Jim Walker provides advisory services to large corporate and start-up business clients. Engagements include research and writing, presentations of strategic trends to corporate staff, reviews of business contracts considering industry trends and government policies, and advice on entering U.S. markets.
Sample client projects
Investment Bank
Provided ongoing due diligence, analysis, and research of utility-scale solar PV investments. The project portfolio investment sizes have been up to 1,000 MWAC.
I helped the team identify legal, financial, and technical risks and connected them to attorneys, engineers, and project developers.
Client: Financial investment firm headquartered in the Northeast, USA.
Corporate Real Estate
Review and negotiate solar PV projects, some with battery systems, at various corporate sites across the US. The project sizes ranged from 5 MW to 200 MW.
I participated in senior executive meetings to review investment risks and benefits.
Client: Real estate division of financial investment firm headquartered in the Northeast, USA.
Early-Stage UK Company
Advised the CEO and Board of Directors of a start-up solar water heating technology company to sell their products in the U.S.
Client: Senergy in Belfast, Northern Ireland, organized via Cambridge Innovation Partners, Cambridge, MA.
EV Chargers For a Condominium Association
I assisted the Board of Managers’ EV committee in obtaining the funding and arranging the installation of six EV chargers at Flagship Wharf Condominiums in Boston. Eversource (the electric utility), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and the Flagship Wharf Board of Managers provided the funding.
Netherlands Early Stage Companies
I met with the CEOs of two Netherlands-based cleantech companies to review their sales plans to enter the US market. I connected them to potential US customers and funders. The two companies were Physee and IBIS Power.
Client: Cambridge Innovation Partners in Cambridge, MA.
North Ireland Early Stage Companies
I consulted with three Northern Ireland cleantech companies, Senergy, Catagen, and Nuada, for Basecamp Boston 2022 and 2023.
Client: Cambridge Innovation Partners and MassGlobal Partners in Cambridge, MA.
Japanese Cleantech Companies
Provided business plan feedback for entering the U.S. market for a portfolio of MassGlobal Partners’ client companies from Japan. The companies were Booon Inc., Kyoto Fusioneering, Thermalytica Inc., Planet Savers, and Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd.
Client: MassGlobal Partners is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
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