Selected Project History
Cloud-based platform for the ingestion, structuring, cleansing, and analysis of enterprise asset management system data for the reporting of carbon emissions to TCFD standards. Web-based UI also allows for the manual ingestion of unstructured workorder data, leveraging NLP and OCR to structure PDF documents. System allows for the rapid export of data into Power BI for generating project-level to enterprise-wide reports. Built using Red Hat OpenShift, hosted on MS Azure.
Automated TCFD Reporting Using EAM Data Sets
Development of a 30-year master plan for the Port of New York and New Jersey, aiming to identify innovative revenue generating solutions, maximize and diversify land use, and increase operational efficiency. Financial and/or economic specific tasks included: strategic review of current asset holdings, revenue and operations; highest and best use analysis; existing market conditions assessment; and triple bottom line analysis.
Long-Range Master Planning
Offshore Wind Marine Terminal Study
Hatch was engaged by a confidential client to conduct a feasibility study for a greenfield marine terminal to support the development of regional offshore wind projects. The work included site selection, workforce development and economic analysis, preliminary terminal design, and a high-level cost estimate.
Tanzania Micro-Hydro Rural Electrification
A regulatory and market analysis for a proposed micro-hydro project in Ninga, Tanzania. Final report included an assessment of current economic and social conditions as well as the projected impacts of electrification. Micro-hydro design specifications were reviewed and project funding mechanisms vetted to ensure compliance with Tanzanian regulations.
World Wildlife Fund Climate Model Assessment
A review of publicly accessible climate models was conducted and a high-level "consumer report" was developed which analyzed these models' accessibility, limitations, usability, and applicability to localized nature conservancy and human development projects. The goal was to provide policymakers and stakeholders with a basic understanding of various web-based climate model capabilities and limitations.
Staten Island Mapping and Guide
Conducted a land survey to develop a set of community location maps and guides for three Staten Island, New York City business improvement districts. In collaboration with the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC), the assessment identified key business and cultural anchors, evaluated development themes, and established district placemaking to be used in the development of each map and guide. Final materials included maps as both online and print content and used to strengthen commercial districts and foster neighborhood development.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ‘Smart Port’ Case Study
The feasibility and impacts of converting the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s maritime facilities and operations to low/no carbon technologies was assessed. Social and environmental changes, funding and ROI scenarios, and a broad spectrum of technologies were evaluated. The Port was also judged for its ability to act as a lynch pin of the global maritime shipping industry’s carbon emissions.
Direct Air Capture Atmospheric Mining Study
The commodification of removing carbon from ambient air as both a mechanism to alleviate climate change and as a disruptive technology to specific manufacturing markets was assessed. A mathematical model was produced to calculate the effects of industrial-scale atmospheric carbon removal on global carbon dioxide levels as well as to project how this industrialization might impact steel, concrete, and plastic manufacturing.
A policy advisement piece presented to the Government of Laos by the United Nation’s Special Adviser on the Sustainable Development Goals, Jeffery Sachs. The document provided a road-map for the responsible development of hydroelectric power to ensure environmental, social, economic, and political externalities were accounted for and risks mitigated.