Leading international renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has announced a new presence for the company in London, which will be focussed on supporting Clients with its full range of Due Diligence services, as well providing access to the full lifecycle range of services available through the company across the wind, wave, tidal, biomass, solar PV and hydro sectors.
Natural Power’s Due Diligence services have been applied to more than 50 significant European and North American wind energy projects and portfolios in the past three years alone, performing risk analysis and identifying mitigation measures on behalf of project sponsors, investors and vendors.
Natural Power’s Due Diligence expertise covers the key areas of wind resource assessment, project consenting, land issues, construction management, turbine technology, environmental and ecological impact, wind farm operations, contractual risks and financial analysis.
As well as providing a base on which to build Natural Power’s Due Diligence services, the company’s London presence will also allow Natural Power to continue to build on their well respected Construction services, with the London office being focussed on construction projects in Southern England. With practical construction experience borne from over 50 wind farm projects to date, Natural Power offer a complete and comprehensive range of construction management, due diligence and geotechnical services.
Neil Douglas, Director of Due Diligence commented: “Establishing a presence in London is an exciting development for us, and one that positions us to continue to grow our Due Diligence and Construction offerings. London is the focus for wind energy project investment and financing in the UK and Europe, both from the perspective of project debt finance and the ever expanding M&A and equity investment markets. Having permanent presence close to our Client base in the financial district of London allows us to be even more responsive to our clients needs and to continue to grow our expert services in this vibrant area of the industry.“
This announcement comes on the same day as Natural Power’s ‘sold-out’ one day Master Class in Wind Farm Project Due Diligence and M&A, organised in conjunction with the Pinsent Masons renewable energy legal team. Combining almost two decades of legal, technical and commercial renewable energy due diligence experience, Natural Power and Pinsent Masons have designed this invite-only master class for investors, funders and stakeholders in the renewable energy investment market.
Natural Power operates globally with offices in the UK, Europe and North America. London represents the company’s eighth office in the UK and twelfth office internationally and will be based at 200 Aldersgate St, City of London, EC1A 4HD.
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Press release, November 13, 2012; Image: RWE