Sustainable Energy & Carbon

IPA Energy + Water Economics support successful sustainable energy and low carbon projects around the globe through economic due diligence, comprehensive market assessment and the design of robust legislative and regulatory frameworks.

IPA maintains strong skills and expertise in the sustainable and low carbon energy sector, which have emerged and developed from our long-standing experience in conventional energy markets. We work closely with our clients to deliver robust and workable solutions. We are very proud of our strong track record in delivering projects in a timely and successful way.

Our international experience comprises the whole range of renewable and low carbon technologies and markets. These include:

• Renewable energy sources for electricity as well as heating and cooling (past projects have covered onshore wind, biomass, municipal solid waste and landfill gas, PV & solar thermal, geothermal and hydrogen); and the broad field of marine energy, including offshore wind, wave and tidal;
• Low carbon technologies, including CHP and, more recently, the expanding field of carbon capture and storage technologies;
• Emissions trading schemes, carbon market modelling and price forecasting, including close monitoring of national and international climate change policy developments.

Our advice covers:

• Economic modelling, economic due diligence of sustainable energy projects, financial and economic market models including assessments of technology deployment, potential and market uptake capacity and price forecasts of certificates for carbon and sustainable energy;
• Policies and strategies to support renewable and low carbon technologies at a local, regional, national and international level including recommendations for new incentives and the design of support mechanisms such as feed-in tariffs and assessment of their potential economic impact, drafting legislation and preparing roadmaps to ensure delivery;
• Socio-economic analysis to help clients understand the impact of their decisions or market developments on the wider economy and society, to reduce any detrimental effects and to increase potential benefits. Our services include qualitative and quantitative assessments of the impact on employment, skills and value added to the economy from sustainable energy;
• Training and capacity building in market structures and renewable support mechanisms.