Projects and clients

Sustainability is critical to every sector of society. As a result, MCG works with a wide variety of clients on a diverse array of projects. Our client base includes municipalities and national governments, small businesses and multinational corporations, as well as local non-profits and international development organizations. In all of our projects, we work closely with clients to identify risks and opportunities, craft innovative approaches to problem solving, and develop comprehensive strategies for managing complex, fundamental change.

Promoting the Development of Sustainable Energy in AzerbaijanAzerbaijan State Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

MCG provided drafting guidance and review services for a comprehensive renewable energy law for Azerbaijan. MCG conducted a gap analysis and benchmarked the proposed Azeri law against international legislation and best practices. MCG highlighted institutional improvements and capacity planning needs of the new state-owned renewable energy development company. MCG also prepared and presented renewable energy policy design options, tailored to the Azerbaijan context. The project received support from the United Nations Development Programme , the European Commission and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. more

SREC Pilot Solicitation Evaluation Delaware Public Service Commission

MCG conducted an evaluation of the Delaware SREC pilot procurement program for the Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC). This work included the development and implementation of a comprehensive program participant survey, a sensitivity analysis of administratively set SREC contract prices and a projection of the effects of competing state policies on the Delaware SREC market. MCG made recommendations to the PSC for improving future solicitation rounds from the perspective of Delaware ratepayers. more

Developing Alcan’s Water Policy in Africa: Case Studies on Cameroon and Ghana Alcan

MCG worked with the world’s second largest producer of primary aluminum and the predominant global producer of value-added engineered products and composites to show how sustainability policies can be implemented in its operations in Cameroon and Ghana. more

Saudi Sustainability InitiativeGlobal Strategic Studies Institute

MCG worked with the Global Strategic Studies Institute, led by Prince Faisal bin Turki Al-Faisal, to develop a feed-in tariff concept to rapidly scale-up private sector renewable energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MCG presented the concept at a workshop supported by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Riyadh.

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Renewable Energy Integration in Remote CommunitiesInternational Energy Agency (IEA)

The IEA contracted MCG to address energy concerns of remote communities and identify appropriate policies to mitigate dependence on fossil fuels. more

Designing a Feed-in Tariff Fund for IndonesiaDutch FMO and Netherlands Agency

MCG is currently supporting the entrepreneurial development bank of the Netherlands, the FMO, with a feasibility study of a proposed feed-in tariff fund for geothermal energy. more

Feed-in Tariffs in Developing Countries and Law Drafter’s GuideUnited Nations Development Programme (UNEP)

MCG has drafted a report and law drafter’s guide focused on developing countries and considering options for renewable energy development and feed-in tariff policy design. The law drafter’s guide evaluates and catalogues feed-in tariff laws from over 50 countries and provides sample text and guidance for policy makers in support of a variety of renewable energy policy frameworks and goals.

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Spurring Private Sector Activity in Climate Adaptation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ, German development agency)

MCG is analyzing the roles that private sector actors play in climate adaptation, differentiating between autonomous and planned adaptation. more

Identifying Adaptation Projects for Pilot Project InvestmentGlobal Adaptation Institute

On behalf of the first global organization dedicated exclusively to catalyzing private sector investment in adaptation for developing countries, MCG has developed a large-scale database of climate change adaptation projects, identified innovative projects to receive grants and awards through its pilot project program, and helped the Institute build a global network of adaptation experts and professionals.  

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Reducing Private Sector Barriers to Adaptation Investment World Bank and the Climate Investment Funds

MCG analyzed barriers to implementing adaptation projects for three targeted countries in the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). more

Renewable Heating Opportunities and Impacts StudyMassachusetts Department of Energy Resources and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

In partnership with national and regional trade organizations, MCG led a project team to assess the impacts and opportunities for renewable heating technologies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this role, MCG facilitated workshops with businesses, policy-makers, and experts across the solar thermal, biomass thermal, air- and ground-source heat pump, and biodiesel sectors. MCG additionally conducted regional and international analyses of renewable heating policies and developed a comprehensive report assessing market opportunities and barriers, lifecycle cost, greenhouse gas, and economic development impacts in the state.     

