With independent feasibility studies, TÜV NORD evaluates the location, permitting requirements, safety aspects, and risks of your energy projects — enabling clear decision-making and supporting reliable, efficient project planning.
Energy projects—particularly hydrogen and hydrogen infrastructure, Power-to-X, energy storage, renewable generation, and grid-related infrastructure—face significant economic, regulatory, and time pressures. Whether a project is feasible depends largely on site-specific factors, permitting requirements, safety considerations, and market risks.
TÜV NORD prepares independent feasibility studies that systematically evaluate these key influencing factors. We analyse site-specific conditions and existing infrastructure, review permitting-related requirements and necessary documentation, and assess safety aspects such as hazardous substances, safety distances, and site-specific risks.
The result: a clear, prioritised, and transparent project assessment with recommendations for the next steps—providing a robust basis for planning, permitting, and investment decisions.
We evaluate the technical suitability of a site based on project-specific criteria, including:
Result: A clear assessment of site suitability, including the key prerequisites for project development.
We structure permitting-related requirements and derive the next steps for project planning, including:
Note: This does not constitute legal advice; it is a technical preliminary assessment.
Result: A structured overview of permitting-relevant topics and a reliable roadmap for further clarification.
We identify which studies and technical documentation are typically required or advisable, including:
Result: A prioritised list of required documentation serving as a foundation for project planning and permitting.
We assess safety-relevant aspects already in the early project phase, including:
Result: A transparent risk profile with prioritised mitigation measures and a structured verification strategy.
For complex projects, we provide system-level analyses to support planning and optimisation, including:
Result: Robust scenarios, key performance indicators, and a solid basis for informed decision-making.
At the conclusion of the study, you receive a clear and transparent overall assessment of the site and the project, including:
Result: A structured and well-founded overall assessment supporting planning, permitting, and investment decisions.
A feasibility study is particularly valuable in the early to intermediate phases of a project—that is, once site options, technical concepts, or implementation approaches need to be evaluated. It provides a robust basis for investment decisions, as well as for subsequent permitting planning and technical implementation.
No. The preliminary assessment is not legal advice, but a technical and structured analysis of permitting-relevant requirements. It identifies which documentation, classifications, or further in-depth assessments are required. The legal evaluation is carried out exclusively by authorised parties (e.g. lawyers or authorities).
Yes. The scope and depth of the feasibility study are modular and flexible. Optional modules such as market and acceptance analyses, system modelling, energy flow simulations, or techno-economic evaluations can be integrated—depending on the project objective, maturity level, technology pathway, and data availability.
TÜV NORD stands for independence, safety, and trust. As a neutral partner, we assess site and project risks in a structured, transparent, and comprehensible manner. Through our technical expertise and many years of experience, we provide a robust basis for decision-making—for safe, economically viable, and future-proof energy projects.