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Energy & Sustainability

A technical proposition needs a business plan that accounts for delivery, capital requirements and the decisions outside your control.

The context

Make the route to delivery explicit.

Energy assets and clean-technology businesses can face long development periods, supplier dependencies, and approval processes.

We help management separate what is established from what still needs validation, then turn that picture into an operating and funding plan.

DEVELOPMENT · APPROVAL · DELIVERY

Typical starting points

Technical promise, commercial reality.

01

A technical proposition without a business plan

Translate the technology into a commercial model with assumptions identified.

02

Long development periods

Map milestones, cash requirements, and dependencies on external approvals.

03

Funding discussions

Organise supporting information for investors and specialist review.

Work we can take on

Work we can take on.

Technical certification, permitting, and legal opinions require the appropriate specialists.

  • 01

    A commercial model

    The technical proposition expressed in business terms, with assumptions clearly identified.

  • 02

    Milestones and cash

    Development milestones, cash requirements, and dependencies on approvals.

  • 03

    Project reporting

    Ownership of delivery decisions and a reporting routine.

  • 04

    Funding information

    Supporting information organized for funding discussions and specialist review.

  • 05

    A delivery plan

    Sequenced work with named owners.

  • 06

    A dependencies register

    What depends on others, and who is responsible for each item.

Keep specialist responsibilities clear.

Our role is business preparation and execution support. The engagement scope identifies dependencies rather than treating approval as a promised outcome.

The commercial model

VPI contributes executive time.

VPI contributes executive time under an agreed fee arrangement. It does not fund the company’s equipment purchases or pay its suppliers on its behalf.

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Relevant services

The next conversation

Put the project and its constraints in view.

Start with the proposed business model, development stage and decisions that need attention.