TECHNICAL CONSULTING

The Technical Consulting team at Optimised defines real decarbonisation pathways for large energy-consuming organisations. This is done through services such as energy auditing, BMS (Building Management System) optimisation surveys, metering infrastructure and coverage assessments, and energy management expertise.

The team specialises in mitigating direct (scope 1) and indirect (scope 2) emissions, through identifying inefficient infrastructure, process and behaviour and crafting optimisation and upgrade strategies.

Working closely with the Net Zero Advisory team, who develop net zero transition plans, the Technical Consulting team includes qualified engineers who ensure projects are fully costed, technically rigorous and set up to achieve the desired outcomes. Together supporting clients on their decarbonisation journeys, with rigour and impact.

A Marginal Abatement Cost Curve, or MACC, presents the costs or savings expected from different opportunities, alongside the potential volume of emissions that could be reduced if implemented. 

MACCs measure and compare the financial cost and abatement benefit of individual actions and is thereby used to produce a priority list of opportunities. They use the metric of dollars per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent – often represented as $/tCO2e.

The Net Zero Consulting team develops complete net zero transition plans, whilst the Technical Consulting team base their analyses on work undertaken by a team of qualified engineers to ensure projects are fully costed, technically rigorous and set up to achieve the desired outcomes. The consulting teams work hand in hand to support clients on their decarbonisation journeys and develop tangible solutions. 

Heat networks have become widespread within many commercial and residential developments, yet the technology has traditionally relied on high emitting natural gas. Commercial and regulatory pressure is mounting to decarbonise existing and new heat networks through innovative technologies including heat pumps, hydrogen, and others. 

Optimised consult on technical specifications, from construction through to operation, maintenance, and optimisation for centralised energy centres, both on individual buildings and multi-site portfolios. This is to ensure energy efficiency methodologies are incorporated prior to building occupancy.  

This can be at building level to minimise energy consumption, or at a specific technology level such as a BMS specification or the integration of renewable technology.

Firstly, thorough analysis is conducted of half hourly energy data and sub-meter data, where a profile is created of the site’s energy consumption identifying trends, anomalies, and regression analysis. 

Next, an on-site non-intrusive assessment is carried out to identify opportunities to reduce energy demand and adopt low or zero carbon technologies.  The findings are developed to a specified output, either high-level budget or investment grade business case and presented as Consumption, cost and carbon savings. Optimised can support with the full range of audits, feasibility studies and strategy development.