Clean Tech Business Plan Sample
This is one of our real world clean tech business plan examples. It was instrumental in raising over $10 million, and was repeatedly praised by investors as being one of the best business plans they had seen:
You can also review the associated pitch deck and financial forecast.
Clean Tech Industry Experience
Our experience in green tech, either as consultants, entrepreneurs, or employees in the industry, includes the following:
Water Purification
Prepared a business plan, financial forecast, investor presentation, and supporting materials for LightStream Technologies, a developer of advanced water disinfection systems. The company’s unique Pulsed UV technology, backed by $14 million in R&D, overcomes the hazards associated with chlorine and mercury UV disinfection and is more economical than ozone, mercury UV, and membrane disinfection.
Green Hotel Chain
Developed a business plan and financial forecast for Atman Hospitality Group, a pioneer in the green hotel industry. It is the world’s first green hotel chain and the only one to earn the coveted LEED Gold certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Atman is working to transform consciousness about social responsibility while offering their guests a unique experience of responsible luxury.
Solar Energy Infrastructure
Developed a business plan and financial forecast for a leading solar electric design and engineering firm that supplies sophisticated products and services for commercial-grade photovoltaic energy production. The company’s renewable energy solutions include feasibility studies, system design, testing, and commissioning. Projects have been completed for high-profile Fortune 2000 clients worldwide.
Solar Engineering Company
Served as VP of operations for a solar engineering company that engineered and delivered residential and commercial solar photovoltaic power systems in California.
Hybrid Battery Technology
Developed business plan for a high-growth clean-tech startup with the most advanced end-to-end commercial-grade hybrid marine solution available.
Wind Energy Technology
Developed a business plan and financial forecast for a startup that designed a highly efficient, cost effective wind and water turbine technology.
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Evaluated the merits of a 20-year proposal to design, build, and operate a multinational municipal wastewater treatment facility on behalf of several U.S. Federal government agencies. Functioned as the chief negotiator on behalf of the U.S. government to reduce the proposed cost by approximately $1.5 billion, a nearly 50% reduction from the contractor’s original proposal.
Thermal Energy Technology
Served as contract CFO at Trinity Thermal Systems, a startup thermal energy storage technology firm. Created business plan, pro-forma financial projections, pitch decks, and offering memorandum. Identified and contacted potential investors. Presented business plan and investment proposal to investors, angel groups, and venture capital funds.
Geothermal Energy Production
Prepared a business model, business plan, several financial models, and supporting materials for Deluge, Inc., developer of the Natural Energy Engine, the innovative thermal hydraulic engine that won the prestigious Federal Laboratories Consortium’s 2005 Outstanding Technology Development Award for producing mechanical energy using geothermal heat as its sole source of energy.
Green Luxury Home Development
Prepared a strategic plan for the developer of green luxury homes in New York and Massachusetts. Coached the management team through the execution of the plan.
Green Energy & Waste Management
Prepared a business plan and financial forecast for facilities and infrastructure to convert municipal waste into clean energy and usable by-products in cities across China.
Biomass & Biodiesel Production
Prepared business plans and financial forecasts for several biofuel production plants employing modular design and construction methods in California and Hawaii.
Green Construction Materials
Developed a business plan and financial forecast for StormWall Systems, a manufacturer of wall and ceiling systems for commercial and residential construction. Stormwall’s flagship product, SWS Panel, is an environmentally conscious structural panel which can withstand earthquakes and extreme wind up to 250 mph. Its product reduces the need for drywall and plastering, and provides builders with substantial construction time and cost savings.
Wind Energy Production
Served as contract CFO at Carter Wind Energy. Designed complex engineering and financial models, including an NREL compliant model that calculated energy production and power density curves for megawatt-sized wind turbines. Created twenty-year life cycle costing and cost of energy model and five-year projected financial statements, capital expenditures, and depreciation schedules for a wind turbine manufacturing plant and wind farms.
Energy Efficient Lighting
Prepared a business plan and financial forecast for Journee Lighting, a developer and manufacturer of energy efficient specialty lighting for demanding applications such as display lighting and museum artifact illumination. The light source is a spectrum selectable LED with an onboard control system. Journee’s products emit no infrared or ultraviolet energy, bringing a new level of energy efficiency both in energy consumed and heat dissipated.
