Technical Capability Centers
Modern renewable energy companies often require scalable, skilled engineering resources that can grow with their project pipeline. Arbutus’s Technical Capability Centers (TCC) service addresses this need by providing embedded engineering teams for our clients. Also known as Outsourced Engineering Pods, these are dedicated teams of Arbutus engineers and analysts that work exclusively for a specific client, functioning as a seamless extension of the client’s own organization.
How TCCs Work
We assemble a team with the right mix of skills (design engineers, drafting specialists, project engineers, etc.) tailored to the client’s requirements. This team operates under a long-term engagement, focusing solely on the client’s projects and priorities. The client treats the TCC as their remote engineering department, retaining control over project priorities and workflow, while we handle the talent, infrastructure, and knowledge management. In essence, you get a full-fledged engineering team without the overhead of hiring and maintaining one internally.
Who Benefits
Our TCC offering is ideal for Independent Power Producers (IPPs), project developers, renewable energy OEMs, and EPC companies (EPCCs) that need to augment their technical capacity.
For example, an IPP expanding its solar portfolio can rely on a TCC to carry out all its project design and technical due diligence. An international developer entering new markets can have a dedicated India-based team through Arbutus to handle permitting studies, engineering and local compliances. OEMs (like solar tracker or inverter manufacturers) can use a TCC team to provide design support to their clients or to localize products. EPC contractors can scale up design resources during peak workload through a TCC, ensuring they deliver on multiple projects simultaneously.
Key Features & Advantages
Dedicated & Skilled Team
Your TCC team is composed of hand-picked Arbutus engineers who are trained in your processes and standards. They effectively become your team. The team can include various profiles – e.g., solar PV design engineers, electrical engineers for grid studies, CAD drafters, energy analysts – as needed.
Extended Team Model
Our TCCs operate on an Extended Team model, meaning you get long-term continuity and control. The client has management oversight of the team’s daily work and priorities, ensuring alignment with your goals. We ensure administrative support and continuous skill upgradation for the team.
Scalability & Flexibility
TCC engagements are scalable. As your project pipeline grows, the team size and skill set can be adjusted quickly without the delays of recruiting new staff. Conversely, during lean periods, the team can focus on R&D, process improvement, or be scaled down as required. This flexibility helps maintain an optimal balance of resources.
Cost Efficiency
By leveraging our TCC in locations like Pune or Coimbatore (India), clients gain cost advantages while maintaining high engineering quality. You save on recruitment, training, and infrastructure costs, and benefit from Arbutus’s favorable location and experienced talent pool. The predictable engagement model also aids in budgeting.
Quality & Knowledge Continuity
The TCC model ensures that knowledge and best practices are retained within the team over time. We put in place robust knowledge management, standard operating procedures, and quality checks (aligned with our ISO 9001 processes) for all deliverables. The dedicated team becomes increasingly efficient as they accumulate experience with the client’s portfolio, leading to faster turnaround and higher quality output over time.
Seamless Integration
We strive to integrate our TCC teams with the client’s culture and tools. Whether it’s using the client’s project management software, reporting formats, or communication channels, the TCC will fit in smoothly. Many of our clients treat the TCC members as their own employees for all practical purposes – participating in regular calls, strategy discussions, and collaborating continuously.
From technical advisory and detailed design engineering to on-site testing, commissioning and quality assurance, we provide end-to-end support throughout the project lifecycle. Arbutus is your one-stop partner for advisory and engineering in clean energy and sustainability, delivering bankable outcomes and climate-resilient infrastructure that powers a sustainable future.
Why Arbutus?
By partnering with Arbutus for a Technical Capability Center, clients get the best of both worlds – the expertise, infrastructure, and support of a specialized engineering firm, combined with the focus and integration of an in-house team. This model has been a game-changer for several of our long-term clients, enabling them to accelerate projects and innovation without compromising on quality. If you are looking to expand your technical capabilities in a sustainable and controlled manner, Arbutus TCCs provide a ready-made solution.