From reviews of greenfield or operating projects to assessments of development platforms and portfolios of operating assts, Leidos uncovers the risks most critical to our clients' investments and determines effective mitigation strategies.
Developers & Financial Institutions
Insight to assess project risk and unlock potential
Clarity for complex decisions
Whether powering hyperscale data centers, launching utility-scale generation, or considering an M&A transaction, the success of complex projects and transactions depend on the decisions developers, owners, and investors make every day.
Drawing on technical and market expertise, Leidos delivers risk-focused, transaction-oriented advice to give developers and financial institutions confidence as you evaluate your next move in the midst of uncertainty. As independent engineer or technical advisor, we work alongside you to assess possible outcomes, weigh options, and determine the right path forward.
#1
Global Infrastructure Technical Advisors
(Green Street Infrastructure)
3,000+
Energy, Infrastructure, Industrial Projects Completed
75+
Countries and Territories
with Project Siting
$300 Billion+
Cumulative Transaction Value
450+
Clients Served
Global Offices
United States, Canada, United Kingdom
EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGES THE EQUATION
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
Independent Engineering & Technical Advisory
Power Market Consulting
Applying advanced studies, modeling, and forecasts, Leidos enhances understanding of how market drivers impact the value and competitiveness of assets. Providing critical insights into the long-term capacity, energy, REC, and ancillary services pricing required to make sound investment decisions.
Transmission Planning & Analysis
Leidos’ transmission curtailment studies and congestion risk assessments provide the critical quantification of key transmission related risks to support generation development, position projects for financing, and inform M&A decision making.
Owner's Engineering & Advisory
Leidos works with developers and owners to develop assets, manage capital programs, manage outages, determine root cause analysis of failures, assess upgrade/repowering potential offering, and determine cost of construction and O&M, to provide the assurance that projects are planned, contracted, executed, and operated as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Design Engineering
Leidos delivers feasibility, FEED, and preliminary design for new generation projects utilizing both conventional and renewable technologies.
Powering Energy Diversity
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Renewables & Storage
Renewable technologies have been a part of Leidos’ service portfolio for decades and account for a substantial portion of our technical advisory work. We help clients evaluate, develop and finance projects using virtually all commercially viable renewable technologies.
- Battery energy storage
- Photovoltaic solar
- Hybrid solar plus storage
- Solar thermal power
- Onshore wind
- Offshore wind
- Geothermal
- Hydroelectric, including pumped storage
- Biomass
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Thermal / Conventional Generation
Conventional and thermal generation has long been the foundation of our independent technical advisory practice. Our portfolio reflects the diverse solutions and value that these technologies offer, whether multi-gigawatt gas-fired generation, quick-to-market modular solutions, or revitalized older assets.
- Combined- and simple-cycle gas turbines
- Boiler / steam turbines
- Reciprocating engines
- Nuclear (modular reactors and central stations)
- Cogeneration
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Onsite & Distributed Generation
Behind-the-meter and decentralized energy solutions can accelerate project delivery, enhance reliability, and provide energy sources beyond electric power. Leidos has significant experience in the wide range of technologies deployed in distributed systems that supply loads independent of or in parallel with grid-supplied power while also meeting thermal energy demand.
- Data centers
- Fuel cells
- District energy
- Combined heat and power
- Microgrids
- Linear generators
- Electric vehicle charging
- Virtual power plants
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Renewable & Advanced Fuels
As demand for lower-carbon and alternative energy solutions grows, advanced fuels offer potential for innovation and investment. Leidos has partnered with innovators and investors to help advance the commercialization of new feedstocks, technologies, and products, as well as the continued use of early-generation biofuels.
- Hydrogen
- Methanol and ammonia
- Sustainable aviation fuels
- E-fuels
- Biofuels
- Syngas and derivatives
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Waste to Energy
Waste conversion technologies transform waste of all types into valuable products, including electricity, renewable natural gas, transportation fuels, hydrogen, and bioproduct precursors. Leidos’ expertise covers all forms of energy recovery and recycling, purification, and fuel and material production from waste feedstocks.
- Gasification, pyrolysis, and plasma arc
- Anaerobic digestion/renewable natural gas
- Landfill gas recovery
- Direct combustion
- Hydrothermal processes
- Plastics recovery and conversion
- Metal separation / recovery
- Critical minerals recovery
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Carbon Capture / Decarbonization
Power producers and other industrials increasingly look to integrate carbon capture, use and storage technologies to reduce and manage emissions. Leidos considers the challenges and opportunities of these projects, including on-site energy integration, chemical and physical technologies, and CO2 transportation.
- Point-source removal / post-combustion
- Direct air capture
- CO2 pipelines and sequestration
- Biochar and low-carbon products
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Oil & Gas
Leidos offers a wealth of knowledge in almost every aspect of hydrocarbon processing and transport and draws on deep experience in a broad variety of process technologies and commercial business practices. Our expertise is focused on the analysis of market trends, independent engineering, and acquisition due diligence.
- Oil and gas midstream
- Petrochemicals
- Reforming
- Hydroprocessing
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
NEWS
Leidos expands energy advisory in the UK & Europe
Leidos' Glasgow-based team offers local expertise with US technical support to advise developers, lenders and investors on project finance, risk and delivery across renewables, storage and low-carbon technologies.
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FAQs
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Yes. Leidos has a proven methodology that we can scale in our reviews of technologies, both conventional and emerging. Our reviews consider everything from development history to design features to manufacturing quality. This breadth of review supports targeted evaluations of technologies to assess their readiness for commercialization as well as technologies to be deployed in projects. That we are technology agnostic means we can evaluate any technology on its own terms.
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As an independent evaluator, Leidos’ role is to uncover risks that are not readily identified. We work with sponsors to assess how they are addressing risks and offer alternative approaches as appropriate. We also work with lenders and investors to ensure they understand not just the risk (both its likelihood and severity), but how it is being or can be addressed. Our goal is to ensure that all parties come to a common understanding of a development project’s or operating asset’s risks and the strategies available to address them.
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While an independent engineer is typically engaged when a project approaches financing, sale or acquisition, Leidos offers value throughout a project’s lifecycle. When engaged early, we can often see “around the corners” to make sure a project offers what lenders and investors expect –not just from a technical or execution perspective, but also in terms of the electric power markets and access to the transmission grid. Leidos also steps in during EPC execution to help keep projects on track and during operations to advise owners on operations and maintenance practices, processes, and budgets.