Recon Associates

What Recon Associates does

Recon Associates is a private environmental engineering and energy consulting firm founded circa 1985 and headquartered in Verona, Wisconsin. The company operates as a multi-disciplinary consortium of seasoned business, financial, technical, and scientific professionals — rather than a traditional full-time employee model — whose members collaborate on a project-by-project basis. Principals collectively hold over 300 years of energy industry experience, with individual members serving as founders or senior executives of partner firms such as Clean Fuel Partners, Renew Energy A/S, Timberian, TNT Ventures, Providence Partners, and Resort Energy Ventures.

The firm delivers strategic and executional consulting services to executives of energy, renewable energy, and clean tech companies, developers, investors, utilities, government agencies, and medium-sized to multinational corporations. Service lines span energy strategy, business models and planning, project development, technology platform analysis and integration (biomass, biogas, solar, wind), financial and process modeling, energy investment due diligence, negotiations and contracting, engineering review, distributed generation projects, feedstock supply chain development, and executive training. The firm's stated differentiation is building client internal capacity through advisory services, partnering, and training rather than delivering turn-key implementation.

Recon's business model is professional services revenue from project-based consulting engagements delivered on multi-year contracts with quote-based pricing tailored to client needs. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct executive consultation, with inquiries routed to coordinating members and topic-specific team specialists. The firm maintains a global footprint via project portfolios spanning the U.S., Latin America/Caribbean, Australia, North Africa, West/Central Europe, India, China, and broader Europe, supported by of-counsel relationships with world-class legal, financial, and engineering partners. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm operates with no disclosed funding rounds and founder-owned ownership under coordinating member and founder Timothy M. Baye.

Name

Recon Associates

Legal name

Recon Associates

Website

https://reconassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Recon Associates is a private, Verona, Wisconsin-based energy consulting consortium founded circa 1985, delivering strategic and executional advisory services to renewable energy, clean tech, utility, corporate, and government clients across global markets, leveraging 300+ years of combined principal experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF)

Keywords

• Energy consulting services
• Renewable energy advisory
• Project development consulting
• Clean tech advisory
• Biomass supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Wisconsin Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategic and executional consulting services delivered to energy, renewable energy, clean tech companies, developers and investors. Services focus on building client internal capacity through advisory services, partnering and training. Revenue derived from professional consulting engagements for project development, feasibility studies, financial analysis, and strategic planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ReCon Associates is a multi-disciplinary consulting consortium that delivers strategic and executional advisory services to executives of energy, renewable energy, clean tech firms, developers, and investors. Core service lines include energy strategy and corporate planning, project development, technology platform analysis and integration, financial modeling, energy investment due diligence, negotiations and contracting, engineering review across biomass/solar/wind/biogas, distributed generation project development, and biomass supply chain development. Engagements are project-based and tailored to client needs across global markets.

