Bespoke advisory services to companies across the industry, including generation asset developers and investors, flexibility providers, energy retailers, network companies, and government departments.
We provide a seamless range of bespoke consultancy services to guide our clients on their net zero journeys. Our clients work with us because:
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Including our market-leading price cap forecasts, detailed line-by-line forecasting of business energy costs, power generation and storage revenue projections
For generators and large energy users, covering trading and risk management strategies, and undertaking market engagement to identify counterparties and secure supply contracts and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
Supporting both buy and sell-side with highly trusted commercial and regulatory advice often including revenue forecasts, red flag risk reviews and risk mitigation
Particularly for innovative business models, enabling new entrants to success in a complex and highly regulated environment
Understanding your risk appetite and growth ambitions, we develop strategies for success in a competitive market
Cornwall Insight has wide-ranging experience across the energy value chain, enabling it to provide cross-market insight into energy services in the business and household markets. Cornwall Insight has wide-ranging experience along the energy value chain. We provide bespoke advisory services across the business and household supply arena covering the opportunities, risks and strategies faced by our clients in these markets. The team leverages its detailed market understanding and practical experience to help clients with requirements such as launching and/ or repositioning their services, understanding the impact of policy/ regulatory change, and assessing opportunities in a smart enabled energy system.
We work with energy suppliers, flexibility providers and aggregators, intermediaries, not-for-profit organisations, software and hardware suppliers and investors to deepen their understanding of energy market opportunities, benefits, and risks through:
Our consultancy team has a detailed understanding of existing power and gas networks and their future direction, ranging from network company business models to generation and demand connection arrangements and corresponding ongoing network charges. We are able to utilise this expertise to support incumbent network companies with business planning; independent and private network companies with market entry and growth; generators connected to and developers seeking connection with cost forecasting; and suppliers in developing tariff offerings for their customers.
Cornwall Insight has been advising its clients in low carbon generation for 20 years. Our areas of specialism include: subsidy and support mechanisms such as the CfD (including our Contracts for Difference Support Service); routes to market and PPAs; co-location; revenue streams such as wholesale power, the balancing mechanism and green certificates; and network charging. Our expertise has been used in a range of equity and debt raises, investment appraisals, business planning processes and strategy setting.
Transport decarbonisation provides numerous material opportunities to a diverse range of market parties across multiple sectors. We provide bespoke advisory services at the intersection of the energy and transport markets, ranging from market entry through to commercial modelling, business model analysis and transaction due diligence assessments. We support stakeholders including vehicle manufacturers, charge pointoperators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors. Our expertise has been used to support market and competitor intelligence updates; route to market services and market entry support; strategic support and business model planning; and investment appraisal and due diligence.
Achieving net zero emissions is now right at the centre of decision-making and strategy for all corporates and energy users. Our team has worked with a wide range of corporates from sectors including water utilities, transport, retail, and manufacturing. Our expertise focuses on supporting corporates in their net zero journeys, through provision of energy cost forecasts, procurement strategy (including corporate PPAs), on-site energy and storage modelling, market intelligence, and decarbonation strategy.
Decarbonisation of heat is one of the major challenges in meeting net zero by 2050. The UK has some of the most inefficient housing stock in Europe, and the heat mix is heavily reliant on natural gas. The sector presents a major opportunity for technology and infrastructure firms, investors, suppliers, and more. Cornwall Insight has expertise supporting market actors across a range of sectors including CHP revenue assessments and due diligence for heat networks; heat network tariff setting, consumer protections and billing; ground and air source heat pump revenue assessments; integration of electrified heating solutions with behind the meter flexibility and generation; and the impact of proposed policy and regulatory changes and support schemes on market participants.
The UK’s transition to net zero is a driver for new flexibility on the system in the form of generation, storage and demand side response. We work with new entrants, developers, owner/operators, fund managers and VIUs in the flexibility space. Our revenue and cost modelling capabilities include site-specific and market-wide assessments that have been used in a range of debt and equity raises. Our other areas of expertise include routes to market, risk management, network charging assessments and market entry.
