The quality of your specification determines the quality of your assets.
The decisions you make before procurement shape the safety, performance and value of your renewable assets for decades. Independent specification helps reduce risk, improve long-term performance and protect the value of your investment.
As an independent solar consultant, we help organisations define requirements, evaluate options and develop vendor-agnostic specifications before technologies, products or suppliers are selected.
We work with your estates, facilities, procurement and finance teams to develop specifications that support safety, compliance, performance and long-term financial value.
Operational requirements
We assess your estate’s operational requirements, sector-specific compliance needs and long-term performance objectives before any specification is written.
Vendor-agnostic specification
We create performance-based specifications independent of manufacturers, technologies and installation providers.
Technology and solution evaluation
We help you assess available technologies, platforms and design approaches to ensure decisions align with your operational and commercial requirements.
Renewable energy procurement support
We support renewable energy procurement by reviewing tender responses, challenging assumptions and validating performance claims before supplier selection.
Handover and monitoring standards
We define the commissioning, documentation and monitoring requirements that must be achieved before final acceptance.
The most important decisions of a renewable energy project are often made before a supplier is appointed. The performance of your asset can be influenced for decades by technology selection, monitoring requirements and commissioning standards.
Independent specification and procurement support ensure those decisions are driven by your operational requirements and long-term objectives – not the products or solutions being sold.
Of UK solar PV modules surveyed showed thermal defects.
Source: Nature Portfolio – Investigating defects and annual degradation in UK solar PV installations.
Ofmonitored solar PV systems showed notable underperformance.
Source: Soltell Performance Analysis.
Increase in UK solar-related fire incidents between 2022 and 2024 due to poor installation
Source: QBE Insurance FOI analysis and UK fire service data.
The decisions made before procurement shape asset performance for decades. Speak to our team about developing a specification that supports safety, performance and long-term value.
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Discovery
We work with key stakeholders to understand operational requirements, project objectives, compliance considerations and long-term asset goals.
Assessment
We review sites, infrastructure and technical requirements to establish the foundations of a safe, high-performing renewable energy asset.
Specification
We develop a vendor-agnostic specification aligned to your operational, financial and performance objectives.
Procurement support
We review proposals and challenge assumptions to ensure solutions meet specification requirements before commitments are made.
Validation
We define commissioning, documentation and handover requirements, ensuring assets are delivered as intended before final sign-off.
Independent monitoring, auditing and operational oversight for solar PV estates.
