Climate Infrastructure in Action
Explore how VerdAbility translates climate ambition into bankable, operational reality across solar and storage, hydro, electric mobility, water resilience and more.
Enhancing Critical Mission with Reliable Solar/Storage: Eastern U.S.
VerdAbility assessed, developed, and identified financing options including PPPs and Enhanced Use Leases for utility-scale solar energy/storage projects for US Army and National Guard bases. Introduced an innovative cost/benefit analysis methodology for battery energy storage systems. In 2024, the U.S. Army installed a 6 MWh battery energy storage system at Fort Detrick, Maryland, integrated with an existing 18.6 MW solar installation.
Key Impacts
- All solar projects met not-to-exceed price points aligned with conventional energy
- Culturally-sensitive due diligence including cultural heritage site analysis
- New revenue streams from battery energy storage ancillary services
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
Seasonal Hydro/Solar Resource Complementarity as Basis of NDC Strategy: Nepal
As Team Leader for the FCDO-funded Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP), VerdAbility led a team to de-risk over 100 distributed renewable energy projects. The programme provided technical assistance, a $13M Viability Gap Funding challenge fund, and securitized $400M in additional investments. The seasonal hydro/solar complementarity concept became the basis of Nepal’s NDC strategy at COP 26.
Key Impacts
- On track to deliver 20MW of distributed solar
- ~270 FTE jobs/year created
- NDC strategy concept adopted at COP 26
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
Electrifying African Boda Boda Markets: Kenya
VerdAbility developed a feasibility study for electric boda bodas with swappable batteries, working with ARC Ride, a Kenyan EV manufacturer. The battery-as-a-service system allows riders to swap batteries at solar-powered automated cabinets for US$1.43 per swap. Each electric boda boda avoids 300 metric tonnes of carbon per year.
Key Impacts
- Feasibility study confirmed tremendous economic potential
- Battery swap in 30 seconds via cloud-based QR system
- 300 tonnes CO₂ avoided per electric boda boda per year
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
Transitioning Pacific Island Energy Economies
VerdAbility provided renewable energy policy and technical assistance to the Hawai’i Clean Energy Initiative, targeting 70% displacement of imported oil. Authored the Feed-in Tariff white paper that led Hawai’i to become the first U.S. state to adopt FITs. Led DOE National Laboratory experts to engineer the High-Penetration Renewable Energy Lana’i Grid.
Key Impacts
- First U.S. state to adopt Feed-in Tariffs
- First Pacific Island with high-penetration variable renewables on isolated grid
- $1.5B Kaua’i Energy Sustainability Plan
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
Helping Water/WASH Utilities Make More Informed Climate Resilience Investments
VerdAbility served as Team Leader of the World Bank’s Global Study on Climate Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Services across 17 countries. Adapted the World Bank’s Climate Change Decision Tree Framework to the water/WASH sector, then broadly shared with global utility partners.
Key Impacts
- Assessed climate resilience across 17 countries
- Adapted World Bank Decision Tree Framework for WASH
- Framework shared globally for maximum replicability
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
Decarbonizing Ground Transport in South-Southeast Asia
VerdAbility provided team leadership for the FCDO-funded NREP, exceeding goals with 23 MW distributed renewables, 1 MW microgrids, 45,000 electric cooking appliances, 139 solar water pumps, and 100 EV charging stations. Leveraged $13M in FCDO assistance to attract 3.5x leverage in private sector investment ($400M+).
Key Impacts
- 23 MW distributed renewables, 1 MW microgrids
- 45,000 electric cooking appliances + 100 EV stations
- $13M leveraged to $400M+ (3.5x leverage)
Advisor: Douglas Hinrichs
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