Arbitration and Litigation Support

The safe and economic operation of power plants often rely on complex systems demanding a highly sophisticated design of equipment, processes and operating procedures. Risks to the bottom line can include, among others, safety concerns, economic efficiency, adverse impact on the environment and forced outages resulting from ineffective design or improper operations. SMS Energy-Engineering is knowledgeable in all areas of power plant design, equipment and operations and has a considerable “forensic” engineering expertise. Having served all aspects of the power generation industry, SMS Energy-Engineering is often called upon to investigate complex technical design and operational issues with a view to provide a third-party independent opinion, expert testimony, binding arbitration, or litigation support services.


The safe and economic operation of power plants often rely on complex systems demanding a highly sophisticated design of equipment, processes and operating procedures. Risks to the bottom line can include, among others, safety concerns, economic efficiency, adverse impact on the environment and forced outages resulting from ineffective design or improper operations. SMS Energy-Engineering is knowledgeable in all areas of power plant design, equipment and operations and has a considerable “forensic” engineering expertise. Having served all aspects of the power generation industry, SMS Energy-Engineering is often called upon to investigate complex technical design and operational issues with a view to provide a third-party independent opinion, expert testimony, binding arbitration, or litigation support services.


SMS Energy-Engineering provides plant owners, insurance companies, lenders and legal counsels with reliable, dependable and appropriate scale technical services. We can offer:


  - Project and site audits

  - Forensic engineering investigations

  - Review of detail design for compliance

  - Power plant appraisals and valuations

  - Technical and engineering services to support arbitration/litigation processes