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New Bedford Solar Energy ProgramCity of New Bedford, Mass.

The City of New Bedford set a goal of becoming one of the leading solar cities in the Northeast by opening several city-owned landfill and brownfield sites to solar development. more

U.S. Renewable Energy Industry SurveyAxel Johnson, Inc.

MCG researched renewable energy technology opportunities on behalf of Axel Johnson, a $2.2 billion holding company. more

Carbon Disclosure ReportingNEI

MCG provides consulting to NEI, a leading provider of server appliance products and services for storage, security, and communications software vendors. more

Sustainable Energy Policy AssessmentsRockefeller Brothers Foundation (RBF)

MCG assessed U.S. and international sustainable energy policy developments in support of a national stakeholder workshop. more

Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (GET FiT)Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA)

MCG has served as a technical advisor to Deutsche Bank’s Climate Change Advisors’ (DBCCA) landmark studies on international feed-in tariff design from an investor’s perspective and on the development of a global fund for feed-in tariffs in the developing world. more

Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Sustainable Energy Policy DesignInter-American Development Bank (IDB)

MCG is leading an exploration of sustainable energy policy design in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, including a survey of existing feed-in tariff policies and the development of proposed incentive designs for Jamaica and Ecuador. more

Climate Change and Water ManagementSaxony/Veolia Water

MCG collaborated with Veolia Water to assess potential climate impacts and their effects on water management in the region of Saxony in Germany. more

Solar Emergency Evacuation RouteCity of Boston

MCG proposed a strategy and secured funding for a $1.3 million solar infrastructure project in the City of Boston that deploys renewable energy resources in support of the City’s emergency response infrastructure. more

Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the WorldE.ON Power & Gas

MCG conducted a study, Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets, on climate change adaptation initiatives around the world with the intent to inform decision makers in the public and private sector on how to approach this issue. more

Green Communities Act Planning Services and Technical ConsultingMassachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)

MCG is working with a team of consultants to support energy efficiency and renewable energy planning in 26 Massachusetts cities and towns as part of the Commonwealth’s Green Communities program. more

Renew BostonCity of Boston

MCG worked with the City of Boston to develop a strategic plan for significantly reducing Boston’s energy consumption over the next decade. more

Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for US FarmersHeinrich Boell Foundation

MCG conducted research and co-authored a report examining the opportunities for renewable energy development within the U.S. agricultural sector by evaluating best-practices in Germany. more

Solar Thermal Incentive Design Advisory ServicesMassachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)

MCG provides research and advisory services to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to assist in design and development of the state’s solar hot water (SHW) pilot program. more

System Dynamic Modeling of Solar REC MarketsMassachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) contracted MCG to build a system dynamics computer simulation model of DOER’s solar renewable energy credit (SREC) program. more

Nova Scotia Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Rate-SettingNova Scotia Utility and Review Board

MCG is assisting the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board with its feed-in tariff (FIT) rate-setting process. more

Solar America Communities Technical OutreachU.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

MCG is currently part of a national team conducting outreach and education to municipalities as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America Cities Technical Outreach program. more

Solar Boston InitiativeCity of Boston

MCG coordinates Solar Boston, the City’s solar partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Solar America City (SAC) Initiative. more

New York City’s Long-term Solar StrategyCity University of New York (CUNY)

Under the auspices of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Million Solar Roofs Program and the Solar America City (SAC) Partnership in New York City, MCG facilitated a series of workshops to develop policy recommendations for the municipal solar energy initiative. more

Our clients

Corporate

  • Alcan
  • Axel Johnson
  • Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors
  • E-ON
  • Hawaiian Electric Company
  • NEI
  • Sprague

Institutions

  • European Climate Foundation
  • German Energy Agency (dena)
  • German Federal Chancellory
  • Global Adaptation Institute
  • Heinrich Boell Foundation
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  • National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
  • Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
  • Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
  • The Energy Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
  • World Bank and Climate Investment FundsWorld Bank and Climate Investment Funds
  • World Future Council
  • World Wind Energy Association

Public

  • California Energy Commission
  • City of Boston
  • City of Providence
  • City University of New York
  • Delaware’s District Department of the Environment
  • Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
  • Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
  • New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
  • Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board