FAQs
How we work and how an energy project takes shape
Frequently Asked Questions
We take energy projects from concept to investment ready, coordinate licensing and grid connection, bring completed projects to the right investors, supply battery energy storage systems, and advise clients setting up investments in Europe.
What sets us apart is that these areas are not separated. Most problems that stall an energy project are not technical; they are financial, legal or procedural. Having energy knowledge and investment advisory experience at the same table means fewer handovers and fewer surprises.
No. We do not perform installation, construction or commissioning work, and that is a deliberate choice.
Our role is project development, process coordination, commercial structuring and advisory. Where construction is needed we match you with EPC firms in the relevant country whose track record we have checked, and we follow the process on your behalf. Staying out of construction keeps us independent, which matters when you are choosing a contractor.
Our office is in Hasselt, Belgium. Our priority markets are Belgium, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy.
Alongside those we work with partners in the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Türkiye.
A country only enters our working map once we have legal and technical people there we trust. We would rather decline a mandate in a market where we have no network than learn it at a client's expense.
Our founding team brings 25 years of experience in investment advisory, financial consulting, project appraisal and international trade. A significant part of that was earned in cross border transactions, bridging different legal systems and business cultures.
Energy work rewards patience and process management as much as technical knowledge. Knowing where a project will get stuck comes only from having been through similar processes many times.
English, Turkish and German directly. Because we are based in Belgium, Dutch and French correspondence and official filings are handled with our partners. In the Balkans we work with specialists operating in the local language.
In cross border work this matters more than it appears. A mistranslated contract clause or a misread provision can cost months.
It depends on the engagement. Project development and coordination work is priced as a monthly advisory fee or a fixed fee per stage. Project sales are predominantly success based, so no fee falls due until the transaction completes. Battery supply is priced per project with every line item shown. Investment advisory is offered as a package or hourly, with third party professional fees stated separately.
The first conversation and the initial assessment cost nothing. The fee structure is always agreed in writing before work begins, and we do not take undisclosed commissions.
You can do it yourself. The question is what that will cost.
Developing an energy project in a foreign country requires knowing its legislation, how the grid operator actually behaves, which lawyer to trust, which accountant to use, and who the real buyers in that market are. Building that network from scratch takes years, and the mistakes made along the way usually cost more than the advisory fee.
Our job is to hand you that network ready made and to see the obstacle before you hit it.
It usually runs 45 to 60 minutes and takes place online. The purpose is to understand what you need and give you a realistic view of the route ahead. It is free of charge and carries no obligation.
Bring whatever you have: project country and capacity, which documents exist, land and grid status, or for an investment enquiry your target country, sector and budget range. If you have no documents yet, come anyway and we will work out what is missing together.
At the end we will tell you plainly whether the matter falls within our expertise. If it does not, we will say so.
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It depends on the country, the project type and the grid situation.
For solar projects, reaching ready to build status from the point of securing land typically takes between 12 and 30 months. For battery projects the grid connection opinion is the determining factor, and in congested regions this can run longer.
The usual causes of delay are grid application queues, environmental permitting, uncertainty over land rights and changes in legislation. A realistic timetable can only be given once the country and region are fixed.
Yes, but first we need to establish whether the site is genuinely suitable.
We look at zoning and land use status, distance to the nearest viable connection point, how much grid capacity remains in that area, gradient and ground conditions, proximity to protected areas, and any complications in the ownership record.
This initial review usually takes a few weeks. If the answer is negative we say so plainly. Working for months on an unsuitable site and hitting a wall at the end serves nobody.
Ground mounted and rooftop solar, commercial and industrial solar, self consumption schemes, projects structured around a power purchase agreement, standalone battery energy storage, and hybrid solar plus storage.
We do not develop wind projects directly, though we do handle wind portfolios on the investor matching side.
On the development side we generally work with projects above 5 MW, because the fixed costs of development do not make sense on smaller schemes.
For commercial and industrial rooftop projects, self consumption schemes and battery supply, the threshold is lower. On battery supply we quote at any scale from a single container upwards.
Yes, in two parts. Technical feasibility covers generation estimates, capacity planning, site layout, grid connection suitability and technology selection. Financial feasibility covers capital cost lines, the revenue model, operating costs, cash flow projections, internal rate of return and payback.
The two are assessed together. A project that looks excellent technically and makes no sense financially is a common outcome, which is why we never build the two studies in isolation.
A solar plant never uses its grid connection capacity across the full day. Output rises in the morning, peaks at midday and falls in the evening, while the connection right sits there for 24 hours.
Adding storage earns considerably more from the same connection point. Surplus midday output is stored and sold when prices rise in the evening, and the site becomes able to participate in balancing markets.
In European markets where grid capacity is scarce, this is becoming the default. As new connection rights get harder to obtain, making better use of an existing one becomes the obvious move.
The typical lines, varying by country, are land option or lease payments, grid connection application fees and securities, environmental and technical study fees, legal advice, project company formation and upkeep, topographical and geotechnical surveys, and advisory fees.
We set these out in a budget at the start and show which payment falls due at which stage. The most common problem in development is not the total cost; it is that nobody planned the cash flow.
We can give an initial assessment. For that we need the stage, capacity, grid connection status, land rights and the market conditions in that country.
Value comes down to three things: which rights are already secured, how much risk remains, and how keen buyers are in that market at that moment. Between an early stage project and a ready to build one, the price per megawatt can differ several times over.
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Coordinated Advisory Across Priority European Markets!
Service Areas
Energy development, licensing, project sales, battery systems and international investment, all managed under one coordinated team.
Countries Covered
Active engagements across priority and emerging Balkan and European markets.
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