In our practice areas, we want to know about all important business aspects; market players, technologies, services, trends, assets, financing, etc. to find and implement the best solutions together with our clients.

Knowledge Base for Practice Areas

We have successfully nurtured the practice area philosophy for almost 25 years in the environmental sector and some verticals of the energy sector. With our broadened, highly qualified industry team and the expanded research team, we currently focus on the following practice areas.

  • Sustainability, Waste Management, Environmental
  • Energy, Renewables, Efficiency
  • Water

We also apply our knowledge and expertise in a cross-functional way to other vertical markets such as sustainable construction and facility management.

Sustainability, Waste Management, Environment

Since 1992 the AVP team has executed over 100 mandates in this practice area in Europe, Asia and North America.

Most important market segments in this practice area include:

  • Sustainability, circular economy
  • Waste management
  • Energy-from-waste (incineration, gasification, fermentation, waste-to-fuel, etc.)
  • Project development, asset management and operation
  • Recycling and prevention
  • Air pollution control

Typical current issues to address

  • Demand shift from established (partially saturated) markets to emerging and growing markets (e.g. Eastern Europe, MEA, China, India, SEA)
  • Change of business models
  • Industry restructuring
  • Globalization of industry structures
  • Project development and project finance

Examples of recent research fields

  • Longer term demand analysis
  • Strategic market, competitor, customer analysis
  • Global operator analysis
  • Market screening, deep dives (new growth markets)
  • Investment and acquisition opportunities

Energy and Renewables

Since 1992 the AVP team has executed over 50 mandates in this practice area in Europe, Asia and North America.

Most important market segments in this practice area include:

  • Biomass-to-Energy
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Conventional power generation
  • Project development, asset management and operation
  • Energy Efficiency, CO2 reduction
  • Sustainable Construction

Typical current issues to address:

  • Decarbonization (renewables growth, electrification)
  • Geographic demand shift, overcapacity in several key market segments
  • Industry restructuring, emergence of new players
  • Digitalization, decentralization, emergence of new breakthrough technologies and services
  • Change of business modes
  • Investment and acquisition opportunities

Important recent research fields:

  • Biomass, Wind
  • Strategic market, competitor, customer analysis
  • Investment and acquisition opportunities

Water

Since 1992 the AVP team has supported over 30 mandates in this practice area in Europe, Asia and North America.

Most important market segments in this practice area include:

  • Municipal and industrial waste water
  • Sewage Sludge
    • Mono-incineration
    • Co-Incineration
    • Drying
    • Phosphorus Recovery
  • Recovery / Recycling
  • Drinking Water
  • Desalination
  • Project development, asset management and operation

Typical current issues to address

  • Demand shift from established (partially saturated) markets to emerging and growing markets (e.g. Eastern Europe, MEA, China, India, SEA)
  • Change of business models
  • Industry restructuring
  • Globalization of industry structures
  • Project development and project finance

Important recent research fields

  • Sewage sludge
  • Zero Liquid Discharge
  • Investment and acquisition opportunities