ENGINEERING SPECIALTIES

In everything we do, our aim at Phoventus is to minimize and mitigate risk for our clients through all stages of a project’s lifecycle, maximize project efficiency and profitability, and guarantee success for their renewable energy business strategies and project development goals.

Above all, our engineering specialties are comprehensive consisting of full lifecycle project management, which means we can offer you everything you need from project beginning to end. From big to small, local to global, our dedicated team of energy industry specialists is here to advise on and help implement the right solutions for you and your business.

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ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DESIGN ENGINEERING

We build on our passion for the expansion of renewable energy use and universal access to affordable electricity for all, ensuring we stay at the forefront of developments in renewable energy, storage and microgrid/off-grid technology, project development and finance, and environmental and energy policy, so our clients can be confident they are in safe hands.

ENGINEERING SPECIALTIES
PROCUREMENT SUPPORT

  • Vendor and technology evaluation
  • Integrator bid review and scorecard
  • Lithium-Ion, battery performance specifications
  • Controller selection
  • Warranty and remedy review
  • System safety and ARC flash conformance

STORAGE ENGINEERING

  • System Design and modelling
  • Grid interconnection specifications and engineering
  • Electrical, instrumentation & controls
  • Ramp Rate and C rate calculation
  • Permit and ITC compliance
  • Protections and control

OWNERS ENGINEERING

  • EPC Contract review
  • 30%,60% 90% IFC Engineering reviews
  • Change management and tracking
  • Onsite Construction monitoring
  • Completion Certificates
  • Vendor Dispute resolution
Engineering Specialties

SOLAR RE-POWERING & RE-VAMPING

SPECIALTIES
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION

  • Single Line Drawing and Bill of Material reconstruction
  • Surrogate component recommendations appraisal
  • Warranty review and remedy recommendation
  • Electrical Protection and control
  • Electrical Fault investigation and remedy
  • Component Obsolescence appraisal
  • Arc flash and Hazard study updates

ENGINEERING SPECIALTIES

  • Interconnection and fault compliance
  • Storage addendum engineering
  • Relay and Switchgear coordination
  • Energy production modelling ( Pvsyst etc… )
  • Electrical system modelling
  • Component Obsolescence appraisal
  • Electrical Engineering and Design

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

  • O&M Capital planning
  • Critical Spares and stocking studies
  • Component Failure forecasting
  • Arc Flash and Hazard Safety
  • Performance & Maintenance reviews
  • Onsite Spares inventory reviews

REPOWER SOLAR

Phoventus is uniquely qualified to deliver your re-powering project. In fact, our team of experienced engineers have helped deliver over 500 renewable energy projects to date. Above all, we bring together an in-depth understanding of the current state of PV Module , Inverter and interconnection engineering specialties that directly translate to longstanding stability, profitability and sustainability of your re-powered project.

MICROGRID ENGINEERING MINE POWER ENGINEERING

Islanded Microgrids are prevalent today in remote locations and Island nations. They represent a modern approach to solving a variety of energy supply challenges. Undoubtedly, most notable the integration of renewable power and energy storage with preexisting generation. Their unique nature, however, can still trip up even the most advanced engineers. Also, before starting to design a system, it is important to understand the process of bringing about a micro-grid from initial concept to real-world operations. And, most important is understanding how to design it.

PREFEASIBILITY AND DESIGN ENGINEERING

  • Preliminary engineering, design and studies
  • Capital and operational cost budgeting
  • Environmental constraints assessment, environmental impact assessments and permitting (including government, public and Indigenous consultation)
  • Energy yield assessment

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, CONTRACT FORMATION, AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

  • Techno-economic assessments of on-site power generation options
  • Integration studies and synthetic PPA evaluation
  • Review of significant agreements and pro forma

OWNERS ENGINEERING AND INSTALLATION SUPERVISION

  • Contract reviews
  • Owner’s engineering services
  • Preparing and managing specifications
  • Reviewing bids
  • Reviewing contractor performance