recent projects
2023
EHS pre-construction engineering support for an undisclosed luxury UK automotive manufacturer across multiple sites.
Construction QHSE assurance services to AWS (Amazon Web Services) during their new-cluster launch in the MENA region.
Damaged Lithium-Ion battery quarantine system design for Slovenian logistics giant F.A.Maik.
Annual REACH compliance assurance review for Ultimate Battery Company UK (UBC), focussing on lead-acid based battery manufacturer responsibilities.
Lithium-Ion waste management strategy design for an undisclosed Gigafactory operator in Europe. Including cost-benefit studies relating to in-house direct recycling and semi-automated battery disassembly to maximise high value component recovery.
2022
Successful build completion of 3 x hyperscale Data Centres in the challenging Middle East region to the highest levels of sustainability and energy efficiency. Currently supporting mission critical equipment commissioning and ramp up for Phase 2 installation to further increase capacity.
Waste compaction recycling equipment design and supply to a leading automotive battery manufacturer in the UK. Solution includes safety interlock provision, machinery guarding and an automated conveyor feed system to minimise labour requirements and reduce waste haulage costs.
Recycling engineering system design for Freyr Battery’s Norwegian pilot plant in Mo I Rana promoting the highest levels of process environmental management via a zero waste to landfill methodology.
Seasonal energy efficiency auditing services at Apollo Fire UK leading initiatives to reduce energy consumption across their fire detection manufacturing sites.
2021
Construction management services to Data Centre D&B sector; provision of turnkey construction management & QHSE assurance services to Compass Data Centers, a major DC provider across multiple sites. Ensuring the highest levels of energy efficiency and environmental management throughout the construction and commissioning phases.
Specialist environmental design and fit-out services for a number of New European Battery Manufacturing Facilities including site recycling centre design, waste quarantine area installation and ISO 14001/50001 Management System creation in collaboration with leading architecture and manufacturing firms.
Development and implementation of complex water services projects throughout the Palestinian West Bank to off-grid communities in conjunction with a leading local NGO.
2020
Brine wastewater treatment plant design for vegetable pickling plant operations in northern Israel. A 50m3/day capacity containerised unit for ease of delivery and plug & play installation, including a clean-in-place system for prolonged component lifetime and fully automatic operation ensuring zero liquid discharge objectives are met.
Agreement in Principle with Kenyan consultancy MK Africa for a 3 year photo-voltaic solar panel and battery supply contract to boost renewable energy uptake in the region.
Technical environmental specialist support to the UK’s Environment Agency, helping them reduce carbon emissions across their UK sites by providing environmental impact analysis pre-project implementation, in addition to the specification and site-selection of multiple 3-6kW vertical axis wind turbine installations.
Nominated by Jaguar Land Rover (Halewood, UK) to perform a detailed cost-benefit study for various renewable technologies, including wind energy solutions as an input into their 10 year Carbon Management Plan.
Preliminary design of a bulk chemical storage facility for handling and storing various types of water treatment chemicals on behalf of EMS Mekorot Projects, a subsidiary of Israel’s National Water Company.
Fire safety services to the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch and Southampton Fire Rescue Service – ‘Means of managing and extinguishing Lithium Ion battery fires on board marine vessels’.
Off-grid solar installation design (45kW) with Li-Ion battery storage (100kWh) providing 100% energy supply and back-up for a commercial Poultry farm in Northern Israel.
10kW roof hybrid solar design, Al-Furqan mosque – Kufr Aqeb (Jerusalem). Key features include the use of high-quality components such as BYD lithium ion battery technology (10+ year lifetime) and split cell JA polycrystalline panels for higher performance in low light, shaded and high temperature environments.
2019
Environmental specialist for plastic pelletizing plant design & build project in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. USAID funded project in conjunction with People in Need (Czech NGO). Services included; climate vulnerability screening, recycling facility engineering design, Afghan authority environmental permit applications, monitoring environmental compliance throughout the project.
