Welcome to Metis Renewables LLC, a consultancy dedicated to accelerating the global transformation to clean energy, with a special focus on geothermal solutions.
At Metis Renewables, we empower individuals and organizations to achieve clarity and excellence in their power plant projects and career paths. Our mission is to equip engineers and students with the tools, skills, and processes they need to advance and succeed in the renewable energy sector.
How do we build renewable energy capacity?
At Metis Renewables, we are committed to driving the global shift towards more economical, resilient, and cleaner energy systems, with a particular focus on geothermal projects. We support both seasoned professionals and newcomers in their efforts to advance renewable energy.
Our approach to building capacity encompasses two main areas:
Technical Capacity: We assist owners in accelerating the development of new projects and assessing upgrade potential at existing units. By enhancing technical capabilities, we ensure that projects are designed and executed efficiently, contributing to the overall growth of geothermal energy. We like to support projects that will get built, which has resulted in over 800 MW of geothermal capacity added where we were part of the detailed design team, and over 400 MW added from serving in an owner’s engineer/feasibility study role.
Human Capacity: We provide training and foster connections between new entrants and organizations that align with their talents and aspirations. For current technical staff, we offer skill enhancement and new tools to improve their project development and operations. This holistic approach helps young engineers and students define and execute their current projects effectively, laying the foundation for future success. We have a special focus on fostering and following students from dedicated geothermal programs such as at the Iceland School of Energy.
By focusing on both technical and human capacity building, we can have a force multiplier impact to accelerate the transition to clean energy, empowering individuals and organizations to make a lasting impact.
How can we help advance your projects?
You can read more about our background in the About page. The odds are that if you’ve reached this site we already know each other. If so, hello! If not, hello! The focus of our capacity building support is along three major axes as shown below.
Train
Engineers
Our experience teaching at the Iceland School of Energy, the Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and working in industrial settings alongside talented technical staff, has given us valuable insights into advancing talent. How can we motivate and develop more professionals in the clean energy space?
Advance
Geothermal
How can we bring clarity to your next project development steps? Could additional perspectives aid in evaluating various geothermal technology options? Can assessment tools like Envision enhance the value streams from your projects?
Revitalize
Existing Assets
Geothermal plant operators might be sitting on unrealized value without fully recognizing how to harness it. How can we help them unlock that potential?
Objectivity
Your projects face technical, economic, and social barriers, along with their respective solutions. Your team seeks a viable path through this maze without excluding reasonable options. To support you responsibly, we remain technology and solution agnostic.
While certain situations may necessitate specific tools, and we are familiar with many, we are not an equipment manufacturer nor a service provider focused on promoting a particular commercial solution. You will indeed need such qualified partners as your project evolves. However, at critical decision points, it can be invaluable to have an objective advisor with a broader perspective.
Perspectives
Owners, operators, developers, geoscientists, engineers, lenders and contractors engage in a complex and lengthy dance to advance their clean energy projects. Each brings different perspectives and objectives. The most successful projects are those where all parties understand their potentially competing interests and agree on clear, mutually beneficial arrangements.
Having served with all of these entities, we understand their priorities. As a result, we can help you manage expectations, smooth potential points of friction, and develop strategies to deliver projects that appropriately balance scope, schedule and budget priorities.