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Ameresco provides a wide range of energy plant development, design,
construction and management services for energy conversion equipment
(e.g., boilers, chillers, air compressors) and for onsite generation
and power plant operation. We can also develop, finance, own and
operate these facilities. We relieve customers of the burdens
associated with owning, operating and maintaining plant utilities.
We focus on the energy, allowing you to focus on your core business.
Our staff has designed, developed, built, operated and maintained
more than 50 independent power plants all over the world, including
oil-fired, biomass, gas, coal, geothermal, wind and hydro facilities.
Asset Monetization
Asset monetization can free up cash for debt repayment or core
business investment. Even more important, by outsourcing to Ameresco,
you can shed the operating risks of non-core energy infrastructure.
We will assume ownership and/or maintenance responsibilities for
the energy-conversion systems, then provide you the output - steam,
transformed power, compressed air, and chilled water, etc. The
contract will provide structured rates and guaranteed levels of
reliability.
Plant Rehabilitation
Ameresco can replace aging assets at no capital cost including retrofit
measures that reduce annual energy consumption and/or cost and also
deliver higher useful output per unit of energy. Our comprehensive
energy solutions range from boiler and chiller replacements to major
expansions or new construction. Phased modernization plans are designed
to maintain the required delivery capacity at all times during the
facility upgrade. In a commercial building, savings might range
from 10 to 35%. In an industrial facility, savings from an individual
process or sub-process range anywhere from 2 to 60%.
Facilities Management
A well-managed facility is safe, efficient, cost-effective, and
provides a comfortable working environment. In increasing numbers,
organizations today are outsourcing part or all of the facilities
management function to reduce operational costs and risks. Rather
than dealing with internal staff and multiple vendors, you can
partner with Ameresco under one contract - managed with a single
performance-based guarantee.
Areas of particular expertise include:
- Building maintenance: corrective; preventive; predictive
- Value engineering
- Performance benchmarking
- Capital renewal planning
On-site Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power Systems
Cogeneration, a decades-old power-delivery system that uses a
single fuel (such as natural gas) to simultaneously produce useful
heat and electricity, is enjoying a renaissance these days. The
reason: concerns about reliability, security, efficiency, and
cost. Combined heat and power projects are looking very attractive
to many different users - manufacturers, hospitals, college campuses,
and military bases and airfields. Ameresco develops state-of-the-art
cogeneration facilities that provide all or part of the electrical
and thermal requirements. Depending on needs, facilities can be
sized anywhere from 1 to 50 MW, potentially even higher. We can
also manage any excess electric power generated, helping you sell
unused power back to the utility grid to offset purchases.
Distributed Generation
The use of small power generation systems located near the load
being served has many potential benefits:
- Lower costs
- Improve reliability
- Reduce emissions
- Create fuel optionality
- Add emergency backup power
Ameresco can perform the feasibility analysis, then install and,
if desired - own, maintain, and operate the generating units.
We handle all the details: site load study, delivery and site
distribution system evaluation, preliminary siting, fuel storage,
environmental requirements, safety code requirements, conceptual
equipment specification, development, and budgetary pricing, and
full project and construction management. The proposed on-site
generation system can be sized to serve both existing and anticipated
facility loads.
Clean/Renewable Power (Biomass, Landfill Gas, Wind)
From landfill gas to wind and solar power, Ameresco provides renewable
energy solutions that allow organizations to capitalize on the
most current energy technologies. We couple innovative financing
arrangements with the latest clean sources of power to provide highly
affordable and practical green solutions for current energy needs.
Our experienced, customer-focused team ensures successful and timely
completion of all development activities:
- Electric generation
- Direct fuel use
- Permitting
- Environmental compliance
- Regulatory compliance assistance
- Community relations
- Client contract negotiations
- Central plant operations
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Outsourcing
Outsourcing is now recognized as one of the top business strategies
for long-term growth and profitability. By outsourcing energy
infrastructure management and operation to Ameresco, you gain
best-in-class capabilities for a critical, but non-core function.
Most companies find that between 60% and 90% of the activities
performed by their staffs are:
- Not performed at optimum levels and/or
- Do not contribute significantly to the core business.
These activities are prime candidates for outsourcing because
the risk is relatively small and the rewards substantial.
Through outsourcing, you can transfer the risks associated with
owning, operating and maintaining energy assets to Ameresco -
whose core competency is to manage such risks and deliver reliable
output.
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