Research Analyst - Grid Edge
Research Analyst - Grid Edge
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Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables energy and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an everchanging world companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. Thats why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth backed by over 50 years experience. Our team of over 2400 experts operating across 30 global locations are enabling customers decisions through realtime analytics consultancy events and thought leadership. Together we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive we succeed together
- Trusting we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused we accelerate change
- Curious we turn knowledge into action
We are looking for a Research Analyst to join the Grid Edge research team within Wood Mackenzies Power & Renewables practice. The Grid Edge team consists of leading analysts covering some of the most cuttingedge topics in the energy transition including transportation and building electrification microgrids distributed energy resource participation in energy markets demand flexibility and grid modernization. Our research and thought leadership inform the strategies of key players throughout the energy industry driving innovative business models while hastening the energy transition.
The analyst will contribute to the teams coverage of behindthemeter (BTM) flexibility in Europe including residential commercial and industrial segments. Technologies include battery storage heat pumps and general demandside response and use cases include TSO and DSO market participation as well as general tariffdriven flexibility. The analyst will establish and maintain relationships with DER OEMs developers and aggregators DSOs retailers and investors to stay at the forefront of industry developments. Through handson research they will publish reports develop and maintain data sets and provide critical intelligence that informs the strategies of industry stakeholders. The analyst will also work closely with Wood Mackenzies European power team to integrate BTM flexibility into its regional power models.
Experience in BTM flexibility is required as are exceptional research writing and speaking skills. You must be someone who thrives on writing and editing highquality reports with a knack for gathering and then distilling significant amounts of information into focused actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Be a subject matter expert in BTM flexibility in European marketsa goto person for others in research consulting and sales
- Conduct handson research including data gathering 3rd party research review and industry outreach
- Track DER participation in major DSO and TSO markets in major European markets including technologies vendors strategies and customer offerings
- Track the commercial landscape of DER OEMs developers aggregators and investors including value chain strategy partnerships and M&A
- Collaborate with other European Grid Edge analysts on EV flexibility models and with European storage analysts on BTM battery revenue models
- Collaborate with the Wood Mackenzie European power team to incorporate BTM flexible capacity forecasts into countrylevel power models
- Produce multiple research reports throughout the year and contribute to teamwide reports
- Support Wood Mackenzie clients upon request and assist with customer acquisition and retention
- Support Wood Mackenzies consulting team on European flexibilityrelated engagements
- Present at conferences moderate panels engage with media and publish thought pieces
- Travel infrequently but as necessary to clients conferences and other Wood Mackenzie offices
Qualifications
- Experience in European BTM flexibility on the DER development aggregation finance technology or DSO side
- Strong understanding of power sector fundamentals as well as DER customer offerings and BTM participation in TSO and DSO markets
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English with the ability to articulate key takeaways and craft compelling datadriven visuals
- Excellent organizational skills able to balance longterm research projects with nearterm publications client questions and team development initiatives
- Willingness to be a full stack researcher from data gathering to modelling to report writing
Nice to haves
- Prior experience as a research analyst with a track record of publications and presentations
- Modelling experience with the ability to factor historical data market trends policy and regulation into a granular forecast
- Experience with SQL and relational databases
- Experience with python and its data science libraries (pandas numpy scikitlearn etc.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race colour religion age sex national origin disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
