Development Team
Riverbank Power has recruited and works closely with an impressive group of expert consultants to help develop its portfolio of underground alternative power generation projects. These firms include the following:
Primary Investor
Based in New York City, BlackRock® is a premier provider of global investment management services. As of June 30, 2009, BlackRock® manages $1.4 trillion across fixed income, equity, liquidity, asset allocation/balanced, real estate, and alternative strategies for institutional and retail clients worldwide.
Geological Consultant
Based in Albany, New York, Continental Placer Inc. (CPI) and CPI Environmental Services, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing interrelated geologic and environmental services to a wide range of clients. Since 1988, CPI's geologists, engineers, and environmental specialists have worked together providing innovative, cost-effective solutions to maintain CPI's distinguished reputation of diverse capabilities and client-focused approach.
Price Forecasting and Market Intelligence
ESAI is the recognized authority on energy markets. Since 1984, clients have counted on the Company’s proven analytical skills to help their business stay on top of the petroleum, natural gas, and power markets. ESAI is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
London Economics International LLC uses its proprietary models of merit order dispatch and of bidding strategy to provide a variety of energy and capacity price forecasting services. Its extensive modeling experience in markets across North and South America, as well as overseas, enables us to respond quickly to the needs of our clients.
Environmental Engineers
Stantec, founded in 1954, provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, Stantec is recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. They support public and private sector clients in a diverse range of markets, at every stage, from initial concept and financial feasibility to project completion and beyond.
For more than a century, Malcolm Pirnie has worked side-by-side with clients to help find the right solutions to their unique environmental and management needs. With a tradition of technical excellence, Malcolm Pirnie solves complex problems and delivers results that help government and industry worldwide. Malcolm Pirnie has nearly 1,700 employees located in more than 50 offices around the country. Their corporate headquarters are located in White Plains, New York.
Hydrology and Mining Design Engineers and Project Managers
Founded in 1970, RSW is a firm of consulting engineers specialized in engineering and project management as applied to the energy, industrial, urban infrastructure, building, environment, transportation and mining sectors.
Groupe RSW is a global leader in the design and study of hydroelectricity, and has completed over 60,000 MW of studies and design engineering for hydro development around the world.
With assignments in more than 50 countries, RSW owes its excellent reputation to the competence, experience, creativity and professionalism of its over 500 employees, as well as to the diversity and the quality of the services provided over the years.
SNC-Lavalin's Power Group has nearly 100 years of experience in more than 120 countries. It is ranked first in Canada and recognized internationally as a leader in engineering and construction in the fields of hydroelectric, nuclear and thermal power generation, power system studies, power sector reform, transmission and distribution projects and energy control systems.
SNC-Lavalin's power projects represent an installed capacity of nearly 250,000 MW, more than 90,000 km of transmission and distribution lines and some 1,500 substations. The Power Group also owns and operates several generation and transmission facilities, a number of which it designed, built and financed.
SNC-Lavalin offers full engineering, procurement and construction services on a cost reimbursable and lump-sum turnkey basis. It also arranges financing and participates in ownership.