Services
Consulting
Barlovento Applus+ experience in onshore and offshore wind energy covers all aspects of consulting throughout the life of your project, from initial planning to the operation phase.
In addition, we have extensive experience in carrying out hybridization studies of wind projects with solar PV projects and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in collaboration with our Enertis Applus+ colleagues.
In Spain, we collaborate in the Zèfir research project, one of the main experimental offshore wind projects promoted by the Energy Research Institute of Catalonia (IREC).
Discover more about our consulting services:
-
1
+ –Greenfield development
-
2
+ –M&A Transactions and project financing
-
3
+ –Construction and operation
Greenfield development
In the early development and feasibility stage, our team carries out the following assessments:
- Site assessments and site adequacy
- Preliminary energy yield assessments
- Pre-feasibility studies
- Feasibility studies
- Preliminary grid connection review
- Review of technical permitting
- Preliminary social and environmental assessments (impact levels, status of permits)
Based on wind resource studies and different types of conditions (environmental, access, electrical network, etc.), we analyze the viability of the project, in accordance with international design standards. Once the wind turbine model has been selected, we define the positions of the wind turbine, accesses and electrical infrastructure and evaluate the feasibility of the wind farm.
M&A Transactions and project financing
We ensure that wind projects are technically sound as we carry out Technical Due Diligence for project financing and transactions:
- Site assessment and site adequacy
- Technology review
- Technical design reviews
- Technical contractual reviews, including Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC), Turbine Supply Agreements (TSA) and O&M agreements
- Wind resource and energy yield assessment
- Project schedule review
- Grid connection review
- Review of permitting and land rights
- Environmental assessment
- CAPEX & OPEX assessments
- Financial model review
Construction and operation
During construction and commissioning, we provide specialised technical services, such as:
- EPC, TSA, Balance of Plant (BOP) milestones progress
- Monitoring of construction progress
- Budget monitoring
In addition, we analyze the performance of wind farms in operation, reviewing:
- Wind turbine performance
- Verification of technical conditions under the EPC/TSA and O&M agreements
Moreover, we reevaluate the expected long-term production to identify causes of deviation, and we suggest corrective measures and improvements.