Cornwall Insight advises customers involved in the emerging hydrogen economy, those seeking to develop power generation with Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and green gas production. We provide support on strategy, business case development and regulatory analysis; the policy outlook for the development of a hydrogen economy; and business models and investment cases for Hydrogen and CCUS infrastructure.
Our Contracts for Difference (CfD) Support Service is designed to provide detailed support to auction participants through the application and allocation round process.
As part of the service you will receive two workshops, one at the start of the allocation round outlining key details of the CfD scheme and key known elements of the upcoming Allocation Round (AR) from the draft allocation framework and the second once the budget and final parameters have been published to provide further insight and assist in determining bid price strategies.
You will also receive a budget digest report providing key insights off the back of our analysis following announcement of the budget including an early view of the pipeline and potential auction scenarios. This will include a databook of our initial baseline position of competition within the AR. Using our Renewable Pipeline Tracker, which assesses all the renewable assets currently in the planning process, we provide an indication of the capacity of expected participants in the AR by technology. They will also receive a final budget digest report and databook providing further insight and analysis to assist in determining bid price strategies and an overview of the FAQs compiled since the first workshop.
Cornwall Insight has wide-ranging experience across the energy value chain, enabling it to provide cross-market insight into energy services in the business and household markets. Cornwall Insight has wide-ranging experience along the energy value chain. We provide bespoke advisory services across the business and household supply arena covering the opportunities, risks and strategies faced by our clients in these markets. The team leverages its detailed market understanding and practical experience to help clients with requirements such as launching and/ or repositioning their services, understanding the impact of policy/ regulatory change, and assessing opportunities in a smart enabled energy system.
We work with energy suppliers, flexibility providers and aggregators, intermediaries, not-for-profit organisations, software and hardware suppliers and investors to deepen their understanding of energy market opportunities, benefits, and risks through:
Our consultancy team has a detailed understanding of existing power and gas networks and their future direction, ranging from network company business models to generation and demand connection arrangements and corresponding ongoing network charges. We are able to utilise this expertise to support incumbent network companies with business planning; independent and private network companies with market entry and growth; generators connected to and developers seeking connection with cost forecasting; and suppliers in developing tariff offerings for their customers.
Cornwall Insight has been advising its clients in low carbon generation for 20 years. Our areas of specialism include: subsidy and support mechanisms such as the CfD (including our Contracts for Difference Support Service); routes to market and PPAs; co-location; revenue streams such as wholesale power, the balancing mechanism and green certificates; and network charging. Our expertise has been used in a range of equity and debt raises, investment appraisals, business planning processes and strategy setting.
Transport decarbonisation provides numerous material opportunities to a diverse range of market parties across multiple sectors. We provide bespoke advisory services at the intersection of the energy and transport markets, ranging from market entry through to commercial modelling, business model analysis and transaction due diligence assessments. We support stakeholders including vehicle manufacturers, charge pointoperators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors. Our expertise has been used to support market and competitor intelligence updates; route to market services and market entry support; strategic support and business model planning; and investment appraisal and due diligence.
Achieving net zero emissions is now right at the centre of decision-making and strategy for all corporates and energy users. Our team has worked with a wide range of corporates from sectors including water utilities, transport, retail, and manufacturing. Our expertise focuses on supporting corporates in their net zero journeys, through provision of energy cost forecasts, procurement strategy (including corporate PPAs), on-site energy and storage modelling, market intelligence, and decarbonation strategy.
Decarbonisation of heat is one of the major challenges in meeting net zero by 2050. The UK has some of the most inefficient housing stock in Europe, and the heat mix is heavily reliant on natural gas. The sector presents a major opportunity for technology and infrastructure firms, investors, suppliers, and more. Cornwall Insight has expertise supporting market actors across a range of sectors including CHP revenue assessments and due diligence for heat networks; heat network tariff setting, consumer protections and billing; ground and air source heat pump revenue assessments; integration of electrified heating solutions with behind the meter flexibility and generation; and the impact of proposed policy and regulatory changes and support schemes on market participants.
