Orbit Systems - Industry Experience

Case Studies

Included in this section are case studies for some of our major international & national clients outlining the challenges they faced and how Orbit Systems were able to utilize Operations Research techniques and systems to overcome the challenges. Each of the clients below has seen significant benefits from the introduction of our solutions, including over USD$4,000,000 saved per annum.

Energy Sector

Our staff has extensive energy related experience including:

Analysing the market power impact of a major merger for New Zealand's Ministry of Commerce;
Constructing and utilising models for managing hydro reservoirs, including storage valuation, release guidelines, and spill analysis;
Determining the option value of LNG storage, including the optimal replenishment strategy, reservoir size, and release guidelines, plus the expected profit distribution;
Developing and implementing a market clearing engine for an electricity market;
Developing market dispatch software for the optimisation of generation offers into the market;
Evaluating competitor capabilities and positions, forecasting future prices, revenues, and risk positions, and the economic evaluation of new energy projects;
Preparing risk evaluation and reporting methodologies;
Building and utilising transmission nodal pricing models;
Optimising the fixed and variable components of connection fees; and
Producing guidelines for optimising ripple control and quantifying the benefits.