CSP Consultancy Services

Marco Poliafico & Associates

Who We Are

• International Team of Independent Consultants

• Involved in more than 1 GW EPC projects in top CSP companies (ACS-Cobra, Abengoa, Solar Millennium, Idom)

• 10+ years experience in consultancy and EPC projects worldwide

• Offices in Spain and United Kingdom

• Over 10 market intelligence publications for CSP Technology

• Collaboration with Top Universities and Research Centres

International Experience

Team of Experts

Solid CSP Track Record

In Depth Know How

What We Offer

• Site Evaluation and Resource Assessment

• Performance Modelling and Forecasting

• Technology Assessment and Plant Design

• Levelized Cost of Electricity calculation (EPC Price). Performance Model

• Heat and Mass Balances

• Technical Specifications and Data Sheets

• P&ID and Technical Description

• Owner’s Engineering

• Technical and Financial Feasibility Analysis

• Equipment Evaluation and Procurement Support

• Configuration Evaluation

• Operation & Maintenance Optimisation

• Market Intelligence and Policy Studies

• Strategic Analysis for Decision Makers

• Training

• Research and Development and Funding Opportunities Identification

CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING SERVICES

DUE DILIGENCE

MARKET SERVICES

Examples of What We Did So Far Conceptual Engineering and Due Diligence

Worldwide assesments:

Europe: Spain, Italy

China

MENA: Turkey, GCC

India

Chile

USA

Australia

New CSP Equipment: Tower, Parabolic Trough, Dish, Fresnel

CSP + Desalination

Energy Storage Systems

Hybridation

Cogeneration: Biomass / Biofuels

Technology and efficiency assessment

Cost projection and economic assessment (LCOE, sensitivity analysis…)

Site Evaluation and Resource Assessment - Plant Design (LCOE calculation)

Technical and Financial Feasibility Analysis: Equipment Evaluation

Examples of What We Did So Far Basic Engineering 1

Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plants (ISCC)

CSP Power Plants: USA

• Basic design (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, I&C)

• Equipment Specifications and data sheets

• Process engineering, Balance of Plant

• Purchasing (Technical support)

Hassi R’Mel , Algeria (150 MW)

Ani Beni Mathar, Morocco (400 MW)

• Basic design (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, I&C)

• Equipment Specifications and data sheets

• Process engineering, Balance of Plant

• Purchasing (Technical support)

Solana (280 MW + 6 hours storage)

Examples of What We Did So Far Basic Engineering 2

CSP Power Plants: South Africa

CSP Power Plants: Spain

• Basic design (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, I&C)

• Equipment Specifications and data sheets

• Process engineering, Balance of Plant

Andasol Complex (150 MW + storage)

Extresol Complex (150 MW + Storage)

Manchasol Complex (100 MW + Storage)

Helios Complex (100 MW)

• Basic design (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, I&C)

• Equipment Specifications and data sheets

• Process engineering, Balance of Plant

• Purchasing (Technical support)

On progress (Confidential) (150 MW + storage)

• Policy and Market reports

• Market intelligence (country profiles, permitting regulations, value chain analysis…)

• Market and economic / financial models

• Articles and publications on various topics including:

Cost reduction and new solutions (e.g. HTF, O&M practises…)

Comparison between CSP and PV technologies

Local content, social and environmental aspects

• Training for managers and decision makers

• Research to market development

• Search of R&D opportunities and partners

Examples of What We Did So Far Market Services

Training and R&D

Business Intelligence and Strategic Analysis

Other Consultancy Services

• Renewable energy generation technologies

• Energy markets and policy

• Energy efficiency and management

• Sustainable tourism

• Strategic, technical and market analysis for decision makers

• Energy strategies, master planning, systems development

• Mathematical modelling

• Resource assessment, performance forecasting

• Feasibility studies, technology assessment

• Training, Research and development

• Project management

• Software development and financial modelling (Excel / VBA)

• Business and market intelligence, Due diligence studies

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Thank You Please feel free to contact us:

marco.poliafico@gmail.com

00 44 (0) 7500421596

uk.linkedin.com/in/marcopoliafico

Looking Forward to Collaborating with You