Sustainability and energy supply

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 Program management for the rollout of solar across a large portfolio of properties

• Assessment of existing electrical infrastructure condition, building (roof) condition, and other relevant aspects (e.g. shading). ​
• Modelling and ranking of potential solar installations according to technical and financial criteria. ​
• Obtain necessary permits and approvals (e.g. council, grid connection).​
• Support the selection of suppliers (equipment, installers).​
• Construction management, including commissioning.​
• Ongoing operating performance assessment.

 Owner’s engineer for the hydrogen component of a microgrid system.

• Hydrogen system comprised an electrolyser, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells. ​
• Design review of contractor drawings and other documents.​
• Recommended design changes related to different system operating modes.​
• Management of the project issues register, and ensuring contractor actions were completed.

Integration of solar, wind, diesel generation, battery storage, and controllable loads (demand side management / demand response)

• Evaluation of existing load profiles.​
• System modelling, and sizing of major components.​
• Control system design​
• Design review of contracted work packages (e.g. solar). 

 Technical input into tender specifications

• Assessment of vehicle duty cycle, mileage, and recharging/refueling requirements.​
• Assessment of existing site infra-structure, including locations for recharging/refueling equipment.​

Technical review of tender responses

• Battery electric vehicles and charging station options.​
• Fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen refueling station options.

Feasibility studies for the transition of fleets to electric vehicles

• Assessment of operational duty cycle, and charging schedule options (opportunity versus overnight charging).​
• Identified switchboard and grid capacity constraints.​
• Prepared electrical design options to support EV charging equipment.​
• Provided multiple options to manage maximum demand and minimise electrical infrastructure capacity upgrades.

Technical due diligence for the acquisition of a large overseas charging network

• Review of charging station models and locations.​
• Review of operating data to identify charging session issues, including: multiple attempts to start/complete charging, low charging power relative to installed capacity, etc.​
• Review of charging station designs, including site layout and electrical design.​
• Review of maintenance records for serial failures, and serious events (e.g. fires, electrical faults). 

Hydrogen refueling station design and operation

• Assessment of expected daily hydrogen consumption, and refueling profiles.​
• Modelling and sizing of hydrogen production, compression, storage and refueling equipment.​
• Operational support for refueling activities during a hydrogen vehicle trial.