The UK’s transition to net zero is a driver for new flexibility on the system in the form of generation, storage and demand side response. We work with new entrants, developers, owner/operators, fund managers and VIUs in the flexibility space. Our revenue and cost modelling capabilities include site-specific and market-wide assessments that have been used in a range of debt and equity raises. Our other areas of expertise include routes to market, risk management, network charging assessments and market entry.
Cornwall Insight advises customers involved in the emerging hydrogen economy, those seeking to develop power generation with Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and green gas production. We provide support on strategy, business case development and regulatory analysis; the policy outlook for the development of a hydrogen economy; and business models and investment cases for Hydrogen and CCUS infrastructure.
Our Contracts for Difference (CfD) Support Service is designed to provide detailed support to auction participants through the application and allocation round process.
As part of the service you will receive two workshops, one at the start of the allocation round outlining key details of the CfD scheme and key known elements of the upcoming Allocation Round (AR) from the draft allocation framework and the second once the budget and final parameters have been published to provide further insight and assist in determining bid price strategies.
You will also receive a budget digest report providing key insights off the back of our analysis following announcement of the budget including an early view of the pipeline and potential auction scenarios. This will include a databook of our initial baseline position of competition within the AR. Using our Renewable Pipeline Tracker, which assesses all the renewable assets currently in the planning process, we provide an indication of the capacity of expected participants in the AR by technology. They will also receive a final budget digest report and databook providing further insight and analysis to assist in determining bid price strategies and an overview of the FAQs compiled since the first workshop.
Cornwall Insight’s low carbon generation consultancy services give you the market intelligence you need to anticipate where the market is heading. Our areas of specialism include: subsidy and support mechanisms such as RESS and ORESS; auction analysis, routes to market and PPAs; co-location; revenue streams such as wholesale markets, balancing market, System Services market; and network charging.
We have worked with a wide range of stakeholders in the low carbon generation sector, including generation operators, developers and investors, and official bodies such as DECC, Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Utility Regulator, ESB and EirGrid.
Ireland and Northern Ireland’s push to low carbon economies and net zero, is a driver for new flexibility on the system in the form of generation, storage and demand side response. We work with new entrants, developers, owner/operators, fund managers and VIUs in the flexibility space. Our revenue and cost modelling capabilities using our Battery Storage Optimiser Model includes site-specific and market-wide assessments that have been used in a range of debt and equity raises. Our other areas of expertise include routes to market, risk management, network charging assessments and market entry.
Transport decarbonisation provides numerous material opportunities to a diverse range of market parties across multiple sectors. We provide bespoke advisory services at the intersection of the energy and transport markets, ranging from market entry through to commercial modelling, business model analysis and transaction due diligence assessments. We support stakeholders including vehicle manufacturers, charge point operators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors. Our expertise has been used to support market and competitor intelligence updates; route to market services and market entry support; strategic support and business model planning; and investment appraisal and due diligence.
Our consultancy team has a detailed understanding of existing power and gas networks and their future direction. We are able to utilise this expertise to support System Operators, Market Operators and Network Operators as well as Suppliers with business planning, market design, market entry and network charges. We can also support generators connected to and developers seeking connection with cost forecasting; and suppliers in developing tariff offerings for their customers.
Achieving net zero emissions is now right at the centre of decision-making and strategy for all corporates and energy users. Our team has worked with a wide range of corporates from sectors including water utilities, transport, retail, and manufacturing. Our expertise focuses on supporting corporates in their net zero journeys, through provision of energy cost forecasts, procurement strategy (including corporate PPAs), on-site energy and storage modelling, market intelligence, and decarbonation strategy.
Cornwall Insight advises customers involved in the emerging hydrogen economy, those seeking to develop power generation with Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and green gas production. We provide support on strategy, business case development and regulatory analysis; the policy outlook for the development of a hydrogen economy; and business models and investment cases for Hydrogen and CCUS infrastructure.
