Stranded
The solar farm the grid can't take
Generation capacity built ahead of grid capacity — the plant is stranded before it ever delivers a kilowatt of impact.
Our Services
DUNECREST · PRACTICE
People in MENA facing heat survivability threats by 2050
Projected GDP loss across MENA due to unmitigated climate impacts
Increase in cooling demand by 2050, straining energy systems and infrastructure
OUR PURPOSE
The money exists. The ambition exists. What’s missing is the bridge between them.
Infrastructure projects designed to deliver environmental outcomes — renewable energy, water systems, green urban development — are falling short. Not because the ambition is wrong, but because the asset does not hold. Projects become financially unviable. The sustainability purpose is never realised.
The problem runs in both directions. A solar farm where the grid cannot accept its power goes bankrupt before it delivers impact. A coastal defence with no revenue model becomes a liability. Both fail — for different reasons. That is the gap Dunecrest works in.
Why projects fail
Sustainability projects rarely fail for lack of ambition
They fail because the asset doesn’t hold, or the impact never lands. Usually both are avoidable — if the risks are named early.
Under-used
The plant built for demand that never came
A desalination or treatment facility sized to a market forecast that didn't materialise — right technology, wrong uptake.
Unfunded
The defence with no way to pay for itself
A coastal or flood-resilience asset with real climate value but no revenue model — it becomes a liability on the balance sheet.
Where projects break down
Wrong locationLow market uptakeWeak revenue modelUnsuitable infrastructureOutdated technologyWorking against natureStranded assets
How we work
A structured process from diagnosis to sustained impact
Every engagement follows the same rigorous structure — ensuring we understand the context fully before we design anything, and that what we deliver outlasts our involvement.
- 01
Diagnose
Understand the institutional context, identify gaps in asset viability and sustainability performance, and define the scope of the engagement.
- 02
Design
Develop strategies, financing structures, and governance frameworks tailored to the project context, client needs, and climate objectives.
- 03
Deploy
Deliver implementation support, programme management, and capacity building — bridging strategy with ground-level execution.
- 04
Sustain
Embed impact measurement, governance systems, and knowledge transfer so results outlast the engagement.
Who we work with
We support institutions shaping sustainable infrastructure at scale
Our clients span the full spectrum of actors needed to move climate ambition into credible, financed, and delivered infrastructure.
When institutions need to
National governments
When organisations require
International organisations
When organisations need to
Corporates & investors
RELATED PROJECTS
Dunecrest at work
Most advisory in sustainable infrastructure treats financial viability and climate outcomes as separate problems. Dunecrest addresses both.
PUBLICATIONS
Research that shapes the field
OUR EXPERTS
Fifteen years of getting climate finance from commitment to deployment
A team of practitioners who have structured real deals, managed real facilities, and delivered on the ground — across MENA, Europe, and beyond.
