Understanding the challenge, creating the solution, generating value
DUE DILIGENCE FOR £100M+ INVESTMENT
Challenge: Investors needed confidence in the robustness of planned EV charging schemes across the UK. Understanding technical, social, environmental, legal, and commercial factors was critical.
Solution: Supporting Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, we provided technical and commercial advice using data analytics and Multi Criteria Analysis. This helped inform Octopus Energy Generation £100m investment in the Iduna Be.EV charging network. Fillip evaluated site identification, prioritisation, and specifications, delivering a balanced scorecard of key findings and recommendations.
Value: Fillip's data-driven analysis ensured investors understood the merits and areas for improvement in EV charging schemes, maximising utilisation and revenue generation while meeting investor timescales and quality requirements.
We performed data driven analysis, providing insights at pipeline and individual site level that support robust and timely planning and investment decisions
MANCHESTER ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE STUDY
Challenge: Manchester City Council needed to understand how its extensive land and property portfolio could support renewable energy generation and storage, and which opportunities offered the strongest combination of technical, financial and practical deliverability.
Solution: Fillip provided strategic and project delivery support, including developing and undertaking a Multi-Criteria Assessment (MCA) of sites to systematically assess and prioritise opportunities. Fillip also researched the use of green leases and related landlord–tenant mechanisms, providing recommendations on how lease arrangements could help enable energy projects and support delivery across tenanted assets.
Value: The work provided the Council with a clear, evidence-led investment pipeline across 765 assets, identifying approximately £132 million of potential capital investment. Fillip’s work helped translate technical analysis into practical delivery priorities, while the green lease recommendations addressed an important commercial barrier to implementation and provided a clearer route for progressing opportunities across the estate.
DATA -DRIVEN APPROACHES TO SHAPING FOOD ENVIRONMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Challenge: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) needed a stronger evidence base to understand how food availability, deprivation and accessibility influence public health, particularly around secondary schools. Existing approaches, including fixed takeaway exclusion zones, provided limited insight into actual behaviours, accessibility and the wider factors influencing food choices.
Solution: Working with CADA Consulting, we combined food business, geospatial and deprivation data to map and analyse food environments across Northern Ireland. The study assessed access to fast food and healthier alternatives around schools, explored pupil travel routes and considered how affordability and energy poverty influence food choices.
Value: The study moved beyond simply mapping takeaway locations to provide a more nuanced understanding of how people interact with their food environment. It provided the FSA with evidence, data tools and recommendations to support better targeted planning and public health interventions, alongside a framework for monitoring change over time.
EXPLOITATION PLAN FOR CARBON REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS
Challenge: Motivating and guiding individuals and organisations to take effective carbon reduction actions is challenging despite existing technologies.
Solution: Fillip, working with CADA Consulting, supported supported Sustainabl.co in developing an exploitation plan for evidence-based carbon reduction campaigns as part of an InnovateUK funded project. The plan included educational workshops, tailored personas, and detailed carbon footprint assessments using persona-based insights.
Value: The plan positioned Sustainabl as a leader in sustainability solutions, offering end-to-end services from carbon footprint assessments to persona-based modelling. This approach engaged diverse stakeholders and ensured compliance with evolving regulations, driving meaningful carbon emission reductions.
HOMEWORKING SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS ENGAGEMENT TOOL
Challenge: The shift to homeworking during the Covid-19 pandemic raised questions about its impact on energy use and associated carbon emissions. Sustainabl needed to enhance their MVP to provide deeper insights.
Solution: Fillip reviewed Sustainabl's tool, recommending enhancements for greater insights. These changes led to the development of various business models, including a Freemium emissions calculator, catering to different customer needs.
Value: Fillip's expertise in energy, sustainability, and GHG protocols helped Sustainabl refine its offerings and quickly enter the market. This facilitated the expansion of Sustainabl's partnership model, enhancing their market presence and customer choice.
HEAT NETWORKS ADVANCED ZONING PROGRAMME
Challenge: Birmingham City Council needed to align multiple stakeholders and manage inquiries for the Advanced Zoning Programme, part of the Heat Network Zoning Pilot, to develop business cases for heat network schemes.
Solution: Fillip provided strategic advice and stakeholder management services, acting as the liaison between consultants, the council and key stakeholders. We facilitated meetings, synthesised information, authored detailed responses to the DESNZ Heat Network Zoning Consultation and Future Homes and Buildings Standards on behalf of the city council ensuring effective engagement and alignment with programme objectives.
Value: Fillip's strategic approach increased BCC's capacity to manage projects, reduced bottlenecks, and ensured comprehensive stakeholder engagement. This work was critical in preparing Birmingham for heat network zoning regulations.
Key stakeholders included the Tyseley Strategic Alliance, DESNZ, National Grid, Severn Trent Water, SSE, Vital Energie, Hemiko, Bring Energy, and The Crown Estate