Water Purification Infrastructure
Conducted needs assessments with more than 500 water plant operators, policy makers, and regulators in 28 countries including Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Vietnam, Spain, France, Italy, UK, Ireland, Poland, and the U.S.
Environmental Controls
Prepared a business plan, financial forecast, and investor presentation for Ligare Systems, a company that develops and markets environmental control systems offering centralized control of residential zoned HVAC, security, irrigation, lighting, entertainment, and other systems.
Energy Economics
Developed analysis and econometric models of world and regional energy demand differentials, oil price differentials, and integrated oil/alternative energy industry capital investment feedback cycle; resulted in rational energy industry equity portfolio strategy.
Fuel Cells
Developed market analysis and competitive assessment of technologies, competitors, and target markets for a fuel cell technology startup.
Battery Technology
Developed market analysis and competitive assessment of technologies and companies for a battery technology startup.
Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Wrote institutional financing package for $160MM Power Purchase Agreement play for one of the world’s three largest asset holders.
Electric Motorcycles
Developed an executive summary and financial forecast for Zero Motorcycles, a designer and manufacturer of high performance electric motorcycles. The company combines the best aspects of traditional motorcycles with today’s most advanced green technology.
Business Plan Competition
Mentoring business plan competition contestants and serving on the alumni committee for the California Clean Tech Open, an organization of leading entrepreneurs, academics, investors, and companies, working together to accelerate the development of clean technology startups.
Waste-to-Energy Processing
Developed operating business plan for a waste-to-energy technology company. Through use of the business plan the client was able to secure a $1.3 billion government contract to build a sustainable waste-to-energy processing plant in Amman, Jordan.
Air Scrubber
CFO/COO of a manufacturer of non-catalytic particulate material & greenhouse gas reduction devices for diesel and gasoline engines.
Coal Processing
Rewrote an offering memorandum for a program to convert coal into cleaner petroleum products, natural gas, electric power, and fertilizer.
Wind Energy
Prepared a business plan and financial model that were used to raise $15 million for a wind energy company in Central California.
Note: Some items reflect experience gained prior to joining Cayenne Consulting. Cayenne does not offer services that require licensing or registration with the NASD or other authorities.
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Deal directly with a senior business plan consultant from Day One – not a commissioned salesperson who will hand you off to a junior writer. Personal relationships matter, and you need to know exactly who you’re dealing with.
Develop a Winning Strategy
Most so-called “business plan consultants” take whatever you tell them and type it into software. We go much deeper and help develop a viable strategy for success, which we then express in a compelling business plan.
Get Investors To Notice
Most entrepreneurs can’t get investors to
return their calls. A majority of our clients secure meetings with potential funders. Our team’s efforts have contributed to over $4.3 billion in financing!
Fully Customized
Some business plan writers charge extremely low fees because they have a cookie-cutter, assembly-line approach. You get what you pay for. We work from scratch to represent your unique vision, not somebody else’s.
Ongoing Support
We don’t stop when the business plan is complete. We have a talented team ready to help you implement it as well, either on a retained basis as interim members of your founding team or on a project basis, as needed.
Green Tech / Clean Tech Business Plan Consultants
Our team of green technology specialists includes the following consultants:
Tom Dykstra, MBA, CFPIM
Business plan consultant in Tampa, FLTom has over thirty years of experience in business planning, finance, strategy development, software design, engineering management, sales, marketing, channel creation, consulting,...
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Jenifer Grant, MBA
Business plan consultant in New York, NYJenifer has been involved in finance, strategy, and marketing in a wide variety of roles and industries for over 15 years. In addition to third-party clients, she developed plans and implemented...
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Lee Muhl, JD
Business plan consultant in Portland, OR & Los Angeles, CALee Muhl’s consulting practice spans a number of industries and sectors. Lee works constantly in real estate, cannabis/agribusiness, and Internet content platforms, but his practice...
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Michael Robbins
Business plan consultant in Seattle, WAMichael Robbins has over 25 years of experience in financial services and he has contributed to the capitalization of 500 companies that raised hundreds of millions of dollars. As an investor...
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