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Supply Chain Management and Full-Component Traceability
Mitigate Risk and Ambiguity in Your Renewable Energy Supply Chains
CEA offers a comprehensive solution for navigating the complexities of PV solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hydrogen procurement uniquely tailored to the dynamic landscape of renewable energy. We understand the multifaceted challenges our clients face, including managing intricate supply chains, securing favorable terms, ensuring timely delivery, and maintaining product quality. Our services are designed to address these challenges, providing our clients with a seamless procurement experience that leverages incentives, such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and supports an ethical supply chain.
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Long Term Success and Real Cost Savings
EXPERTISE
CEA's international team of supply chain experts offers an unrivaled Supply Chain Management (SCM) experience and knowledge, ensuring long-term success and cost savings.
VELOCITY
We provide swift access to decision-makers, defining product requirements, and identifying, qualifying, and selecting suppliers in solar procurement, BESS procurement, and green hydrogen procurement.
BEST-IN-CLASS-TERMS
Our team negotiates pro forma term sheets and golden contracts with top-tier quality and commercial terms, derived from over 100 contracts reviewed annually.
DECISION CLARITY
We offer unmatched access to supply market intelligence from our base in Asia and dedicated product experts to advise on technology risks and future product roadmaps.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
We empower our clients with competitive insights, identifying what gives suppliers an edge, advising on who to purchase from, and providing clarity on terms, conditions, and market conditions.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
We assist clients in building and nurturing relationships with suppliers, organizing factory tours, and facilitating meetings, thereby fostering strong supplier-client relationships.
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
Our services extend to conducting comprehensive solar and BESS supply chain audits, as well as performing thorough supplier and technical due diligence, and managing RFPs (Request For Proposal).
ETHICAL SUPPLY CHAIN
We assist in addressing critical concerns related to the ethics of suppliers, their progress towards carbon neutrality, and whether the products they send are easily recyclable.
Problems We Help Our Clients Solve
Supply Chain Expertise
CEA stands at the forefront of the clean energy sector, offering unparalleled expertise in supporting clients who are navigating the complexities of an ethical supply chain. We understand that in today's complex market, assessing a supplier goes beyond product and price, and we provide the insights and guidance needed to align with ethical supply chain principles.
Product Availability: Buyers are facing challenges of suppliers being sold out for extended periods and their unwillingness to take on new risks.
Term Negotiation: The recent increase in prices and the indexing of supply agreement prices to certain commodities has transferred a significant amount of risk from the seller to the buyer.
Timely Delivery: Slowdowns in manufacturing and logistics, as well as regulatory issues at borders, have led to delays in product delivery.
Product Quality: Buyers are facing quality concerns due to the rapid pace of innovation outpacing reliability testing, the use of lower-cost materials by manufacturers, and the introduction of new factories.
Stakeholder Satisfaction: The challenge to satisfy various stakeholders—including employees, financiers, and board of directors—involves meeting corporate social responsibility requirements, ethics requirements, and any new reliability testing and transparency requirements imposed by financiers.
Traceability: Understand Where Your PV Modules and Raw Materials are Sourced From
CEA specializes in solar and energy storage traceability, offering a comprehensive approach to assist with transparency and ethics in the renewable energy sector. Our approach includes identifying the provenance of key materials, helping to assess the supply chain's documentation, implementing a rigorous Chain of Custody Audit program, recommending corrective actions if needed, and identifying potential suppliers in line with UFLPA. Our teams conduct global audits, aiding clients in improving their traceability documentation, review, and analysis, providing them with confidence in a complex energy landscape.
Holistic Approach to Clean Energy Supply Chain Management
Pre-Purchase Advisory and Consultation
Market and Policy Insights
Supply Chain Full Component Traceability
Product Due Diligence
Equipment Price Reduction Strategies
Sourcing Strategies
Supply Contract Review and Support
Supplier Product Comparisons
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