Impact Assessment for Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) funded project led by Oxfam, ‘Assessing the Impact of Climate Crisis on the Agricultural Sector in the Gaza Strip’. Deliverables included quantifying bio-physical and socio-economic indicators of climate change stress on agricultural holdings in the region, and development of a digitized climate change vulnerability map to assist future impact modelling.
Waste services to Italian NGO Cesvi providing financial assessment of solid waste management alternatives for several Palestinian refugee camps, including identifying key recycling revenues and market value chain opportunities.
Environmental Impact Assessment for Hebron’s Regional Wastewater Management Project funded jointly by US AID, World Bank & Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
White paper for UN Ops outlining key challenges facing the Palestinian Energy Sector in Gaza. Reporting directly to the Director of Energy – Office of the Quartet (Jerusalem).
Middle East partner with Dowell Electronic, an energy storage systems manufacturer based in Beijing (China). Duties include business development & turnkey project management of containerized energy storage system installations for industrial clients.
UK project partner with Battery Solution International (Israel), a specialist industrial battery refurbishment company. Services involved conducting market research for franchise and new plant set-up opportunities aimed at increasing market share.
Consultancy services to the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Ramallah: Creation of water safety plans for the management of drinking water quality from catchment to consumer.
2018
Project management supporting Bethlehem University’s initiative to conserve biodiversity & promote community development in Al-Makrour Valley. Creation of quarterly project timing plans and progress report templates in line with Darwin funding (UK) programme requirements, including management of multiple collaborators.
Energy management services to Autoneum, an automotive acoustic system manufacturer based in Winterthur, (Switzerland). Including renewable energy asset optimization & seasonal performance commissioning services.
Brine pond analysis for Nestle Osem – Beit Hashita (Israel) pickling plant. Adjustment of existing pond spray nozzles and introduction of a tractor powered paddle-wheel aerator to speed up evaporation rates thus mitigating risk of plant shutdowns. Recommendations included sale of waste brine as a re-packaged aerospace liquid de-icer product to increase revenue from their food product pickling process.
Partnership with building developer CTP Romania, providing sustainable design, build & facility installation packages for their industrial assets throughout Eastern Europe.
Collaboration with the Palestinian Water Authority and MEDRC, planning and implementation of energy efficiency projects in the Ramallah clean water supply catchment.
2017
Product development for a portfolio of affordable Photo-voltaic coupled energy storage solutions for the domestic Middle East market.
Invited to draw up project methodologies by the UK Dept. of International Development (DFID) in support of their efforts to deliver climate resilient water and sanitation infrastructure in Ethiopia.
Bespoke dangerous goods packaging design for damaged & defective critical lithium ion automotive batteries, for Jaguar Land Rover, (UK).
Feasibility study of a thermal catalytic de-polymerisation pilot plant to produce plastic waste derived fuel for automotive test cell applications, for Jaguar Land Rover, (UK).
2016
Turnkey project management - waste lithium ion battery recycling and quarantine facility design & build services for a new electric car battery manufacturing facility (lithium-ion technology).
Bespoke fire engineering system design for handling of automotive Li-ion battery systems in thermal runaway ensuring business continuity and property protection across global manufacturing facilities.
Design and construction management of the two large manufacturing facility recycling centres (1,200 sq.m each) including design, installation & commissioning of bespoke recycling machinery ensuring operation to technical & safety standards.
Commissioning and optimization of a manufacturing plant 6MW roof solar array including ongoing seasonal commissioning and completion of a separate retro-fit study for an additional 6MW to an adjacent facility.
Surface / foul water pollution control system design for a new automotive manufacturing facility, specification and project management of installations which included: full and bypass flow oil-water interceptors, underground pollution diversion tanks, automatic penstock valves, surface water outlet vortex flow control, building management system interface, automatic pollution monitoring systems and silt management during construction and new build phases.