Decentralised energy with Amberside
Growth of localised energy generation and distribution (heat and power) is accelerating, driven by the core pillars of the energy transition:
Decarbonisation
Decentralisation
Digitalisation
Democratisation
By 2050, investment in the decarbonisation of UK cities through scalable heat networks alone represents £60-80bn (UK Government).
Commercialisation and funding solutions for your energy transition project
Investing in ‘place-based’ solutions is the most economic pathway to achieve the UK government’s net zero target by 2050. These initiatives result in integrated approaches that involve smarter, flexible energy systems which span multiple vectors such as heat, power, waste, transport, and building efficiency.
However, such complex approaches are both commercially and financially challenging.
Amberside can help you to develop and commercialise your decentralised energy opportunities and close the transaction, to get “assets in the ground”.
We are the first practice in the sector to offer comprehensive commercial and financial advisory (and modelling) solutions, which combines industry experience with our financial expertise well-established across the infrastructure sector.
We have a unique depth of expertise across the public and private decentralised energy sectors, including direct involvement with a wide array of investors.
Choose Amberside as your strategic partner and you will benefit from the speed and agility of a nimble advisory firm, as well as the extensive financial modelling capability and specialist team typically associated with a much bigger firm.
Decentralised energy with Amberside
We’re advising on projects including:
Heat (and Cooling) Networks
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Cogeneration and Trigeneration
Heat Pumps (various sources)
Energy from Waste (EfW / ERF)
Geothermal (and waste heat)
Smart Local (Flexible) Energy Systems
Private wire, Smart and Microgrids
Electrification (Heat and Transport)
Energy efficiency and retrofit projects
Renewables (Behind the Meter)
Biomass, Biogas, Anaerobic Digestion
Carbon Capture (CCS / CCUS)
Hydrogen (industrial / transport, etc.)
Your development journey with Amberside:
Who do we work with?
Investors and fund managers
Are you looking to add (or divest) Decentralised Energy Assets to your portfolio?
We can support your entry into the market with strategic commercial and policy advice. We help you successfully bid, undertake commercial and financial due diligence, as well as project origination and development support.
Landowners, real estate developers, and energy users
Do you have decentralised energy assets (or waste heat) on your site, or are you connecting to a local network?
We can procure partners and negotiate optimal commercial positions under any form of energy services/supply contracts for heat, cooling, or private wire agreements, including financial forecasting and risk management.
Project Sponsors e.g. Local Authority or Public Sector
Are district energy networks central to achieving your net zero goals by 2030?
We advise on commercial viability, structuring options, and public/private blended finance solutions. We undertake financial modelling, as well as the procurement of infrastructure development and funding partners.
ESCOs, developers and asset owners
Do you need support with complex projects and growing your existing portfolio?
We support projects through the asset lifecycle, from greenfield to portfolio optimisation, and secondary market transaction management – leading your stakeholder negotiations, financial modelling and risk management.
Recent Projects
Contact the Team
Mark Easter, Head of Commercial Advisory
+44 7946 078375 [email protected]
Mark leads our commercial advisory practice in the DE sector having been at the forefront of many of the industry’s highest profile transactions as Head of Commercial for the largest UK DE portfolio (ENGIE). At Amberside, he is using this experience to support growth of the wider sector, including advising the Public Sector, Industrials, and Funders on transactions, commercialisation, development and project financing.
Ana Tecpa Arroyo, Senior Manager
+44 7539 020826 [email protected]
Ana brings expertise from across the infrastructure investment sector, having previously worked for Victory Hill investment fund, HSBC Global Banking and PwC. With broad experience in renewable energy mandates, mergers & acquisition, due diligence, private equity valuations, development of financial models for infrastructure projects, she supports clients with a variety of services.
Tullan McGuinness, Commercial Advisor
Passionate about energy transition and financial markets, and building on his previous career experiences as a Trading Analyst for a fintech firm and a Corporate Finance Analyst for a major energy provider, Tullan works with our clients on energy transition projects, with particular focus on electricity market.
Shivali Mathur, Associate for Energy Transition
+44 7496 314870 [email protected]
Shivali has extensive experience in global energy market, spanning decarbonisation of heat, carbon management, energy efficiency and sustainability strategies. Having worked for the UK’s central government, she has a strong background in contributing to policy development and engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, with particular focus on public sector and key industry players, fostering business partnerships and building alliances.
Jack Bedells, Commercial Advisor
+44 7535 309 477 [email protected]
Since joining Amberside in 2019, he has delivered a wide variety of mandates across the decentralised energy sector including operational modelling, transaction support, vendor due diligence in the private sector, and business development and investment advice in the public sector. Jack currently has a business development role for both the Green Heat Network Fund and BHIVE.
Daniel Hague, Commercial Advisor
Having recently joined Amberside Advisors as part of the Graduate Programme, Daniel is supporting the commercial advisory team across various projects, quickly getting up to speed with his financial and technical skills training, while also getting to know the renewable energy market.