Services for Banks and Investors

Banks, donor organizations and other financial institutions play an important role for the realization of projects in many industries. Due to the complexity of technical requirements in long-term projects, unforeseen events can occur that threaten intended goals. That is why potential risks and problems, like delays, failures or quality issues, need to be identified well in advance to ensure successful project implementation and thus secure financial investments.

TÜV Rheinland, an independent certification and inspection company, can support banks and other investors with technical advisory and due diligence services for existing and future projects. We provide the expertise necessary to consider all technical aspects of a project, enabling you to foresee possible shortcomings and determine project feasibility. In addition, we advise you on how to assess, manage and mitigate risks. No matter in which industry you operate, we can support you with our extensive knowledge and experience – from development and design phases through to construction and operation.

TÜV Rheinland’s services for banks and investors offer:

• Overall project cost control and control of investment.
• Independent support in identifying potential risks and showing ways of mitigating them.
• Impartial assessment and analysis of the project and involved investments.
• Comprehensive consulting services in all project phases.
• Risk minimization of budget overruns, environmental issues, procedural claims, quality issues and non-deliveries.

Please feel free to contact us at TÜV Rheinland to learn more about how our services for banks and investors can benefit your company.

Our services make sure that your project will be implemented successfully. We offer our comprehensive services for various industrial sectors and projects, accompanying you right from the start.

1. Energy efficiency

We provide assurance that your money is spent in the most effective way. You can rely on our independent opinion and expertise throughout the entire life cycle of your project including project identification, design, implementation and evaluation:

• Tender support
• Due diligence
• Environmental impact studies/analysis/assessment
• Project consultancy
• Project concept review
• QA/QC
• Monitoring of implementation
• Project monitoring and evaluation
• Calculation or verification of energy savings and emission reductions by the energy efficiency improvement
• Commissioning survey

2. Wind energy
Acting as a lender’s engineer , we can support you in providing the following services to identify and manage potential risks and to search for possible technical and commercial mitigation strategies:

• Site assessment
• Yield assessment
• Environmental impact studies/analysis/assessment
• Tender support
• Feasibility studies
• Expert reports
• Technical due diligence
• Construction supervision
• Project monitoring
• Grid code compliance
• Manufacturing surveillance
• Condition assessment
• Failure analysis

3. Solar energy
Solar energy projects can involve many risks and problems regarding quality and safety. We inform you about potential problems in advance and help you deal with them if they should arise. This way, your investment can be secured. In addition, we offer you the following services:

• Expert assessment of subsoil and foundation
• Planning support
• Tender support
• Feasibility studies
• Site assessment
• Yield prediction
• Technical due diligence
• Construction supervision
• Project monitoring
• Field inspections, bankability tests and certification of PV power plants
• Yield checks, power measurement and optimization
• Failure analysis (foundation, statics, corrosion, etc.)

4. Nuclear/Fossil energy
Nuclear and fossil energy projects require thorough planning and management in order to prevent problems and financial losses. In case any problems should occur, we can help you by identifying and managing them, thus enabling you to control and secure investments. Furthermore, we provide you with the following services for your nuclear and fossil energy projects :

• Licensing support
• Feasibility study
• Design review
• Technical due diligence
• Environmental impact studies/analysis/assessment
• Life cycle analysis
• Tender support
• QA/QC
• Manufacturing surveillance
• Construction supervision
• Project monitoring
• Commissioning survey
• Regulatory compliance
• HSE services
• Condition assessment

5. Transport
Transport projects like roads, bridges and railways can involve environmental, technical or regulatory challenges leading to a loss of investment. That is why we support you with independent supervision and consulting for your project helping you to ensure sound financial investment. Our service portfolio for transport projects also includes:

• Geotechnical and statics analyses
• Technical assistance, technical due diligence and expert opinions
• Condition assessment and maintenance concepts
• Environmental impact assessments
• Risk assessment
• Tunnel safety
• Construction supervision
• Project monitoring
• Deviation management
• Warranty management
• Data management, data analysis and reporting
• Regulatory compliance

In addition to our services for various industrial sectors and projects, we also cover areas such as:

• Knowledge management
• Capacity building
• Training
• Consulting
• Development and implementation of standards, certification or evaluation according to specific standards
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability
• Compliance care
• Verification of corporate and product carbon footprint, carbon offsetting & neutrality
• Execution (consulting, implementation, supervision, etc.) of financed energy efficiency projects
• Monitoring and evaluation of implemented projects