GreenMax offers financial, commercial, technical and strategic consulting services for the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors based on its experience across a range of emerging markets, technologies, regulatory regimes, project structures and financial partners. The GreenMax team of experts has an extensive background evaluating project development potential in the economic and political realities of emerging economies. Our experts all have diverse work histories serving as commercial managers, project developers, investors, advisors, board members and entrepreneurs. Acting as advisors, primarily to financiers and developers, and with direct development experience ourselves, we bring the perspective of hands-on practitioners to each assignment.

Our range of services and recent assignments completed include:

Geothermal Energy Project Opportunities Review (Turkey).
Under contract to the US Trade and Development Agency, GreenMax undertook a definitional mission to Turkey to analyze the market environment and recommend specific geothermal project developers and projects worthy of financial support.

Wind and Solar Market Assessments (CEE).
GreenMax was engaged by a leading private equity fund to analyze the regulatory environment, tariff structures and developer strategies for the wind and solar markets throughout Central and Eastern Europe. A series of acquisition candidates were identified including valuations, followed by detailed due diligence.

Renewable Energy Project Opportunities Review (Egypt).
Under contract to the US Trade and Development Agency, GreenMax undertook a definitional mission to Egypt to analyze the market environment and recommend renewable energy (primarily solar) project developers and projects worthy of financial support.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Market Review (Western Balkans).
GreenMax was retained by the European Investment Bank to provide an assessment of the investment opportunities (by country, sector and product) for a new sustainable energy fund launched in 2009 by EIB, KfW, EBRD and the European Commission.

Waste to Energy Project Opportunities Review (Colombia & Chile).
Under contract to the US Trade and Development Agency, GreenMax undertook a definitional mission to Chile and Colombia to analyze the market environment and recommend waste to energy project developers and projects worthy of financial support.

Impact Analysis of Bank Credit Line for Residential EE Lending (Montenegro).
GreenMax was engaged to assess the impact of a European Fund for SouthEast Europe (EFSE) credit line deployed by Opportunity Bank to single family residential home-owners, including a review of marketing, credit underwriting and loan administration procedures.

Model EPC Contracts for Polish Hospitals (Poland).
Under a grant award from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), GreenMax developed the standard EPC contract forms for undertaking ESCO projects in the Polish health care sector.

Caminus Municipal ESCO Loan Facility (Hungary).
GreenMax served as financial advisor to IFC in evaluating a loan guarantee for OTP Bank's framework financing facility dedicated to building energy efficiency projects implemented by Caminus ESCO in small municipalities.

Energy Efficiency Financial Incentive Review (EU).
GreenMax was engaged by the European Climate Foundation to conduct a review of financing mechanisms used to promote energy efficiency in buildings, with the goal of drawing out a series of lessons learned to aid in the development of country level "National Energy Efficiency Funds".

Warsaw Technical University Energy Efficiency (Poland).
GreenMax acted as the financial advisor in an EU JASPERS funded consortium preparing a Euro 34 million energy efficiency upgrade for the university.

Energy Efficiency Market Assessment (Chile & Ukraine).
GreenMax carried out separate projects to assess energy efficiency sector projects in Chile and Ukraine on behalf of the USTDA.

Rural Electrification Cooperatives (Yemen).
GreenMax undertook extensive due diligence for the US Trade and Development Agency of a proposal for the establishment of a Rural Electrification Agency in the country of Yemen.

Mini CHP Plan (Moldova).
Co-representing the local project sponsor (Munesti Services), we prepared a preliminary feasibility study and investment memorandum for the development of 39 mini CHP plants ranging from 2-3MW, to be sited adjacent to district heating loads in Kishinev and other urban centers.

Tajik Hydro Evaluations (Tajikistan).
GreenMax evaluated the feasibility of several hydropower projects in Tajikistan, three of which were recommended for further support from the USTDA.

Hydro Projects Review (Rwanda).
GreenMax analyzed the economic attractiveness for two planned government owned hydropower facilities, a 27MW station on the Nyaborongo River and a 10MW station on the Rukarara River. GreenMax also reviewed the economics for the Mission Hospital in Shiyra to develop, own and operate a 2MW mini-hydro grid.

Leading private equity funds.
GreenMax has provided a number of customized seminars on renewable energy and energy efficiency to leading private equity funds, covering topics ranging from global descriptions of energy market dynamics through to detailed analysis of acquisition targets in CEE.

Ceska Sporitelna Bank (Erste Bank) & HVB Bank (UniCredito) Hungary.
GreenMax presented training seminars on sustainable energy finance product design and credit analysis.