Request a Project Screen for an Industrial Power or Energy Project

A project screen is the first structured assessment Loadside Power makes of an industrial on-site power or energy project. The operator supplies the basic commercial and energy information, and Loadside Power assesses whether the case is plausible, what is missing, and whether manufacturer-side technical review is justified.

What a project screen is

Loadside Power originates industrial on-site power and energy projects, qualifying commercial opportunities before manufacturer-side engineering and equipment procurement begins. The screen is where that qualification starts. It tests the project's fundamentals against each other: fuel, load, operating hours, heat demand, site conditions and decision structure.

It is not a quotation, a site survey, an obligation or a sales meeting. Loadside Power does not manufacture equipment, perform installation or provide field service, and a screen does not commit the operator to anything.

What happens after a project is submitted

  1. The submission is reviewed against the same criteria used on every project: fuel, load, operating hours, heat demand, site conditions and decision structure. The criteria are published as the Loadside Power Project Readiness Criteria.

  2. Specific questions follow, or a short, direct call if the basic case is plausible.

  3. If the case is not plausible, the operator is told, with the reason and with what would have to change for it to become one.

  4. If a technical review is justified, qualified manufacturer-side engineering enters the project for equipment configuration, performance assessment and formal quotation, and Loadside Power coordinates the commercial path from there.

Many early conversations do not become projects. Screening protects the operator's time as much as Loadside Power's.

Information a first screen needs

Basic information is enough to begin:

  • Company, country, site location and industry

  • The project trigger: what has changed

  • Existing generation: engines, boilers, chillers and grid supply

  • Existing engine make and model, if applicable

  • Approximate electrical load and operating hours

  • Available fuel: type, availability and indicative price

  • Heat, steam, hot-water or cooling demand

  • Project timing

  • Ownership and decision structure

Not every field needs an exact answer. Approximate figures are enough for a first screen, and gaps are part of what the screen identifies.

What is not asked for at this stage

A first screen does not require tender documents, drawings, financial statements, budgets or confidential process data. If the project is worth pursuing, further detail is requested, and the reason for each item is explained.

Which projects suit a screen

Typical triggers include a major overhaul or service contract expiry on a gas engine, a factory expansion, a grid constraint or delayed connection, diesel dependence, a new gas supply, a waste-gas stream, a data center power gap, or a boiler or chiller plant reaching end of life. Industrial facilities, infrastructure owners, developers and project partners can all submit. Service firms and EPCs that see these opportunities first on customer sites can submit as partners and keep the customer relationship.

When a project screen is not the right first step

A screen is built for projects where the decision is still open. It adds little in these situations:

  • There is no identifiable project trigger, only a general interest in on-site power

  • Procurement is already advanced

  • An EPC has already been appointed for the project

  • The site has an established internal engineering and manufacturer route and needs equipment quotations rather than a view on whether the project deserves to proceed

In those cases a direct equipment enquiry can be the faster route, and Loadside Power would rather say so than add a step. If the project is at an earlier stage, a short email describing the situation is enough to find out.

How submitted information is handled

Information submitted is used to assess the project and is not passed onward casually. If a project qualifies, relevant project information may be shared with appropriate manufacturer-side technical resources, and that happens only as an explicitly agreed next step with the submitter.

Submitting by email instead

The same basic information can be sent to [email protected]: company, country, project type, existing equipment, approximate load, operating hours, available fuel, heat or cooling demand, the trigger and the timing. An email with a short description of the situation is also welcome, and a reply will indicate whether the case is worth a conversation.