Clean Fuels & Chemicals Advisory
HYDROGEN | AMMONIA | METHANOL | E-FUELS | BIOFUELS | CCUS
Poten & Partners has a dedicated team of traditional market and emerging low carbon fuel experts with professional and advisory experience across all key components of the energy value chain. Our broad techno-commercial skillset provides insight across the clean fuels and chemicals industries. Poten provides bespoke advice across all aspects of the energy value chain.
Implement your energy transition with Poten’s Advisory Services
MARKET, TECHNICAL AND SHIPPING FEASIBILITY STUDIES, STRATEGIC AND TRANSACTION SUPPORT, INDEPENDENT DUE DILIGENCE
Our capabilities
Poten Advisors provides independent expertise in hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, e-fuels, biofuels and CCUS and delivers value for its clients in following segments:
Markets & Pricing
– Market dynamics (supply/demand/trade) projections for zero/low carbon fuels and chemicals
– Profitability and pricing forecasts
– Delivered cost competitiveness
– Market entry strategy
Technology & Operations
– Independent technology evaluation
– Asset reviews
– Feasibility studies for infrastructure and supply chains.
Shipping
– Clean fuels & chemicals trade routes
– Technical and commercial shipping challenges and opportunities
– Identification of engine development progress and maturity needed for adoption as marine fuels
– Marine fuel environmental solutions
Commercial & Strategic
– Project commercial structure and risk management
– Offtake contract key terms
– Conducting procurement or sales tenders
Independent 3rd Party Advisor
– Process technology due diligence (scale-up and commercialisation risk with developing technologies)
– Project finance lenders’ independent advisor (market, technical, environmental & social due diligence)
– Private equity and investors/divestors commercial and technical due diligence support
– Expert witness/litigation support
Poten Advises:
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New Project Developers looking to enter the clean fuels & chemicals markets
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Prospective financiers/investors looking to finance or invest in clean fuels and chemicals ventures
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Companies looking to grow their business by producing clean fuels & chemicals.
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Companies aiming to decarbonize by procuring cleaner fuels and chemicals.
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Government and institutions with net zero targets requiring a roadmap to execute their strategies.
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Shipping businesses adapting to the constraints and opportunities of the energy transition.
Clean Fuels & Chemicals Advisory Leadership
Graham Hoar is the Global Head, Clean Fuels & Chemical Advisory at Poten & Partners based in London and has successfully delivered value throughout his career in plant operations, energy & chemicals advisory and technology licensing.
Graham has strengths in strategic planning, commercial and techno-economic analysis as well as extensive experience in project and business evaluations/privatisations. He has also led commercial and technical/environmental due diligence support for many project finance and M&A activities as well as expert witness/litigation support.
Previously Graham led the Ammonia, Syngas & Fertilizers Technology business at KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions. Before KBR, he led Nexant Energy & Chemicals Advisory’s global C1 chemicals & fertilizers activities and its West European region having previously led its Middle East region from Bahrain.
He has also worked for ICI, DuPont and Terra Nitrogen in technical and operations management roles. He is a Chartered Engineer with a 1st Class Honours Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Birmingham, UK.
About Poten
Poten & Partners is wholly-owned subsidiary of BGC Partners and has been in existence for nearly 80 years. We strive to maintain a deep commitment to a service orientated culture rooted in a comprehensive knowledge of underlying economic goals, a results-driven approach and an in-depth understanding of our clients’ business objectives.
