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WISE Career PresentationJuly 2019
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Background
Education
• First class degree in Electrical Engineering – focus on Power Generation and
Distribution
• MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology – Biomass, Wind and Solar
Career• Consultancy
• Project Management
• Design engineering
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Biomass CHP Project
• 8.3MWe Biomass CHP Plant in Rothes, Scotland
• Fuel – Draff and woodchips
• Technology – Grate boiler +Steam turbine+ Bag filter/SNCR cleanup
• Output – Up to 8.3MW of Electricity (enough for 9000 homes) and 12 t/h of steam to an adjacent process plant
• Saves 64ktonnes of Co2 per annum (displaced gas fired plant)
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Biomass CHP
• My role
o Design specification/ Project Engineering
Technology – Grate boiler +Steam turbine+ Bag filter cleanup
Processes – Electrical, water, fuel (chemistry and handling), steam, air etc.
o Contract procurement
o Grid connection management
o Technical and Legislative compliance (SEPA, Ofgem with RoCs)
o Technical and financial Due Diligence
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Other highlights
• Loved the sustainability – displaced gas, found a use for distillery by-products and boosted CoRDe economics
• Varied role (commercial, compliance, environmental)
• Travel
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Windfarm Project
• 33MWe Garreg Lwyd Windfarm - Wales
o 17 x 2MW turbines
o 34MWe capped to 33MWe
o 66kV Grid connection
o 33kV MV collection system
o ROC deadline project
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Garreg Lwyd Wind Farm
• My role o Electrical Design
o MV collection system
o Earthing
o 33kV substation
o 66kV substation
o Grid connection
o 23km of grid route – cables and OHL
o DNO 66kV substation
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Other highlights
o Tight deadline – contractor hours
oRemote location – lots of time on the road
oGrid – (ongoing) constraints
oDesign role mainly – no PM, lots of interfaces
oDifficult 3rd parties – lots of lawyer time
oWeather!!
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Battery Storage Project
• 30MW/30MWh ESS – Roaring Hill Scotland
o Lithium Ion batteries – containerised solution
o Inverters
o MV transformers
o EMS – RES proprietary control system ReSolve
o 33kV grid connection
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ESS – Roaring Hill
• My role o Systems Design
o Battery sizing
o PCS/ Inverter rating
o System configuration
o 33kV substation
o Grid connection
o Adjacent substation
o Contract Management
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Other highlights
oBattery prices
oClear market route
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Summary
oVaried roles – diversify or specify
o Try to do design before management
oDraw on experiences from supply chain and colleagues
o Enjoy – it’s 1/3 of your life