Clean Energy
Advisory Services

The energy transition is dynamic: matching commercial solutions to changing markets and constraints, building quality assets with evolving technology, and at an ever-increasing scale.

It’s a big task and the climate clock is ticking. We have to bring expertise to the challenge as efficiently as possible and focus on what matters. It’s Five to Midnight.

Services
FTM offers a range of utility scale renewable energy services. While bringing decades of experience with NEM connected projects, we also specialize in the unique emerging challenges of islanded and hybrid systems being developed in the mining sector.
Development
Site viability assessment
Stakeholder engagement & negotiation
Transactions
Acquisition due diligence for development and operational sites.
Leadership of technical teams
Procurement
Strategic & structuring guidance
Market engagement
Development and review of RFP packs
Tender assessment
Negotiation of technical requirements & performance guarantees
Construction
Project Structuring, Resourcing and Governance
Project Management
Contract Administration
Handover and completion assessment
Experience
Don has been hands on in the renewable energy industry for 22 years.
Working predominantly in consulting as well as project management, he has held key roles in completion of over 30 renewable energy projects.
His substantial construction phase experience across design, quality, project management and contracts is complemented by a focus on procurement models, tender process and negotiations. Refer to his article on split wind farm contracts.
He blends technical depth, commercial and legal context, risk appreciation and human factors when advising clients on the path to project success.
Key Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma in Construction Law, Melbourne University
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, RMIT
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI