Welcome to Catalyst!
Catalyst is phelas’ state-of-the-art multi-asset, multi-market optimization platform for renewable energy projects.
To simplify, it calculates the potential revenues and performance of your energy project under defined market and operational conditions.
By simulating real-world scenarios, Catalyst helps you determine whether your project is financially viable and how to maximize its value.
Why Catalyst?
The renewable energy landscape is becoming increasingly complex. With fluctuating market prices, evolving regulatory environments, and the growing importance of storage and hybrid assets, making sound investment decisions can be challenging. Catalyst cuts through this complexity by providing clear, data-driven insights so you can confidently answer key financial and technical questions at every stage of project development.
What Does Catalyst Do?
Catalyst models how a specific combination of assets – such as battery storage, solar PV, wind, or hybrid systems – would perform under given market and operational conditions. By combining your input data (generation curves, market price forward curves, and grid constraints) with advanced optimization algorithms, Catalyst simulates asset operation and calculates expected revenues.
In Catalyst you will find features designed to make this analysis such as:
- Time Resolution: Catalyst can run simulations in hourly or quarter-hourly intervals, providing the level of granularity you need.
- Flexible Scenarios: Easily test different market strategies, storage capacities, and operating conditions to evaluate trade-offs and maximize profitability.
- Clear Financial Metrics: Receive actionable outputs such as net revenues, IRR, NPV, and market participation breakdowns.
Who is Catalyst For?
Catalyst is designed for anyone involved in planning, financing, or operating renewable energy assets. It’s particularly valuable to:
- Investors and Financial Institutions – assessing profitability and risk before committing capital.
- Renewable Project Developers – evaluating project design and optimizing asset sizing.
- Independent Power Producers (IPPs) – analysing revenue streams and enhancing operational strategies.
- Consultants and Advisors – providing clients with robust data and transparent analysis.
- Utilities and Energy Companies – optimizing portfolio decisions and understanding market exposure.
Which Questions Does Catalyst Answer?
Throughout project development and up to the final investment decision (FID), Catalyst delivers the financial clarity you need. It helps answer questions such as:
- How do grid limitations or connection costs affect profitability?
- What’s the upside of participating in innovation tenders versus operating a standard PV plant?
- How should I size storage assets alongside existing or new generation facilities?
- What are the potential revenues across different markets (e.g., day-ahead, intraday, balancing services)?
- How sensitive are my returns to changes in market prices, regulations, or asset performance?
By answering these critical questions quickly and reliably, Catalyst supports interactions with grid operators, PPA off-takers, investors, and other stakeholders.
How Does Catalyst Operate?
Catalyst is offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, accessible online anytime and anywhere. There is no software installation required – all calculations are securely run in the cloud, ensuring speed, scalability, and up-to-date performance.
How it works:
- Input Your Data – Provide your asset characteristics, market price curves, and operational constraints.
- Run Optimization – Catalyst applies advanced mathematical optimization to simulate asset operation under defined scenarios.
- Analyse Results – Review financial KPIs, market participation strategies, and sensitivity analyses.
- Decide and Act – Use these insights to design, invest in, or operate your energy project with confidence.
The platform is continuously updated with the latest market capabilities and enhancements, ensuring your analyses remain relevant and competitive.
Ready to Explore Catalyst?
Catalyst gives you the clarity and confidence needed to make critical investment and operational decisions in a rapidly changing energy landscape.
Schedule a Call or contact our team to see how Catalyst can help you maximize the value of your renewable energy projects.