Fichtner has been supporting many companies, governmental agencies, utilities and banks with advice on a variety of projects starting from the assessment of the existing installations and arrangements through the identification of cost-effective (least-cost based) technical/economic improvements to the preparation of bidding documents for the supply of new equipment and services, scheduling of supply , supervision of procurement as well as project monitoring an management.

One of the areas of expertise which Fichtner has developed over the last years is experience with the projects  related to Climate Change Commitments and emission trading within the framework of Kyoto protocol.  

Overview of Fichtner Services

 Services CDM and JI

 Services Emission Trading

 Engineering and consulting services

• Capacity building and expert training
• Identification of GHG reduction options
• Project identification and screening
• Preparation of Project Idea Note (PIN)
• Coordination with authorities
• Preparation of the Project Design Document (PDD)
• Preparation of monitoring plan
• Development of new monitoring and baseline methodologies
• Preparation and negotiation of Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA)
• Risk analysis
• Project realisation and implementation
• Preparation of annual monitoring reports
• Marketing of projects, CERs, ERUs

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• In-house training courses.
• Company and site specific situation analysis.
• Identification of effects on company business.
• Drawing up GHG emission inventories.
• Identification and assessment of chances and risks.
• Conception and implementation of company specific GHG emission monitoring systems.
• Automation of annual GHG reporting.
• Forecast of future GHG emission output.
• Determination of effects on the company energy supply cost structure by the introduction of the Emission Trading scheme.
• Identification of emission reduction opportunities.
• Determination of company specific GHG reduction cost.
• Forecast of effects of emission reduction measures on future company GHG output. 
• Identification and assessment of risks.
• Identification of measures to cut risks.
• Risk-strategies and risk-management.
• Development of a least cost GHG reduction strategy: banking, borrowing, trading, own GHG emission reduction, CDM, JI.
• Trading strategies.
• Transactions in the market.

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Concept-formulation and decision-making phase
Studies, economic-technical analyses, master planning, plant design, operation management concepts, IT concepts

Engineering and contract award
Plant engineering, plant specifications, evaluation of bids, contract award negotiations, contract award recommendations, contracts, preparation of permit applications

Implementation phase
Checking of drawings, interface coordination, project supervision (costs, deadlines), in-plant acceptance tests, site management and supervision, coordination of commissioning, acceptance, coordination of safety and security, training, documentation, trial operation and warranty support

Operation
Process optimization, management of environment, risks and quality, maintenance scheduling, operating information systems, optimization of deployment

Business consultancy
Strategy and management consulting, business management, organization and IT, privatizations, mergers & acquisitions

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