- Conducted a market and competitive assessment of distributed generation technologies (e.g. reciprocating engines, fuel cells, microturbines, industrial turbines for distributed generation applications); assessed customer needs, evaluated customer value propositions and analyzed life cycle economics; identified potential alpha and beta sites for new technologies
- Developed a fuel cell commercialization strategy, identified joint venture partners and assisted in partnership negotiations; designed and developed international energy database to determine most attractive markets for distributed generation applications
- Performed a market and competitive assessment of the industrial gas turbine marketplace < 25 MW
- Created a business plan for commercialization of innovative wind turbine systems and large scale wind turbine farms; conducted market assessment for wind power and developed worldwide 5-year market forecast
- Assessed the worldwide market for oil & gas compression services
- Quantified and characterized the market for photovoltaic (PV) systems and identified cost-effective applications in industrial, commercial, government/institutional, residential, and electric utility sectors; developed screening criteria, identified application level technical specifications, and developed potential product positioning and strategic options
- Identified the price elasticity of demand and barriers for the commercialization of a fuel-cell based back-up power system in the telecommunications and utility marketplaces
- Evaluated and forecasted global market battery demand in the transportation, network and motive power market segments
- Completed a detailed assessment of the U.S. natural gas industry; analyzed supply/demand factors proven reserves, transmission capacity, imports, storage and deregulation; forecast prices
- Formulated a business and implementation plan for a deregulated subsidiary entering the distributed generation business; conducted market, product, and competitive assessment, developed business strategy and modeled 5-year business pro formas
- Conducted a competitive and technology assessment of innovative inverter technology; focused on alternative energy applications (e.g. fuel cells and photovoltaics)
- Analyzed the U.S. gas turbine marketplace and the potential for the introduction of a new, higher efficiency gas turbine product > 50 MW
- Performed a competitive assessment of leading diesel engine manufacturers and turbine OEMs
- Completed a market and competitive assessment of the 0.5-15 MW industrial turbine marketplace focusing on cogeneration applications; analysis included analyzing potential applications, competing technologies and market demand
- Evaluated the commercial opportunity for no-bleed gas flow control technology to replace older pneumatic flow controllers at gate stations operated by natural gas transmission pipelines
- Quantified the impact and customer response to massive power outage in the western U.S.; evaluated customer needs and buyer behavior for uninterrupted power source (UPS) in the health care, financial and semiconductor industries
- Developed a strategy to commercialize product line of high voltage transmission and distribution line monitoring products
- Analyzed the technology, market potential and competitors of power line carrier technology
- Assessed the potential market opportunity to develop device to address inter-area oscillations on transmission grid and assessed market opportunity for recording device to monitor power anomalies at substation level; analyzed competitive technologies
- Conducted a market assessment of expert system designed to diagnose condition of large transformers, prevent catastrophic failure, and allow more economic scheduling of required off-line tests and maintenance
- Determined the potential need for a 3-dimensional computer-aided-design (CAD) system that can automate distribution substation design providing faster design processing time, lower design cost, and lower substation construction cost
- Identified the commercial opportunity for devices which continuously monitor the level of dissolved gases in oil-filled power transformers; developed understanding of pricing, configuration, and packaging requirements and created technology commercial strategy
- Created a business strategy and plan for deregulated subsidiary; areas of focus included retail and wholesale fuel oil distribution, power marketing, energy services, and consumer appliance services
- Performed a comprehensive assessment of the global lead marketplace focusing on the use of lead in batteries
- Formulated a business plan for a U.S. utility for a residential rooftop photovoltaic (PV) joint business venture between an electric utility and a PV supplier
- Identified, screened and assessed flywheel technology in power quality applications; assessed competing energy storage and uninterrupted power source (UPS) technologies
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