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AuSES National Conference 2011Professional Development Day

Warwick Johnston, Managing Director, SunWiz Consulting

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Boutique Solar Consultancy Outsourced Engineering

◦ Design & Project Management

Bespoke Consulting◦ e.g. Feasibility Studies

Market Intel◦ Australian PV Forecast just released◦ Australian Solar Hot Spots

Masters in Renewable Energy Deeply Involved in AuSES, APVA, CEC, SEIA Strategically Hiring

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Article in Solar Australia, which interviewed anumber of experts in BIG solar◦ Rodger Whitby – Ingenero – UQ, Alice Springs Airport

◦ Brad McEldowney – Enertech – 8 MW Thailand (Design)

◦ Lachlan Bateman – CleanTech Partners – multiple MW-scale projects in Europe

◦ Warwick Johnston – SunWiz – Metricon Stadium Design

Challenges & Tools

Solar Hot Spots sneak preview (time permitting)

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(Source SunWiz Market Insights)

NAME

TOTAL CAPACITY

(kWp) COMMISSION Companies

Greenough River Solar Farm, Geraldton 10,000 Being installed First Solar, Verve

University of Queensland 1,221 2011 Trina, PowerOne, Ingenero

Adelaide Showground 1,000 2009 Solar Shop, Built Environs,

Uterne 969 2011 SunPower, Satcon/SiClean Energy, Power and Water, Solar Cities

Singleton 400 1998 Energy Australia

Fraser Coast QLD 401 Being installedThe Wharf (STC) 384 2010 Suntech, SMA, DCM

Ernaballa (Umuwa Community) 350 2003-2008 Solar Systems

Ballarat Solar Park 330 2010 Sharp Solar, Origin Energy, Central Victorian Solar City

Alice Springs Airport 308 2010 SolFocus, SMA, Ingenero, CAT Projects

Crowne Plaza (Alice Springs) 305 2009 SunPower, SMA, CAT Projects, Odgen Electrical, Investnorth, Australian Government

Marble Bar 304 2010 SunPower, Horizon Power

Bendigo Solar Park 300 2010 Sharp Solar, Origin Energy, Central Victorian Solar City

Lajamanu (Community) 288 2005 Solar Systems

Yuendumu Community 240 2005 Solar Systems

Kings Canyon 225 2003 Shell ,/PSA/ Ecoenergy Satcon/SiClean Energy, Metricon Stadium (Carrara) 215 2010 Scheuten, SMA, Stowe Electrical, SunWiz

Nullagine 203 2010 SunPower, Horizon Power, PowerCorp

Queen Victoria Market 200 2003 BPSolar Multi / Origin/Melbourne City Council / ?SMA

Johnson & Johnson (Macquarie Park) 200 2010 Sanyo/Energy Matters /SMA/Apollo Energy

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~100 projects > 30kW, totalling ~6MW this

year (Source: SunWiz Market Insights)

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Feasibility 

Identifying most

viable option

Resource Assessment

•Getting Data

Preliminary Design &

Export Analysis

Options Analysis,

Pre/Feasibility Studies

$$$ Cashflow Financials

Proposal

Preparing

Winning Bids

Budgeting

•Allowances (more later)

Tender / Bid

Documentation

Contracts & Legals

•Performance Liability

•Subcontractors

Detailed Design

Driving Value

for Money 

Performance Prediction

Cost Value Engineering in

System Design

Grid Connection

Approvals

•Network Studies & Augmentation

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Deployment 

Delivery on Budget

Project Management

•Unforeseen Challenges

Logistics

•Human Logistics

Client Management

•Ongoing Communication & Meetings

Post Project

Completion

Commissioning & Handover

•Network Connection

•Manuals

ORER Registration

Performance Monitoring

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Guarantees Mounting (Civil & Structural Engineering) +

Opportunities for cost reduction

Timeframe (working around client’s)

Logistics (freight, accommodation, food, shelter) Grid Approval

The rest◦ “permitting and approvals, environmental assessments,

traffic management plans, funding deeds, bankguarantees, as built drawing, step up transformers, highvoltage work, boundary fences, on-site amenities(toilets), dust suppression, container storage, security,etc. etc”.

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http://homerenergy.com/ 

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Ground Stations / TMY / Satellite-Extrapolated

Bureau of Meteorology

Meteonorm

Australian Solar Radiation Data Handbook

3Tier & Others

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Selling = Financial Modelling Greater degree of Scrutiny

Bid Documentation has a higher bar of compliance

Budgeting – what to allow for (what could gowrong)

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PVSyst PV*Sol / PV Designer

SunnyDesign (??)

CEC Spreadsheet ???? Lessons Learned http://www.pvsyst.com/ 

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Building in isolated areas to specifictimeframes

Many people… accommodation & food

Plus freight◦ Staged rollout process

Communication is important◦

Open & Honest◦ Regular meetings

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Commissioning & Handover◦ Network Connection

◦ Manuals

ORER Registration

Performance Monitoring

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Get your hands wet Build your reputation

Expect to make a fewlosses

Test-run theinstallation early

Continually improveyour processes

“Careful planning,good design, qualitysolar components,excellent project

management and aclose workingrelationship with theclient.”

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Due for release next week

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SunWiz Can Help!warwick@sunwiz.com.au 0413361534

Questions?