Sustainability Investment Analysis

Trusted guidance to help you understand energy-related carbon emissions for new projects, expansions, integrated operations, and transitions.

Now more than ever, climate change influences capital strategy and investment decisions make it essential to consider the sustainability impact of your future project operations. To ensure that your project mitigates climate-related risks and energy transition objectives, your integrated complex can benefit from an independent, fact-based analysis of the energy-related sustainability. After decades of benchmarking the energy industry, Solomon has developed significant insight into what good looks like.

Solomon’s Sustainability Investment Analysis expands on our proven Capital Investment Analysis
(Q1 Day 1™) solution. The solution applies our Comparative Performance Analysis™ (CPA™) methodology and proprietary industry databases to evaluate the energy-related sustainability impacts of capital projects. Results provide expected energy performance, emissions impact, areas to enhance and optimize the design, operational strategies, cost structures, and net cash margin of your investment.

Our approach evaluates energy-related sustainability impacts

Operational Performance Analysis Elements

Solomon's Sustainability Investment Analysis supports energy transition initiatives and helps you meet your specific business objectives through the following:

Performance Comparisons

Pro Forma Comparative Performance Analysis

Apply Solomon benchmarks to augment decisions and understand climate-related risks
Compare design performance to industry top performers
Understand the expected performance of the capital investment in areas of energy, utilities, and emissions

Key Performance Indicators and Targets

Define climate-related sustainability and business metrics
Establish business targets for phases of operation
Develop targets that support sustainability objectives

Energy and Utilities Balances

Identify options for energy integration and electrical optimization
Review hydrogen and water balances
Evaluate impact on emissions

Strategy & Technology

Strategy and Scenario Analysis

Apply Solomon's World Oil Refining Logistics and Demand (WORLD) Model^® to gain knowledge for critical decisions
Evaluate market trends, business impacts, and sustainability strategies
Assess configurations and changes with consideration for climate-related impacts

Independent Technical Comparative Review

Conduct high-level cold-eye review of the project
Review options for carbon capture, emissions control, and green technologies
Evaluate feedstock, product movements, and other critical operations

Optimization Program Analysis

Assess supply and demand planning models
Examine tankage, logistics operations, and scheduling
Review feedstock selection, supply chain, and product matrix

Operations & Organization

Operability and Reliability Review

Apply Solomon industry best practices to review work processes and practices
Assess readiness for commissioning, start-up, and establishing stable operations
Evaluate logistics plans for maintenance and production activities

Operations Strategy

Evaluate operations and maintenance plans
Examine reliability and turnaround programs
Establish an operating model consistent with sustainability objectives

Organization Design

Delivers staffing plans for phases of start-up and operation
Outlines staffing levels by position and incorporating sustainability responsibilities
Based on Solomon’s Workforce Optimization Model

Optimize Your Capital Investment

Mitigate project risks for new projects, expansions, integrated operations and the transitions.
Understand expected operations performance of your capital investment and optimize business plans for phases of operation.

Capital Investment Analysis Solution

Leverage our extensive proprietary database of operational performance information and

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recent engagements in refining, chemicals, polymers, LNG, gas processing, pipelines, terminals, power generation and integrated operations.

Benefit from Solomon’s 40 years of operational performance benchmarking experience:

Understand energy-related carbon emissions and sustainability impacts
Evaluate the climate-related business impacts
Optimize energy integration and hydrogen balances
Enhance feedstock selection and product mix
Augment logistics and tankage plans
Improve new asset reliability and utilization
Satisfy investor and insurance requirements
Mitigate climate-related risks while maximizing the bottom line/net cash margin

Metrics that Support Carbon Emissions Strategies

Energy Sustainability Index™ (ESI™), new for 2020 Fuels and Lube Studies and 2021 Olefin Study, measures the energy efficiency of the direct (scope 1) and indirect (scope 2) sources required for operation.
Energy Intensity Index™ (EII®), established industry metric that measures consumption- based energy efficiency.
Carbon Emissions Index (CEI), the primary metric for greenhouse gas emissions includes both direct (scope 1) and indirect (scope 2) emissions.
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO₂e) emissions comparisons for extended chemicals value chain.

Marathon Names Solomon Recipient of Sustainability Partnership Award