Ongoing - speculative analysis and commercial initiatives in renewable energy sector.
Services to SMEs include regulatory compliance work, financial analysis and business modelling.
Wessex Water Enterprises, UK - Technical and economic feasibility study in respect of a high efficiency power generation scheme. Modelling to assess effect of long-range energy price forecasts.
UK financial services company - Analysis of business performance and preparation of five year business plan.
NEM Energy Services bv. The Netherlands - Market study and pre-qualification work in respect of advanced boiler and combustion engineering services in UK and Ireland.
Confidential UK biomass fuel company
Assessment of global commercial prospects for a compound derived from biomass and applied as a supplementary fuel/additive for co-firing with coal to achieve simultaneous reduction in NOX and SOX emissions. This was a stand-alone contribution to clients EC DGXII study contract examining the concept.

Kelda Group plc (ARBRE Energy Limited) - Project Manager O&M. Wood gasification and combined cycle generating plant, Eggborough.
• Development of operation and maintenance plan
• Briefing for Underwriters regarding plant insurance risks
• Liaison with Group Financial function re budgeting and long range modelling
• Feasibility study regarding improvement of plant cycle efficiency
• Logistics and commercial study in respect of critical process consumables

Kelda Group plc (First Renewables Limited) - Project Manager. Proposed acquisition of multi solid fuel fluidised bed boiler and development as power generating plant, Scotland.

• Liaison with OEM in respect of refurbishment and re-commissioning
• Evaluation, planning and budgeting for pre-acquisition testing
• Location of used condensing steam turbine generator package
• Budgets and financial modelling for extended plant
• Preparations for re-licensing of the MSFB for operation on waste wood fuels

Royal Schelde Group, The Netherlands. Sales Project Manager.
• Tenders and negotiations with various National Power and PowerGen stations
• Won contract for overhaul of three x 500MW boilers at Didcot A power station
• Secured pre-qualification and ITT for several large UK waste to energy projects
• Lead role in prolonged negotiations for ARBRE project main contract
Schelde Heat & Power (UK) Limited. Project Manager.
• Managed, estimated and prepared tender for 15 year O&M contract for ARBRE
• Management of O&M plan implementation (transferred to ARBRE Energy Ltd)
Spillingwerk, Hamburg. As UK Representative
• Feasibility studies and project budgeting

React Energy Limited, Canada. Sales and Contract Management
• Negotiated contract with British Gas NW Region for gas expansion turbine generator
• Managed importation of turbine and local procurement of generator and controls
• Managed installation and commissioning
British Gas/Scottish Hydro for Seabank Power Station. Project Manager
• Feasibility study re new booster compressor station in partnership with Cimarron of Canada
Mowlem Engineering, Zenith Engineering Consultants Division.
• Evaluation of RDF project proposal re Secondary Resources, Birmingham site.
• Financial modelling for proposed CHP plant South West UK.
Zenith Engineering. Founder Director. (Full Time Management of Partnership)
Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd. Firm specified and managed conversion of a shipyard for offshore module construction. Personally developed corporate and operational budgets in close liaison with client's chairman and MD. Firm subsequently retained for Commercial and Project Management functions. Personally led tendering and estimating activity. Also handled contract negotiations with Shell, BP, Phillips, Chevron; successfully managing large extra work claims for the client.

Boele Shipyard & Engineering, Rotterdam. Field study and report on Arabian Gulf business climate and joint venture possibilities in the field of ship repairs and conversions. Also included civil engineering prospects for joint sponsor, Nederhorst United of the Netherlands.

SONATRACH, Algeria. Team study and report on equipment, operations and budgets for a central maintenance facility for various gas turbines and driven machinery, located on the eastern region oil pipelines system.

Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen. Team study of market potential in North Sea oil & gas construction work. Personally led in depth analysis of clients likely cost competitiveness in the established market already dominated by UK and Dutch players.

General Management role continued as Zenith became involved in single lift power generator module design. Also drilling rig/drilling ship design in joint venture with KCA Drilling.

Ruston Gas Turbines Limited (Employed)
Senior Sales Projects Engineer responsible for sales initiatives, tender preparation and contract negotiation in respect of the range of Ruston Turbines. Sold first Ruston units in Holland to Gasunie and the first ever Ruston turbine compressor unit to SONELGAZ for pipeline duty in Algeria. Extensive work with turbine generators and pump sets for pipelines and terminals in North Africa (SONATRACH in Algeria & OASIS in Libya). Responsible for sales work in USA and UK North Sea including Shell Auk Platform and the large order for all the BP Forties Field gas turbine pump and generator sets. Similar field work in Canada and Australia. Numerous CHP studies completed.

AEI (Manchester) Limited. Sales and Contract Management (Employed)
Section Leader responsible for all gas turbine tender and sales work. The Group concentrated on aero derivatives. Power turbines, gearboxes, generators, controls, switchgear and transformers were all manufactured by Group companies. Tender preparation consequently involved high degree of co-ordination in respect of these parties within the Group.
Personally sold the first aero derivative in the world to be installed for base load operation at Esso, Milford Haven. Similar unit sold to Shell Oil, Carrington plant. Other firsts were gas turbine auxiliaries Hinckley Point “A” nuclear station and the first AEI gas turbines sold in the USA, to Boston Edison.