Cornwall Insight’s low carbon generation consultancy services give you the market intelligence you need to anticipate where the market is heading. Our areas of specialism include: subsidy and support mechanisms such as RESS and ORESS; auction analysis, routes to market and PPAs; co-location; revenue streams such as wholesale markets, balancing market, System Services market; and network charging.
We have worked with a wide range of stakeholders in the low carbon generation sector, including generation operators, developers and investors, and official bodies such as DECC, Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Utility Regulator, ESB and EirGrid.
Ireland and Northern Ireland’s push to low carbon economies and net zero, is a driver for new flexibility on the system in the form of generation, storage and demand side response. We work with new entrants, developers, owner/operators, fund managers and VIUs in the flexibility space. Our revenue and cost modelling capabilities using our Battery Storage Optimiser Model includes site-specific and market-wide assessments that have been used in a range of debt and equity raises. Our other areas of expertise include routes to market, risk management, network charging assessments and market entry.
Transport decarbonisation provides numerous material opportunities to a diverse range of market parties across multiple sectors. We provide bespoke advisory services at the intersection of the energy and transport markets, ranging from market entry through to commercial modelling, business model analysis and transaction due diligence assessments. We support stakeholders including vehicle manufacturers, charge point operators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors. Our expertise has been used to support market and competitor intelligence updates; route to market services and market entry support; strategic support and business model planning; and investment appraisal and due diligence.
Our consultancy team has a detailed understanding of existing power and gas networks and their future direction. We are able to utilise this expertise to support System Operators, Market Operators and Network Operators as well as Suppliers with business planning, market design, market entry and network charges. We can also support generators connected to and developers seeking connection with cost forecasting; and suppliers in developing tariff offerings for their customers.
Achieving net zero emissions is now right at the centre of decision-making and strategy for all corporates and energy users. Our team has worked with a wide range of corporates from sectors including water utilities, transport, retail, and manufacturing. Our expertise focuses on supporting corporates in their net zero journeys, through provision of energy cost forecasts, procurement strategy (including corporate PPAs), on-site energy and storage modelling, market intelligence, and decarbonation strategy.
Cornwall Insight advises customers involved in the emerging hydrogen economy, those seeking to develop power generation with Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and green gas production. We provide support on strategy, business case development and regulatory analysis; the policy outlook for the development of a hydrogen economy; and business models and investment cases for Hydrogen and CCUS infrastructure.
Cornwall Insight Australia’s in-house ‘Storage investment model’ (SIM) is designed to inform and assist market participants on storage investments, project optimisation, risk assessment, independent evaluation, and due diligence.
We use our SIM to forecast Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) revenue across wholesale and Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) markets by simulating the dispatch of the asset for each trading interval. The SIM incorporates a real-world understanding of markets and the physical real-time operation of storage assets. It translates these to complex decision variables to ensure our model delivers realistic and reliable outputs. It runs a linear optimisation algorithm that utilises granular settlement period market price forecasting data from our industry-recognised and widely adopted modelling tools.
Cornwall Insight can provide PPA advisory services to support your organisation in understanding different PPA structures and pricing across the Australian market. This can be on behalf of owners of generation assets looking to maximise returns on invested capital or on behalf of buyers of energy looking to reduce electricity consumption costs or decarbonise consumed energy.
Australia is quickly catching up on the uptake of electric or zero-emissions vehicles. Cornwall Insight Australia’s consultancy team has extensive experience across the e-mobility and low-emissions transport sector. We support our customers in implementing effective business models and maximise revenue in this space. Our team leverage their deep energy market expertise to provide detailed support to stakeholders, including vehicle manufacturers, charge point operators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors.
This work includes:
Cornwall Insight Australia provides modelling and analysis of ancillary services markets, including Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) and potential investments in flexibility, firming, virtual power plants (VPP), ancillary services, and other emerging markets. Our in-house battery optimisation model forecasts the battery potential revenues and costs in the electricity market over the asset’s lifetime, considering various technical and market constraints.
We inform our clients about emerging markets such as Fast Frequency Response (FFR), inertia and investment opportunities, and additional revenue streams. We also advise on firming for renewable plants and flexibility for the power system through different technologies, such as batteries and hydrogen energy storage.
