A Message from Charles Brettell
As you can see from this week’s
message, the EAS
Optimization Service has applications other than the simple
ability to help identify & wring out incremental value from
energy assets. Here, we highlight the value of our Service as a
predicative indicator and mechanism to align short, medium and long-term
goals for asset & portfolio owners and investors. Again, I’d
ask: “Doesn’t that sound like something you should look
into?”
Shifting gears now,
EAS attended the International
Fuel Ethanol Workshop last week in Denver. Widely regarded as the
premier event in the ethanol industry, this year’s conference offered
up exactly the kind of thought-provoking content for which it has
become known. Moreover, many of the panel
presentations touched on subjects where EAS has particular expertise,
such as operational efficiency, demand / supply side management, combined
heat & power applications, fuel-switching options and risk management.
Another ethanol-related
development this week is the introduction of John
R. Haas as the "newest" member of EAS. I put the
brackets around newest because at almost 25 years of experience doing
virtually everything in & around an ethanol plant, John is hardly
new to the industry. Welcome aboard, John!
As always, if anything here
strikes a chord – whether the Optimization Service, our Ethanol
Team's capabilities or anything you see on our website – feel free to contact me at your convenience at bbrettell@energyassetsolutions.com.
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“What’s
the best way to balance risk and return?”
In a nutshell, simply recognizing
that there are risks inherent in every asset, portfolio or transaction is a
good place to start.
As we’ve seen recently with
the disruption in the financial markets, rewards-only thinking that turns a
blind eye to downside possibilities can have tremendously adverse impacts.
Once the risks are on your radar
screen, quantifying & mitigating them while simultaneously maximizing
returns is the order of the day.
To do that, you need an unvarnished
view of what the future might hold based on today’s data. Not
just another turn of the financial model from your internal analysts, but a
truly independent review that incorporates every kernel of information you
have and optimizes around your particular situation, showing you the major
(and minor) sensitivities, confidences and correlations.
EAS – Your
Optimization Partner
At EAS, our Optimization Service
helps owners & investors make more informed, quantitative, risk /
reward decisions about their assets, portfolios and transactions.
So, whether it’s for a
one-off due diligence assignment or a long-term engagement to support
your internal asset / portfolio management team, EAS can help you spot
risks and capture returns.
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