Expertise

Areas of expertise

Specialist expertise across water, energy, infrastructure and technology adoption.

Water & Environmental Infrastructure

Water and wastewater treatment, environmental engineering, resource recovery, and infrastructure performance and optimisation.

  • Water and wastewater treatment technologies
  • Water quality, monitoring and pollution control
  • Treatment chemistry and resource recovery
  • Process optimisation and environmental engineering

Nuclear Energy & SMRs

Nuclear deployment pathways and forecasting, project risk and delivery, and the development and scale-up of large reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs).

  • Probabilistic deployment modelling and forecasting
  • SMR and advanced reactor development and maturity
  • Project progression and deployment tracking
  • Markets, scale-up and supply chain analysis

Renewable Energy & Energy Systems

Renewable energy integration and forecasting, energy management and intelligent control, and the optimisation of low-carbon energy systems.

  • Solar photovoltaics and distributed energy systems
  • AI and machine learning for energy forecasting
  • Demand-side and intelligent energy management
  • Hybrid, off-grid and renewable-energy integration

Technology Adoption & Public Acceptance

Technology adoption and public acceptance, including attitudes, preferences and the conditions influencing the uptake of emerging technologies.

  • Technology adoption and behavioural analysis
  • Public and consumer acceptance research
  • Trust, risk and perceptions of emerging technologies
  • Stakeholder attitudes and engagement

Capabilities

How we work

Our specialist areas are supported by complementary research, analytical, advisory and engineering capabilities.

Research & Intelligence

  • Technology and market analysis
  • Policy and regulatory analysis
  • Stakeholder and public acceptance research
  • Evidence synthesis and assessment

Data & Forecasting

  • Scenario and probabilistic forecasting
  • Statistical and quantitative analysis
  • Dataset development and curation
  • Models, indicators and analytical tools

Engineering & Technical Analysis

  • Systems and process analysis
  • Technical feasibility and readiness review
  • Cost, performance and reliability assessment
  • Design and specification review

Advisory & Decision Support

  • Strategy and option appraisal
  • Project and programme assessment
  • Expert review and challenge
  • Briefings and decision support