Australia has the potential to emerge as a hydrogen superpower, providing plentiful supplies for domestic and international use. Cornwall Insight Australia can support organisations seeking to understand and take advantage of this burgeoning market. Our consulting services provide modelling and analysis of green hydrogen production from renewable power plants using electrolysis. Our in-house hydrogen optimisation models also forecast potential revenue from both the energy and ancillary services markets, the Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) of the produced hydrogen over the lifetime of the asset and plant operation costs. This allows decision-makers to assess the viability of particular hydrogen projects.
Cornwall Insight Australia forecasts changes in Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) across the NEM. We use proven advanced engineering techniques and the impact of demand, generation development, and transmission augmentation on individual assets to create robust forecasts.
The analysis of MLF’s also utilises all insights across Cornwall Insight Australia’s suite of modelling, analysis, and activities, such as the Benchmark Power Curve, the Storage Investment Model, and FCAS forecasts.
Cornwall Insight Australia provides clients with ongoing insight and analysis on current policy and market design changes in our Energy Market Alerts subscription service. Accordingly, we are well-placed to assess policy and market design changes, policy positions, including Net Zero targets, and other energy-related schemes and subsidy programs and advise on their potential impacts.
Furthermore, our modelling capabilities allow us to test new market designs and mechanisms and analyse how they may work in practice. Whether testing minor tweaks to existing mechanisms or contemplating new designs altogether, our modelling and regulatory team can help you
Our Benchmark Power Curve (BPC) sets itself above other products in the market for its accuracy and independence. Notably, we provide 5-minute price granularity during the first five years of the outlook period and 30-minute price granularity from the sixth year onward.
Implemented in PLEXOS (the industry-preferred tool), both the five and 30-minute results are provided to our customers; we do not believe in the black box approach other providers take.
Cornwall Insight Australia also has significant experience modelling ancillary service markets.
The storage investment model (SIM) performs a battery optimisation exercise, where it completes revenue optimisation of the eight FCAS markets for the life of the project.
Cornwall Insight Australia provides clients with an independent assessment of assets, including identifying potential red flags, assessing Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) and curtailment risk, and the outlook for particular areas of the network in terms of capacity buildout and network capacity.
We also offer an independent review of third-party reports for MLF and curtailments, offering a second-eye approach to assess assumptions and results. We utilise our internal models and insights to evaluate the buildout of new capacity and other market impacts.
We support with the following:
Cornwall Insight Australia’s in-house ‘Storage investment model’ (SIM) is designed to inform and assist market participants on storage investments, project optimisation, risk assessment, independent evaluation, and due diligence.
We use our SIM to forecast Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) revenue across wholesale and Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) markets by simulating the dispatch of the asset for each trading interval. The SIM incorporates a real-world understanding of markets and the physical real-time operation of storage assets. It translates these to complex decision variables to ensure our model delivers realistic and reliable outputs. It runs a linear optimisation algorithm that utilises granular settlement period market price forecasting data from our industry-recognised and widely adopted modelling tools.
Cornwall Insight can provide PPA advisory services to support your organisation in understanding different PPA structures and pricing across the Australian market. This can be on behalf of owners of generation assets looking to maximise returns on invested capital or on behalf of buyers of energy looking to reduce electricity consumption costs or decarbonise consumed energy.
Australia is quickly catching up on the uptake of electric or zero-emissions vehicles. Cornwall Insight Australia’s consultancy team has extensive experience across the e-mobility and low-emissions transport sector. We support our customers in implementing effective business models and maximise revenue in this space. Our team leverage their deep energy market expertise to provide detailed support to stakeholders, including vehicle manufacturers, charge point operators, aggregators and flexibility providers, utilities and energy suppliers, and investors.
This work includes:
Cornwall Insight Australia provides modelling and analysis of ancillary services markets, including Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) and potential investments in flexibility, firming, virtual power plants (VPP), ancillary services, and other emerging markets. Our in-house battery optimisation model forecasts the battery potential revenues and costs in the electricity market over the asset’s lifetime, considering various technical and market constraints.
