Power & Energy Renewable Energy Projects · Substations · Power Plants · Hydroelectric Plants · SMR Projects · Hydrogen Facilities
Sector Overview
The Power & Energy sector includes a diverse range of infrastructure projects that span traditional energy generation, renewable technologies, and emerging solutions for decarbonization. These projects typically involve long timelines, large capital commitments, and the integration of multiple specialized disciplines across civil, electrical, mechanical, and automation scopes.
Typical project types include
Onshore and offshore solar PV installations
Substations, grid nodes, and switchgear facilities (including modular builds)
Combined-cycle, gas turbine, and thermal power plants
Hydroelectric power plants and related civil infrastructure
Hydrogen-based energy production and storage systems
Small Modular Reactor (SMR) projects and advanced nuclear applications
Geothermal energy facilities and gasification units for industrial decarbonization
Greenfield and brownfield refinery units
Clients range from government utilities and industrial operators to EPC contractors and emerging energy developers. Projects increasingly demand modularity, digital oversight, regulatory compliance, and integration of international vendors across design and construction.
Experience
Buro Matei’s contributions to the Power & Energy sector are grounded in both past project experience and current active consultancy efforts.
His experience includes
Substation Design & Coordination
As part of prior engineering roles, Matei Kevenaar oversaw the design and interdisciplinary coordination of substations integrated into large refinery and petrochemical projects in Kuwait and Qatar. Responsibilities included interface management with civil works (cable routing, transformer placement) and utility systems.
Modularization Concepts
In previous assignments, Matei contributed to the development of modular substation strategies for deployment on constrained industrial sites, aiming to reduce construction duration and improve integration timelines.
Nuclear Power Projects
Buro Matei is currently providing consultancy services for a major nuclear power plant project, including progress measurement automation, dashboarding, and document quality KPI tracking. Work is subject to export control and regulatory compliance requirements.
Hydrogen Projects
As part of ongoing engagements, Buro Matei supports EPC contractors in Sweden and the Netherlands on hydrogen production and gasification-based decarbonization initiatives. This includes dashboarding, structured LOD-based workflows, and integrated tracking systems.
SMR Strategy Development
Previously, Matei Kevenaar supported SMR feasibility and execution planning efforts, providing input on project setup, scope split strategy, and site layout logic between EPC contractors and nuclear technology licensors.
Campus Power Infrastructure
In earlier roles, Matei coordinated underground cabling, transformer building siting, and power distribution during layout planning for large-scale refinery campuses.
Buro Matei’s frameworks and tools, originally developed in high-regulation, complex energy environments, are directly applicable to emerging sectors such as solar farms, geothermal energy, and hydrogen-based gasification facilities. The Brumata platform supports the structured coordination of engineering, vendor documentation, and interdisciplinary handovers across these technologies.
Challenges
Projects in the power and energy space often face the following recurring challenges:
Discipline Interfaces
Fragmented responsibilities between electrical, civil, and control disciplines often lead to gaps at key interfaces, especially during transitions from design to construction.
Document Readiness vs. Planning Assumptions
Construction forecasts frequently rely on document lists that do not reflect true readiness, leading to misaligned expectations and inefficient sequencing.
Modularization Gaps
Small design errors in modular substations or prefabricated systems can result in significant rework or commissioning delays due to tight interface tolerances.
Vendor Integration
Late or inconsistent vendor documentation impacts critical milestones such as FAT, SAT, and energization planning.
High Compliance Environments
Nuclear and hydrogen projects introduce additional layers of complexity, from export control and classification to regulated documentation workflows.
Modularization Gaps
Small design errors in modular substations or prefabricated systems can result in significant rework or commissioning delays due to tight interface tolerances.
These issues repeatedly emerged across different geographic regions, execution strategies, and project organizations.
Our Approach
Mindset
We treat structured data, deliverable clarity, and cross-discipline coordination as essential components of successful energy project delivery. From traditional generation to future-facing hydrogen and SMR plants, our focus is on robust coordination frameworks that anticipate execution dependencies early.
Technology
No proprietary tools are required. All solutions are built on standard platforms already in use across most EPC projects:
Microsoft Power BI for real-time visibility and stakeholder coordination
SharePoint- and Excel-based data input frameworks for structured tracking
Optional integrations into client-controlled systems for vendor management and handover tracking
Brumata platform for LOD-based deliverable control and automated progress measurement
These changes give teams a clear, reliable way to work together and build the foundation for better data management and decision-making.
Execution
Proven working methods applied in this sector include:
LOD-Based Deliverable Control
Structured Level of Development (LOD) specifications are used to define deliverable expectations per milestone, avoiding confusion around partial completions or readiness status
Interface Mapping & Review Workflows
Standardized input/output logic is applied across electrical, control, and mechanical interfaces—especially critical in substations and modular installations
Progress Dashboards & Automated KPIs
Engineering progress is monitored through visual dashboards linked to actual technical status, not just planning milestones
Support for Emerging Technologies
First-principles methods are used to adapt traditional EPC workflows to the needs of SMR, hydrogen, and renewable projects, without depending on legacy systems
Practical training sessions to help teams use these tools effectively and improve how they work together.
These changes give teams a clear, reliable way to work together and build the foundation for better data management and decision-making.
These working methods have been applied in practice, iterated in real projects, and are now standardized within Buro Matei’s service offering.
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