Power Industry Technology Development & Product Planning

Developing and launching a new product requires immense investment of resources, while the probability of success is relatively low. Businesses continue to invest in new product development as successful new products enable a company to sustain growth and remain competitive in the market.

Integrated Product & Technology Commercialization Services
K&A offers integrated product planning and technology commercialization services from concept/prototype stage, to successful commercialization. K&A’s approach to product planning, product development and the product launch uses a contemporary methodology, which applies best practices in key areas such as market and competitive assessments, organizational capabilities, team dynamics, project management, etc in a cohesive product master plan and product financial forecast.

If you have a concept and are looking to fund it, we will help you obtain financial funding either as federal grants, private equity, strategic partnerships or a combination of all the above.

Is Your New Technology a Winner?
K&A specializes in designing customized evaluation and assessment procedures to assess the scalability and marketability of a technology concept or a prototype. Through our technology evaluation process, we can assess the market and economic potential of a fledging technology, helping you invest in opportunities that are most rewarding. Our technology evaluation service can help you determine whether a new R&D project should be initiated, identify the scope of existing technologies, assess the capabilities of competitors, map future trends of technologies, determine the viability of a new product. Thus we ensure that all technology opportunities are explored, gather all required information for you and your patent attorney to draft opinions on the freedom to practice.

This process includes a technical due diligence exercise and an assessment of the potential markets. Typically the technology evaluation process will include:

• Briefing and demonstration of the prototype
• Literature review and primary research
• Patent search
• Stakeholder analysis - what groups or sectors could benefit from the technology?
• Technology scalability
• Lifecycle cost estimates and marketability
• Technology economics vs. competition
• Unique selling proposition and benefits
• Market estimation
• Demand forecasting
• Displacement and penetration rate assessment
• Sales, cost estimation and profitability

Tap Alternative Sources of Funding for R&D, Commercialization
K&A assists clients in obtaining state, federal and other technology funds to aid in the development of technology from inception to commercialization. With our industry experience, we have aided companies in obtaining funds/grants for new technologies that:

• Show potential for commercialization & EPA verification
• Demonstrate potential for reducing emissions such as NOx, SOx, Mercury and PM
• Could contribute significantly to air quality, renewable energy, and energy efficiency objectives

We assist our clients with all the procedures required to apply for and successfully obtain funding. Our services include:

• Identifying appropriate funding programs
• Eligibility evaluation
• Preliminary due-diligence
• Application and documentation
• Technical and commercial due-diligence
• Strategic Partnering with Customers, Community Groups, etc.
• Contract negotiation
• Analysis and reporting