BL ACK & VEATCH

OUR CAPABILITIES INCLUDE :n DUE DILIGENCE

Working for developers, financial

institutions, investors and Government

agencies, we promote confidence by

assessing engineering, performance,

economics and environmental aspects

of your project.

n TECHNICAL ADVISOR & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Our technical capability goes hand in

hand with award-winning programme

management. We support developers

and owners to realise their projects.

n FEASIBILITY STUDIESWe evaluate the technical and economic

viability of solar PV projects providing

objective and unbiased analysis.

n DESIGN

We manage project risk by providing

design services for each project step.

n OWNER’S ENGINEERWe provide high quality advice and

insight during the design, procurement,

construction and commissioning phases

of your project, to help you recognise and

manage risk.

PROJECT EXAMPLE

FEASIBILITY STUDY | National Retail Company | Nationwide | UK

In 2013, Black & Veatch was commissioned

to carry out a full feasibility study for a retail

company with stores across the UK.

We helped to identify which technologies

offered an opportunity for them to own

renewable generating assets that would

offset their carbon emissions.

Solar PV sites of various scales and

deployment rates were considered and their

performance and costs modelled. These were

compared against the forecast energy, carbon

and financial savings to determine the optimal

business case.

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS

For several decades, Black & Veatch has been actively engaged in the

international solar industry, including applications of over 1,200MW

in the United Kingdom and involvement in nearly half of the utility-

scale photovoltaic (PV) plants currently operating in North America.

OVERVIEWOUR PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF PROJECT DELIVERY, HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF USING THE BEST PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DELIVERABLES This includes services spanning;

n Technical Services/Engineering

n Construction Monitoring

n Accreditation

n Operations and maintenance.

SUPPORTING YOUR VISION

Black & Veatch is committed to finding

clean, sustainable power alternatives

that maximise the role of renewables

in your energy portfolio. For more

than 40 years, we have planned and

executed renewable energy and

other power generation infrastructure

worldwide.

Our team of industry experts is on top

of the latest trends in renewables,

energy efficiency and energy storage

technologies and engages in projects

from early concept definition and

research through to turnkey project

execution.

ACCREDITATION SUPPORT

We support you through the key

project milestones of attaining grid

connection, planning permissions

and accreditation with Ofgem.

Our talented professionals have expert knowledge and understanding of the technical and

commercial drivers, risks and challenges related to solar PV energy. Whether it is assessing site

resource, selecting the optimal solution for a site or determining the financial viability of the

entire project development, we produce value-add developments and quality results that

bring satisfied clients back to us time and again.

BL ACK & VEATCH

BUILDING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE®

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building critical human infrastructure in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government Services. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management. Our revenues in 2014 were US $3 billion. Follow us on www.bv.com and in social media.

IAN WILSON CENG MIMECHE |

SENIOR ENGINEER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

19 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2DT

T +44 (0) 1737-856-389 | E WilsonI@bv.com

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ACCREDITATION DUE DILIGENCE | Island GP UK Ltd | Other Anonymous | Nationwide | UKBlack & Veatch provided due diligence and

strategy advice with respect to multiple

solar assets in close proximity to ensure the

development of the assets would remain

within Ofgem regulations. This due

diligence considered electrical and

mechanical layout, grid connection,

ownership structure, metering

arrangement, planning and exit strategy.

DESKTOP COMMISSIONING AUDITING | Confidential Investor | London | UKBlack & Veatch was contracted to advise

on the compliance with Ofgem legislation,

including Renewables Obligation (RO)

and Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) schemes, of nine

solar PV projects recently commissioned.

A desktop review of the commissioning

documentation was conducted to ensure

best practice and conformity with Ofgem

accreditation process, and to highlight any

shortcoming and issues of non-compliance.

COMMISSIONING AUDITING | Bluefield Partners LLP | Foresight Group LLP | Nationwide | UKBlack & Veatch was appointed by various

clients to undertake commissioning audits

of over 40 ground-mounted solar PV

arrays with combined capacity in excess

of 500MW. Our engineers visit the sites

either pre- or post- construction to advise

EPC contractors on ‘best practice’ evidence

gathering to demonstrate a commissioned

and commercially operational site. Our

engineers witness the connection of the

generation to the National Grid and provide

the Client with a report documenting their

findings and opinion on whether the site has

been commissioned in line with relevant

legislation; including the Renewables

Obligation Order.

We have also been appointed by EPC

developers to advise on best practice

testing during the commissioning phases

of a project.

OFGEM ROO-FIT AUDITS | Regulator | Nationwide | UKBlack & Veatch was appointed by Ofgem

to conduct audits of renewable energy

installations claiming either Renewable

Obligation Certificates or Feed-in Tariffs;

including solar PV.

Our engineers conducted site inspections

and audit reports across the UK for a total

of 700MW+ of installed PV capacity

comprising arrays ranging from 4kW to

70MW+. Our engineers have real insight

and input to industry best practice, common

pitfalls to be avoided and how to ensure

successful accreditation with Ofgem.

PROJECT DUE DILIGENCE | Institutional Investor | London | UKBlack & Veatch was contracted to assess

the technical inputs of two solar PV project

financial models and advise on the accuracy

of the proposals.

An examination of the models was

conducted and the project developers

interviewed to understand the status and

viability of the projects. Following Black &

Veatch’s report the client was readily able

to compare the two projects on equal

basis and make a better informed

investment decision.

STATISTICAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS | Fund Management Company | London | UK

Black & Veatch was tasked with sourcing

solar irradiance data and assessing

combined systematic and random

uncertainties to find the total.

This ultimately enabled the client to

assess likely debt ratios that could be

used for projects decisions.

PORTFOLIO WIDE FEASIBILITY STUDY | Environment Agency | Wales | UKAs part of their Carbon Savings and

Implementation Plan, the Environment

Agency Wales (EAW) requested an

appraisal of renewable energy generation

opportunities, including solar PV, across 70

sites in Wales.

The studies evaluated the technical,

financial, environmental and carbon case of

each technology and derived a risk based

traffic light system for technology

deployment across the sites.

The concluding analysis highlighted several

sites for RE development that have since

been taken forward by EAW as a means of

reducing their consumption of grid

electricity and their CO2 reduction target.

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