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Experience & Track Record

Engagements grounded in real-world execution of complex energy assets.

Endura Energy reflects more than 25 years of senior international experience across renewable power, energy storage, EPC and infrastructure projects. Selected engagements, named projects and career portfolio are shown below; specific references are available under engagement, subject to confidentiality.

Selected U.S. Engagements

Selected United States advisory engagements.

Endura has provided owner-side, sale-side and M&A advisory support across utility-scale solar PV, battery energy storage and concentrated solar power assets in the United States, in coordination with the project's legal and tax advisors. The engagements below are described in summary form to honour client confidentiality.

Texas · Utility-scale PV

Owner-side support across four utility-scale PV projects

Combined: 857.8 MWdc

Endura provided owner-side technical and commercial support across four utility-scale photovoltaic projects in Texas, developed by a major international renewable energy owner and constructed under EPC contracts with leading U.S. solar EPC contractors.

  • Project A — Solar PV335.7 MWdcTier-1 U.S. solar EPC
  • Project B — Solar PV241.0 MWdcTier-1 U.S. solar EPC
  • Project C — Solar PV172.6 MWdcTier-1 U.S. solar EPC
  • Project D — Solar PV108.5 MWdcTier-1 U.S. solar EPC

857.8 MWdc combined across four projects

Scope. Project configuration, major equipment review, sourcing and cost-data support, contractual owner-side review, and supporting documentation in connection with FEOC, Domestic Content, ITC and Safe Harbor matters, in coordination with the project's legal and tax advisors.

Texas · Utility-scale BESS

Sale-side and due diligence support across BESS portfolio

Combined: 570 MW / 1,140 MWh

Endura supported the sale and technical and commercial due diligence processes for a portfolio of three utility-scale battery energy storage projects in Texas developed by a U.S.-based renewable energy developer.

  • BESS Project I185 MW / 370 MWhStandalone
  • BESS Project II185 MW / 370 MWhStandalone
  • BESS Project III200 MW / 400 MWhStandalone

570 MW / 1,140 MWh combined across three projects

Scope. Sale-process support, technical and commercial due diligence, project assumptions and risk review, equipment and supplier strategy, and BESS-specific EPC and integration considerations.

Nevada · CSP molten-salt tower · 100 MW

Sustained 2025 engagement on the Crescent Dunes CSP asset

Two phases · Owner-side, then potential acquirer-side

Endura was engaged through 2025 on the Crescent Dunes 100 MW concentrated solar power plant in Nevada — a molten-salt tower CSP asset with full thermal storage — in two distinct, sequential phases.

Phase 1 · Q1 2025 — Owner support

Support to the asset's owner — through Tonopah Solar Energy LLC — in a commercial repositioning following the late-2024 cancellation of the prior PPA. Endura facilitated initial engagement with a major Las Vegas-based data-center counterparty in a process that culminated in the contracting of a new PPA for the asset.

Phase 2 · Q2–Q4 2025 — Potential acquirer support

Support to a potential acquirer in a structured M&A process for the asset, including technical, legal, tax and documentation review and risk analysis. During this period, Xavier Lara served as President of SolStor Tonopah Energy LLC (STE), the special-purpose vehicle structured for the potential acquisition.

United States · Contract Management · 2026 active

Contract management mandate on a U.S. renewable energy project

Active engagement · Expansion to FDD, DC and ITC packages in pursuit

Endura was awarded a 2026 mandate for contract management support on a U.S. renewable energy project, covering ongoing contractual administration, counterparty engagement, change-order and variation management, and alignment of the project's contractual framework with applicable U.S. tax-credit compliance requirements.

Scope. Contract administration, counterparty engagement, change-order and variation management, and contractual coordination with the project's legal and tax advisors. Financial Due Diligence, Domestic Content and ITC compliance packages are in active pursuit with the same counterparty.

Specific client and counterparty references are shared confidentially under engagement, subject to applicable confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations.

Selected Projects

Selected international energy projects.

A curated selection of CSP, hybrid and storage projects on which Xavier Lara has held senior roles, either through Endura's predecessor practice (AELIUS Engineers and Consultants) or in earlier senior positions on prior employers' delivery teams. All projects below have been publicly disclosed.

CSP · Parabolic Trough · Prior to AELIUS

NOORo II / NOORo III

Morocco

Senior project leadership in prior roles on the NOORo CSP complex, one of the world's largest concentrated solar power developments.

CSP + PV · Hybrid

DEWA Phase IV

United Arab Emirates 950 MW (700 CSP + 250 PV)

Main engineering and business development support on the world-leading hybrid CSP and PV programme of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

CSP · Parabolic Trough · Prior to AELIUS

Termosol I & II

Spain

Senior project leadership in prior roles on the Termosol I and Termosol II parabolic-trough CSP plants in Spain, including molten-salt thermal storage.

CSP · Parabolic Trough

Urat 100 MW CSP

China 100 MW

Business development and basic engineering support on a parabolic-trough CSP project in Inner Mongolia.

CSP · Molten Salt Tower

Likana CSP Project

Chile 600 MW (3 × 200 MW)

Business development and engineering consultancy on a major molten-salt tower CSP project, supporting commercial and technical structuring with Chinese partners.

CSP · Molten Salt Tower

Minos CSP Project

Greece

Technical consultancy and basic engineering support on a molten-salt tower CSP development for the Greek market.

Additional projects, including thermal energy storage and infrastructure mandates, are available on request. Specific client and counterparty references are shared confidentially under engagement.

Career Project Portfolio

Generation projects across his career.

In addition to the named CSP and U.S. engagements above, Xavier Lara has held Project Director or executive-level roles on a substantial portfolio of generation projects across his career.

5 CSP plants — Spain and Morocco
4 Utility-scale PV plants — India
2 Combined-cycle power plants — France and Bangladesh
1 Open-cycle gas turbine plant — Venezuela

He also served as Chief Executive Officer of SolStor Energy LLC in the United States, a long-duration energy storage developer.

Track Record

Categories of work delivered across the renewable, storage and infrastructure asset lifecycle.

International Reach

Engagements across four continents.

Endura's senior experience covers projects and assets in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America, working with major renewable platforms, CSP plants, PV/BESS projects, EPC contractors, developers, investors and utilities.

Cross-border engagements typically combine senior central leadership with carefully selected local specialists, ensuring both consistency of judgement and credibility on the ground.

Selected References

Selected client references are available under NDA.

Project-level references can be discussed in confidence once an engagement is being scoped. Public references and case studies will be added to this section over time, where client confidentiality permits.

Specific names of clients, projects and counterparties on individual engagements will only be published with prior written consent. The logo wall below shows selected counterparty relationships across Endura and prior senior roles, without identifying which engagement was for which client.

View selected clients & counterparties

Selected clients across Endura and prior senior roles

ACWA Power
NextEra Energy
Pacific Green Technologies Group
Empresarios Agrupados
Técnicas Reunidas
Cobra
Grupo Cox
ABEI Energy
Repsol
CEPSA
BASF
Shanghai Electric
Aalborg CSP
Elecnor
Isolux Corsán
Supcon
TechnipFMC
Fortescue
Alfanar
LANCO
Asian Development Bank
United States Department of Energy
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