Identifying opportunities to save energy;

Specifying solutions to transform the opportunities into economy, training and support;

Results follow-up and optimization.

Work method:

The objective of this consulting, in a partnership with the customer, is to create a perception for the opportunities, to develop studies to identify the associated business arrangements that could make them happen, survey the ideal forms of contracts for the customer profile and to follow up the results and the adjustments that might be necessary.

A partnership with the customer means to join internal competence, certainly already existent, with external professional experiences, providing a great interaction among the directorship, the management and even those responsible for the productive activities, when necessary. This way, the opportunities for energy efficient and rational use become attractive businesses.

Work steps:

» Identifying the current and future needs of the users regarding their energy demands;

» Surveying the opportunities involving energy supply, its conversion and final use;

» Evaluation of the business formats taking advantages of the opportunities that best fit their needs;

» Market consulting guidelines for contract solutions;

» Support for proposal evaluation and negotiations;

» Follow up of the contracted solution implementations;

Technical solutions:

» Base generation and energy cogeneration;

» Peak and emergency generation;

» Electric energy contracts;

» High voltage substation;

» Energy management;

» Motors and drives;

» Lighting;

» Air conditioning and cooling;

» Heating;

» Power factor correction.

Solutions in contracts:

» BOT/BOO;

» Performance;

» Leasing;

» Location;

» Purchase.

Negotiations:

» Support;

» Mediation.

II. Energy purchase

Advantages of the competitive solution purchase:

* Identification of the best solutions by comparing the alternatives of getting energy, regarding reliability quality and price;

* Optimized purchase, lower costs and better efficiency, including market competition for better supply conditions.

Contract energy or equipment?

Competitive solutions might be achieved when contracting energy and/or generation equipment. The definition depends on each client's preferences and it is a result of a good understanding of the risks and conveniences that are at stake.

Energy alternatives to be considered in a competitive contract:

» "Public grid": captive, free, temporary, spot and pool;

» "On-site": peak, base, emergency and conservation.

Alternatives of generation equipment and system to be considered in a competitive contract:

» Electric energy generation;

» Energy cogeneration.