Energy

Contributing to the energy (r)evolution in a meaningful way

Key industry trends 

The energy and utility sector includes wind power companies, oil & gas companies, distribution players, hydro companies, waste companies, energy trading companies, and new cleantech startups.

The energy sector is undergoing immense transformation driven by:

  • Increasing use of and commitment to renewable energy
  • New regulations
  • Smart grids, circular economy and distributed technologies
  • Continuous pressure for lowering the cost of energy
  • Emerging technology opportunities

 

Key challenges

We help companies manage these challenges and work on a number of key issues, e.g.:

  • How to organize large scale project and line organisations, including way of working, structure, reporting lines, size, governance, processes?
  • How to utilise deregulation to increase market share?
  • How to optimise the sourcing model across the value chain?
  • To what extent should internationalisation be embraced, e.g., to gain access to new markets, new sites, new talent?
  • How to gain synergies across product areas in order to optimise cost, e.g., staff functions, IT?
  • Where to invest in the energy mix space?
  • How to manage assets across their life cycle to increase the value of the portfolio?
  • How to lower the cost of energy?
  • How to assess the life cycle environmental footprint of a particular strategy?

 

Our experience

Oleto Associates integrates multiple disciplines when solving these business problems, in particular leveraging our strategy and organisational design experience.

Selected case studies

Outsourcing of Technical and Logistics Services for an Energy Company

Outsourcing of Technical and Logistics Services for an Energy Company

The market for one of Europe’s major energy companies was undergoing substantial changes in the fuel types being used fo…

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International Growth Strategy for an Offshore Service Provider

International Growth Strategy for an Offshore Service Provider

A large and complex multi-service provider to the offshore energy sector was determined to improve its top line growth a…

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Strengthening Project Evaluation for Large R&D Projects in the Energy Sector

Strengthening Project Evaluation for Large R&D Projects in the Energy Sector

Reduced time-to-market and risk in handling large and complex R&D projects

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Improving Commercial Setup in Major UK Energy Company

Improving Commercial Setup in Major UK Energy Company

A large company in the UK energy market, while expecting a period of growth and transformation, was determined to improv…

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Optimising Sourcing Strategy for a Bioenergy Company

Optimising Sourcing Strategy for a Bioenergy Company

A global bioenergy company, was determined to improve its biofuel sourcing as part of its long-term strategy.

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Consolidation Strategy for a Major Energy Company

Consolidation Strategy for a Major Energy Company

The power generation business in one of Europe’s major energy companies was established as a separate business area and…

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Design of New Organisation Structure to Both Support Growth and Economies of Scale in the Energy Sector

Design of New Organisation Structure to Both Support Growth and Economies of Scale in the Energy Sector

A business division of one of the world’s leading utility companies within renewable energy needed to align its organisa…

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Selected perspectives

5G is Here: Creating Value on Both the Demand & Supply Side

5G is Here: Creating Value on Both the Demand & Supply Side

December 2020

5G is now available in most parts of the world, allowing for faster and more reliable mobile device communication. Which…

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Reaping RPA Benefits: From No-Code to Pro-Code

Reaping RPA Benefits: From No-Code to Pro-Code

May 2021

New "no-code" RPA tools promise to enable employees with no coding experience. However, experience shows no-code tools m…

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Customer Support Transformation: An Iterative & Value Focused Approach

Customer Support Transformation: An Iterative & Value Focused Approach

May 2021

There are many ways to modernise and transform a comprehensive customer support setup, but which levers should you execu…

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Funding Digital Demand Explosion: How to Reduce IT O&M Cost

Funding Digital Demand Explosion: How to Reduce IT O&M Cost

May 2021

As companies are experiencing a significant increase in the demand for digital solutions, they need to find ways to fund…

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Organising IT in The Digital Age

Organising IT in The Digital Age

January 2021

There are many organisational structures out there for agile software development. How should executives think about sel…

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Measuring Digital Success: Performance & Health

Measuring Digital Success: Performance & Health

February 2021

Measuring digital success can help executives track value creation and prioritize where to focus next. Paradoxically, so…

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Moving to the Public Cloud: Overcoming the Business Challenges

Moving to the Public Cloud: Overcoming the Business Challenges

May 2021

Business challenges are often neglected when companies migrate to the public cloud. Addressing them is a prerequisite fo…

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Outsourcing – Follow Facts Not Feelings

Outsourcing – Follow Facts Not Feelings

November 2011

Avoid outsourcing part of your business as a black box and get brighter results.

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An Economic Down-Turn Creates Momentum to Streamline the IT Portfolio

An Economic Down-Turn Creates Momentum to Streamline the IT Portfolio

November 2012

Take advantage of a challenging economic climate to construct a more valuable and less risky IT project portfolio.

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Bots on the Loose: How Forgotten Software Logic Gets Companies into Trouble

Bots on the Loose: How Forgotten Software Logic Gets Companies into Trouble

September 2020

Software robots are invading businesses and public institutions. Many companies have forgotten what they told the bots t…

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