Broadlands Financial Group Leads Concentrating Solar Development Conference in Denver

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 3, 2010 --

Broadlands Financial Group's Senior Vice President of Energy, Gage Kellogg, recently chaired the two-day Concentrating Solar Thermal Development Conference in Denver, Colorado. The two-day event included world class experts in the development, financial, engineering and construction segments of the concentrating solar marketplace. The conference and exposition covered critical areas to jumpstart your project and get your CSP plant off the ground. Mr. Kellogg lead a group of top level leading speakers from, among others, the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tucson Electric Power, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Albiassa, Mizuho Corporate Bank and others.

“Broadlands is on the cutting edge of concentrating solar thermal development," said Broadlands Executive Vice President, Bryan Fortay. "We have designed program and risk management strategies for world renowned CSP projects including Nevada Solar One and now Rajasthan Solar One, the first CSP project to be built under India's new National Solar Mission. Broadlands is also one of the few companies in the world that brings concentrating trough, concentrating tower and photovoltaic experience to its clients’ solar initiatives,” Fortay said.

Broadlands was the owner’s choice to provide owner’s representative services and project controls on the largest Concentrating Solar Trough Power Plant built in the world in over 20 years – the 64 MW Nevada Solar One. Broadlands was the owner’s choice to provide owner’s representation on the 10.5 MW photovoltaic plant, PA Solar Park I. Broadlands was the owner’s choice to provide post construction cost analysis and best practice construction strategies on a 5 MW CSP tower project. In addition, Broadlands was chosen as the owner’s representative on the first CSP plant being built under India’s new national tariff program and as the strategic consultant on a 100 MW wind initiative for a major government authority. Broadlands’ professionals further bring diverse energy project experience to the company, including nuclear and biomass. And, the company employs personnel that worked on the design of the Luz SEGS VIII and IX 80 MW projects as well as modifications and plant improvements made on the SEGS 30 MW units.

“We have a proven approach to decrease development costs, mitigate construction risk and drive on time project completion of solar plants, especially concentrating solar,” Mr. Fortay added. “We are proud to be able to share our startegies at events such as the CSP Development Conference and Expo. The conference was another opportunity for Broadlands to showcase its world class solutions to decreasing construction costs and meeting construction schedules."

Mr. Kellogg who is charged with overseeing business development for Broadlands worldwide, recently presented to several hundered conference attendees in New Delhi, India on the risks and pitfalls related to India's New Solar Mission Giudelines and played a major role in leading Broadlands project controls team on Nevada Solar One.

When asked about Broadlands' rise to the top in the area of CSP development consultancy and program management, Mr. Fortay commented, "we are a technology agnostic consultant and program manager. We are not selling a specific technology, but rather working with them all to provide the best in class solution for our clients who own these projects. As a result we see a wide variety of technologies and projects. When you see as many projects and as many technologies as we do, it is a tremendous advatage to your client base. We are not locked to one technology or one vender. We see the strengths and weaknesses of them all. This puts us in a tremendous advatage to support our clients in their technology and vendor selection and to implement proactive strategies that drive costs down and speed production up," Mr. Fortay stated.

Broadlands Financial Group is an international business solutions consultancy providing critial risk management, loss control and training services to banks, commercial lenders, real estate owners and government entities. From major utility scale renewable energy projects, hospitality and commercial construction to lender loan portfolio controls, funds control, default analysis and takeover and completion of failed projects, Broadlands has successfully helped its clients ensure the on-time, on-budget delivery of more than $11.5 BILLION of project development over the past four years. With over 500 lender, bank, owner, developer, general contractor and government agency clients throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Europe, Broadlands is the choice for those that care to protect their construction investments.
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