Successfully delivering major transformations in the sector by leveraging our recognised expertise and experience
Faced with the exceeding of planetary limits and the already very concrete impacts of climate change, the entire energy value chain must be reinvented. This transformation must reconcile performance, robustness and speed while integrating the imperatives of preserving environmental ecosystems and social balances.
In this context, the decarbonisation of the European energy system and the evolution of energy production and consumption patterns within a competitive economic framework that is transparent and adapted to businesses and citizens are strategic challenges for energy players and their customers.
Regulations, B2B and B2C customer needs, political and social requirements and technological innovations are evolving rapidly, creating both opportunities and significant uncertainties. Colombus Consulting acts as a catalyst for success for structuring projects in the sector. We offer our clients in-depth expertise and proven methodologies to support executives in their strategic decisions, the management of complex projects through to deployment, and the implementation of associated changes.
Our promise: to transform your business models and operational model in response to the profound changes in the European energy system
Our approach is based on tailor-made advice combining in-depth knowledge of energy issues and extensive methodologies and experience in transformation across the entire chain to deliver targeted value tailored to the sector’s requirements.
Our services cover the entire low-carbon energy value chain, with particular expertise in:
- Nuclearproduction, onshore and offshore wind, solar, green gases and hydrogen, heating networks, hydroelectricity
- Market mechanisms, flexibilities, market design, new business models, carbon market, storage
- Supply, customer relations, energy management, price signals, pricing and market offers, marketing and operations
- Transport and distribution of electricity and gas, connection, operation, maintenance and supervision of assets, integration of low-carbon energies, self-consumption, smart grids
- Energy efficiency and decarbonisation, EPC, energy services, transport electrification, biofuels, decarbonisation of industry, CCU, decarbonisation of territories / ZiBAC
Colombus Consulting also helps you overcome your environmental challenges through its expertise in ecosystem services, including vegetation management, biomass and water issues such as industrial risks, pricing and water footprints.
With more than 1,000 consulting assignments carried out over the last three years for around 50 clients in France and Europe, Colombus Consulting has established itself as a leading player in its field. We ensure the success of key phases and activities for our clients: strategic roadmaps, upstream studies and benchmarking, forecasting and R&D&I programmes, industrial project scoping and management, offer marketing and improvement of customer experience and relations (B2B and B2C), transformation of organisations, business processes and tools, project management support, data exploitation/AI, skills development, etc.
Our internal expert panel gives our clients a head start on industry trends and helps them better anticipate opportunities. It brings together nearly 70 passionate consultants who are responsible for driving our industry expertise through monitoring, research, R&D, and internal and external training.
Finally, our team actively contributes to public debate by regularly speaking at leading industry conferences and events, such as the Gazelec congress.
Contact our team of associates here to discuss your challenges and projects!
For a transmission system operator, support for the management of industrial offshore wind connection projects
As part of the Multi-Year Energy Plan (PPE), several offshore wind projects have been launched with the aim of strengthening the networks and connecting future farms to the existing grid. In a sensitive regulatory, technical and territorial context, Colombus Consulting supports project management during the scoping and development phases. Our support covers strategic scoping, project portfolio management and organisational and operational improvements. We also contribute to consultation processes, strategic reporting and the definition of industrial policy in conjunction with all internal and external stakeholders.
This mission contributes to the success of a national programme that is unprecedented in its scope, both industrially and environmentally.
For a player subject to the Energy Saving Certificates (CEE) scheme, improving commercial performance for the collection of CEE
Players who are ‘obligated’ under the EEC scheme must collect EECs by encouraging households, businesses and local authorities to save energy. In a context of competitive pressure and increased constraints on EEC collection, an energy company asked Colombus Consulting to overhaul its commercial strategy and organisation. Our mission was to diagnose current operating methods, propose recommendations based on strategic studies (business models, commercial policy, target segments, competitive positioning), support the deployment of new processes and manage projects at the crossroads of the IT, EEC operational, legal and marketing teams.
This assignment enabled the client to strengthen its commercial efficiency while ensuring better alignment with the requirements of the EWC system.