We inform our clients about emerging markets such as Fast Frequency Response (FFR), inertia and investment opportunities, and additional revenue streams. We also advise on firming for renewable plants and flexibility for the power system through different technologies, such as batteries and hydrogen energy storage.
Australia has the potential to emerge as a hydrogen superpower, providing plentiful supplies for domestic and international use. Cornwall Insight Australia can support organisations seeking to understand and take advantage of this burgeoning market. Our consulting services provide modelling and analysis of green hydrogen production from renewable power plants using electrolysis. Our in-house hydrogen optimisation models also forecast potential revenue from both the energy and ancillary services markets, the Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) of the produced hydrogen over the lifetime of the asset and plant operation costs. This allows decision-makers to assess the viability of particular hydrogen projects.
Cornwall Insight Australia forecasts changes in Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) across the NEM. We use proven advanced engineering techniques and the impact of demand, generation development, and transmission augmentation on individual assets to create robust forecasts.
The analysis of MLF’s also utilises all insights across Cornwall Insight Australia’s suite of modelling, analysis, and activities, such as the Benchmark Power Curve, the Storage Investment Model, and FCAS forecasts.
Cornwall Insight Australia provides clients with ongoing insight and analysis on current policy and market design changes in our Energy Market Alerts subscription service. Accordingly, we are well-placed to assess policy and market design changes, policy positions, including Net Zero targets, and other energy-related schemes and subsidy programs and advise on their potential impacts.
Furthermore, our modelling capabilities allow us to test new market designs and mechanisms and analyse how they may work in practice. Whether testing minor tweaks to existing mechanisms or contemplating new designs altogether, our modelling and regulatory team can help you
Our Benchmark Power Curve (BPC) sets itself above other products in the market for its accuracy and independence. Notably, we provide 5-minute price granularity during the first five years of the outlook period and 30-minute price granularity from the sixth year onward.
Implemented in PLEXOS (the industry-preferred tool), both the five and 30-minute results are provided to our customers; we do not believe in the black box approach other providers take.
Cornwall Insight Australia also has significant experience modelling ancillary service markets.
The storage investment model (SIM) performs a battery optimisation exercise, where it completes revenue optimisation of the eight FCAS markets for the life of the project.
Cornwall Insight Australia provides clients with an independent assessment of assets, including identifying potential red flags, assessing Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) and curtailment risk, and the outlook for particular areas of the network in terms of capacity buildout and network capacity.
We also offer an independent review of third-party reports for MLF and curtailments, offering a second-eye approach to assess assumptions and results. We utilise our internal models and insights to evaluate the buildout of new capacity and other market impacts.
We support with the following:
Projects Won
2024
Cornwall Insight acted as one of the advisors in the $200mn investment by leading independent global investment manager I Squared Capital, in Aurora Utilities Limited.
Projects Won
2024
Cornwall Insight acted as a key advisor in the successful sale of Toucan Energy's solar PV portfolio.
Projects Won
2024
Cornwall Insight acted as an advisor for Zenobē in securing a £147 million project finance debt for its Kilmarnock South battery storage project.
Projects Won
2023
This project is vital for the UK’s goal of achieving a net-zero electricity system, and we are proud that our expertise in revenue forecasting, regulatory analysis, and risk reviews provided ILI with the essential information for a successful sale.”
Kate is a Principal Consultant helping organisations work towards net zero. Drawing on experience from policy, regulatory and commercial roles Kate provides strategic advice helping companies across the value chain.
Adam is a Managing Consultant (Client Lead) at Cornwall Insight, with 10 years' experience in the energy market. Adam leads Cornwall Insight’s work in investments, due diligence and strategy projects.
Craig has over 25 years experience in the energy sector, building upon academic research to apply knowledge and skills in a wide range of roles including consultancy, wholesale and retail trading, procurement and risk management.
Lisa is Principal Consultant at Cornwall Insight with over 12 years’ experience in the energy market. Prior to joining she worked as Head of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs at GridBeyond managing their market participation in Ireland and the UK.
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