Since inception the company has completed approximately 60 different assignments with clients in the US, Europe, Japan and the Middle East. Pete has also provided due diligence support for a variety of energy tech venture capital investment firms. Audited major international turbo-compressor company’s current business practices.
Provided strategic and tactical direction to improve results. Developed Strategy and supporting Business Plan for a major international gas turbine manufacturer.
Created and/or supported positioning strategies for various micro and mini-turbine developers.
Identified and developed Strategic Partnership relationship for a new market entrant at 500kW and 1.6MW.
Prepared a preliminary cost study for a novel 350kW gas turbine engine.
Participated in a detailed risk assessment for a major U. S. gas turbine manufacturer.
Developed product and commercialization strategies for various component manufacturers:
-Compressor technologies
-Recuperators
-Web-based asset management and command & control software
-Fuel gas boosters
-High speed motor/generators
-Power electronics
-Investment castings
-Wind turbines
Performed investment due diligence work for venture capital firms J. P. Morgan Partners, Perseus, Thayer Capital and Metapoint Partners to evaluate opportunities:
-Air & gas compressors
-Micro and mini gas turbines
-Natural gas fired reciprocating engine
-Stirling engine
-Steam turbine
-Blowers/vacuum pumps
-Hydrogen on-site generation
-Zinc/Air fuel cell power system
Consulting services for a small scale modular SOFC
Advisor for an under-hood 5kW PTO generator
Interim Program Manager for STM Power’s Stirling engine development
Developed both a detailed Corporate Business Plan and a Product Strategy for a novel Oil-free Turbo Compressor concept (Ramgen)
Evaluated an Oil-Free Vane Compressor concept.
Consultant to Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
-Contributing Editor Turbomachinery International with over 40 Op-Ed columns published
Board Observer STM Power
Peer reviewer for DoE Advanced Microturbine and Recuperator Programs.
Expert witness NY State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and SoCal Gas
Featured speaker
-Gas Technology Institute, , EPRI DG, CERA Week, Gas Research Institute, DoE
-Energy Venture Fair, Harvard Cyberposium, Energy Frontiers International
-Ohio Department of Economic Development, American Society of Materials
-CERA Rountables, Distributed Energy Advisory Service
ASME – International Gas Turbine Institute
-Member Electric Power Committee & Fuels Committee Chairman 2013-Current
Ingersoll-Rand Corporate Witness