Product overview

Recon Associates operates as a consulting services firm rather than a product company. The company offers advisory and consulting services focused on energy consulting and project development for renewable energy and clean tech clients. The practice areas include energy strategy, business models, planning and project development, energy systems development, technology platform analysis and integration, financial and process modeling, energy investment due diligence, negotiations and contracting, engineering review (biomass, solar, wind, biogas), distributed generation projects, and technical and executive training/education. While these represent service lines rather than discrete software products, they constitute the firm's complete service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Strategy and Corporate Planning Consulting Strategic and tactical consulting for executives of energy, renewable energy, and clean tech firms covering project and corporate strategy, planning, organizational goals translation, and capacity building through advisory, partnering, and training.
• Energy Project Development and Execution Comprehensive project development services for utility-scale new generation, green-field utility district-level planning, distributed generation systems, biomass power systems, anaerobic digester systems, and integrated bio-refinery projects from feasibility through execution.
• Technology Platform Analysis and Integration Engineering review and analysis across biomass, solar, wind, and biogas technology platforms with technology vendor recruitment and integration for client energy systems.
• Financial and Process Modeling Project and corporate financial analysis, investment analysis, process modeling, and structured trade finance advisory supporting client energy investment and project development decisions.
• Energy Investment Due Diligence and Evaluation Due diligence, evaluation, and advisory support for energy investments, including offtake and supply contracting, equity and debt financing arrangements, and project evaluation for developers and investors.
• Negotiations and Contracting Support Advisory and execution support for offtake, supply, strategic partnership, and project financing contract negotiations in the energy project space.
• Biomass Supply Chain Development Utility and industrial scale biomass supply assessments, feasibility studies, and biomass production, harvest, transportation, and storage system evaluation and development for bioenergy projects.
• Technical and Executive Training and Education Training and education services targeted to build client internal capacity across energy, renewable energy, and clean tech subject areas for executives and technical staff.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Providence PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeff Bedard is founder and managing partner of Providence Partners, a mixed-use builder developer focused on developing resource efficient, sustainable, residential, retail, hotel and office projects in high-density urban locations. Bedard is ReCon's principal resort energy systems advisor.
• Resort Energy VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeff Bedard is also managing partner of Resort Energy Ventures, providing international clients guidance for distributed energy generation projects. Bedard has over 25 years experience in both real estate and U.S. Federal government agencies.
• Clean Fuel Partners, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Haeckel is founder and CEO of Clean Fuel Partners, LLC which owned and operated anaerobic digester facilities near Madison, WI. The company has evolved into a consultancy focused on helping dairy farmers, investors and others assess and implement strategies to develop renewable natural gas.
• TimberiancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBill Johnson Jr. is a principal of Timberian, a full-service forestry, woody feedstock bio-energy and wood manufacturing optimization firm based in Northwest Wisconsin. Timberian provides turn-key, woody biomass supply-chain development services.
• Renew Energy A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoul Ejner Rasmussen is founder and CEO of Renew Energy A/S, a world leading anaerobic digestion engineering firm headquartered in Denmark. The firm's systems operate globally representing cutting edge biological conversion platforms with expertise in nutrient conversion.
• TNT Ventures LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTony 'T.J.' Morice is Managing Member of TNT Ventures LLC. Morice is ReCon's lead biomass thermal and densified fuel expert with over 18 years managing business and technology development at one of the largest wood pellet plants East of the Mississippi.
• Legal and Financial Advisory FirmssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReCon maintains of counsel relationships with world-class legal and financial advisory firms, primarily Midwestern and Washington D.C. based, to support domestic and international practices.
• Consulting Engineering FirmssupportingTechnology or IntegrationClose collaborations with consulting engineering firms both domestic U.S. and international to provide comprehensive solution sets for energy projects.
• Solar Technology Vendors and DeveloperssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMultiple solar technology vendors and developers engaged for energy system development. Recent economic developments in photovoltaic panels have brought about commoditization, with ReCon recruiting contributions from international, regional and local service providers.
• Wind Developers and EPC FirmssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMultiple wind developers and Engineering Procurement, Contracting and Construction Management (EPC) firms engaged for project execution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Large public-sector and energy consulting firm with a deep renewable energy and climate practice spanning strategy, policy, and project advisory — directly comparable to ReCon's energy strategy and policy work but operating at significantly greater scale.
• Black & Veatch: Engineering, procurement and construction firm with extensive renewable energy and biomass/CHP advisory and project execution capabilities, comparable to ReCon's utility-scale biomass power and energy system development services.
• Stantec: Global engineering and consulting firm with significant renewable energy, bioenergy, and distributed generation advisory capabilities — comparable to ReCon's biomass, biogas and distributed generation development work.
• KBR: Engineering and consulting firm with renewable fuels, bioenergy, and energy transition advisory practices, overlapping with ReCon's biorefinery, biomass, and clean tech project development services.
• DNV: Global energy advisory and certification body with a strong renewable energy and bioenergy practice, including project due diligence and technology advisory for biomass, biogas, wind, and solar — overlapping ReCon's renewable project development and due diligence offerings.
• Leidos: Large engineering and energy consulting firm with energy strategy, renewable integration, and energy project advisory services that overlap ReCon's executive advisory and energy strategy engagements.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and energy consultancy advising on renewables, bioenergy, and clean tech projects across multiple regions — overlapping with ReCon's renewable energy strategy and project development advisory.
• Ramboll: Engineering and consulting firm with a sizable renewable energy and biomass/biogas practice, including feasibility, technology assessment, and project development support that directly mirrors ReCon's service portfolio.

Emerging players

• Vanguard Renewables: U.S. renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion developer working with dairy farms and food waste producers — overlapping ReCon's AD/biogas advisory focus, although Vanguard operates as a project developer rather than a pure advisory firm.

Direct peers

• Clean Energy Associates: Renewable energy technical advisory firm providing owner's engineering, project development, and due diligence services to solar, wind, and storage developers — directly comparable to ReCon's distributed generation and renewable energy development advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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