Advocating for clean energy
Advisory Services, White Papers, and Newsletters
Advancing clean energy projects
Bringing deep industry experience to evaluate project opportunities and to write clear, crisp, and compelling white papers to obtain project acceptance.
Advisory Services
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Providing energy industry guidance to help businesses achieve their decarbonization goals. Jim brings years of experience in solar energy project development and strategic industry analyses to help clients evaluate their investment decisions.
White Papers
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Providing businesses with compelling arguments for customers to purchase their clean energy solutions. The Executive Briefs are supported by verifiable facts, ensuring the credibility of the information.
Newsletter
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Clean Electricity Pathways is a Substack publication that examines the challenges of developing a zero-emission electricity system. The research encompasses technology innovations, politics, business strategies, and economic development opportunities.
Sample Client Projects
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Investment Bank
For an investment fund, I provided ongoing due diligence, analysis, and research of utility-scale solar PV investments. The project portfolio investment sizes have been up to 1,000 MW AC. Connected team to attorneys.
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Corporate Real Estate
I evaluated solar PV projects, some with battery systems, at various corporate sites across the US. The project sizes ranged from 5 MW to 200 MW. Reviewed contracts and financials.
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Early-Stage Company
I advised the CEO and Board of Directors of a start-up solar water heating technology company to sell their products in the U.S. The client was located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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EV Chargers
I helped obtain funding and arrange the installation of six EV chargers at Flagship Wharf Condominiums in Boston. Eversource (the electric utility) and the MA DEP provided funds.
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Netherlands Firms
I met with the CEOs of two cleantech companies, Physee and IBIS Power, to review their plans for entering the US market. I connected them to potential US customers and funders.
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White Papers
For Tendo Communications, I wrote Executive Boardroom newsletters to help prospective utility customers learn how Sun’s Internet technology can solve critical business problems.