Solar Plant Consultancy Services for Farmers, Landowners and Financial Institutions
Are you a farmer or landowner thinking of developing renewable energy on your land? Are you a financial institution assessing a business plan or loan application for a renewable energy development?
We are renewable energy experts and may be able to help.
Solar
Right now, Ireland is one of the few countries in the EU without a commercial solar power industry. However, with the pressure now on to reach our EU 2020 targets for energy produced by renewable sources, there is considerable activity among developers who want to be ready to go when the government introduces supports for solar, expected to be in 2017. Whether you have you been approached by a developer or would like to proactively pursue commercial solar on your land, you probably have a lot of questions.
Solar 21 was at the inaugural Energy in Agriculture show at Gurteen Agricultural College
How we can help farmers, landowners and developers
ADVICE
At every stage of the process, we can share the benefit of our experience.
Developer’s contract: At the contract stage, we can talk you through the technical elements of the proposed agreement with the developer. It should be noted that we are not in a position to offer legal advice and would always recommend that you seek independent advice from your solicitor.
Developing your own solar plant: We can advise you on design, procurement, grid access and planning so that you save time and money whilst getting the most out of your land.
FINANCIALS
Putting together a strong case in order to secure funding is one of the hardest things about developing alternative energy sources. We have over 100 years’ combined experience in financial services on the team, with a particular expertise in securing finance for renewable energy projects. Let us guide you through the loan application process.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Solar farms are much simpler and less costly than wind to establish but they still require planning permission, grid connection, design, procurement and installation. Why should you take on researching all these areas when you can rely on our expertise? We can project manage all these elements for you, making sure that your health and safety obligations are also met.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
We can help you improve returns through good asset management. Good asset management involves keeping a close eye on the solar hardware, which we do through the use of sophisticated monitoring equipment. We maintain the panels at optimal efficiency and monitor costs throughout the lifetime of the plant.
INSURANCE and WARRANTIES
If you are developing the solar plant yourself, you will need specialist insurance. We are insurance experts, and have access to a specialist underwriter. We can also review equipment warranties.
How we can help financial institutions
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
If you are a lender and have been approached by a landowner or renewable energy developer to develop solar or other renewable energy plant, you can turn to us for due diligence purposes. Our team of experts, based in Ireland, the UK and Italy, can assess the proposal for viability.
Call us today to get the ball rolling. +353 (0)1 4586599.