Helping emerging climate companies build our clean energy future

Forerunner is an independent consulting and advisory firm specializing in commercial, financial and business strategy support services for growth-stage climate infrastructure companies. Forerunner provides fractional expertise in developing novel clean energy projects for teams looking to commercialize their technologies in the field. We are here to help you parse through the noise in the market, develop meaningful assets and deploy innovative solutions to today’s energy problems.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Business Development

    We design strategies to connect your business with the ideal customers and stakeholders to support your projects from concept to construction. Example services include:

    • Identifying product-market fit for commercial-ready clean energy solutions

    • Developing go-to-market strategies for novel climate technologies

    • Conducting prospecting campaigns to generate customer interest in your products and services, leading to bankable offtake agreements

    • Researching local, state and federal incentives that can bolster project economics and expedite development cycles

  • Finance

    We advise on the financing structures that best support your business and projects, underscored by robust financial modeling that serves everything from internal analytics to investor due diligence. Example services include:

    • Creating unlevered project finance models to inform standalone asset economics, energy pricing and technoeconomic sensitivity analyses

    • Developing investor-grade structured finance models using any combination of tax equity, project debt and back-leverage

    • Auditing existing financial models for completeness and accuracy

    • Rolling up multiple project models into a portfolio model, e.g. for cash flow planning or corporate fundraising purposes

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