A solar system is a long-term investment that, when designed properly, will produce for many years after installation. We can advise on component selection and help avoid inefficient plant layout and design, while keeping in mind both capital costs and the long-term O & M costs, saving you money and optimizing production for the life of the system.

Distributed Solar Engineering Design Packages

Compass Energy Consulting is a Licensed Professional Engineering firm and works closely with our clients to design a system that will meet the design criteria of your building whist integrating seamlessly into the existing structure, and electrical systems. If you are looking for a best-in-class engineering approach to your renewable energy projects, we offer our expertise from an independent and structured approach. Whether you are starting at obtaining grid connection, or conducting O&M activities on your projects, we can add value at every step of your process.

Our breadth of expertise allows us full understanding of technical risk. Solar PV systems are highly technical assets and should not only be managed as such but should be engineered to minimize project risk—such as under-performance of the system or technical failure—and to maximize energy production and economic performance.

Our Multidisciplinary Design and Engineering expertise allows us to consult and design in the following key technical areas:

Electrical Engineering

  1. PV plant layouts and schematics
  2. DC system designs and engineering
  3. Inverter station layouts and schematics
  4. Grid connection support
  5. Electrical loss assessment
  6. System studies for off-grid systems
  7. Construction phase monitoring
  8. Solar equipment technology reviews

Civil and Structural Engineering

  1. Geotechnical and site investigation review
  2. Design and engineering or review of
    1. Mounting system (fixed, tracking, ground mount, roof top)
    2. Transformer foundations
    3. Transmission line structures and foundations
    4. Inverter station foundations, structures and mountings
    5. Due diligence on civil aspects

Infrastructure planning

  1. System performance modelling for your project site
  2. Grid connection
  3. Solar resource assessment
  4. Infrastructure planning to avoid cost overruns during construction and O&M phases
  5. Project planning for difficult sites and terrain
  6. Financial model driven project planning to balance risk and costs