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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Developing projects across Meridian's pipeline of new generation options as part of the Renewable Development team.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Development engineer for several of Infratec’s flagship NZ development projects, with experience from concept design to consenting through to EPC close.• Worked across a 250MW development portfolio, working to standardise design & incorporate learnings across a portfolio of projects.• Designed New Zealand’s first commissioned 5 MW solar farm at Gisborne Airport, with attention to detail during development ensuring consent was granted in ∼1 month.• Developed the business-case… Show more Development engineer for several of Infratec’s flagship NZ development projects, with experience from concept design to consenting through to EPC close.• Worked across a 250MW development portfolio, working to standardise design & incorporate learnings across a portfolio of projects.• Designed New Zealand’s first commissioned 5 MW solar farm at Gisborne Airport, with attention to detail during development ensuring consent was granted in ∼1 month.• Developed the business-case trading algorithm for Rotohiko 35 MWh BESS to demonstrate the commercial returns required to reach financial close (NZ's largest BESS at the time)• Involvement in several Lodestone Energy projects now commissioned or under construction. • Provided technical modelling advice & mentorship to the NZMATES program, building capacity for feasibility studies of solar microgrids in Maluku, Indonesia. Show less

Wellington Metropolitan Area

Undertook a feasibility case study for a potential 30MW floating PV installation in New Zealand, identifying the key challenges for financial viability compared to ground mounted systems in NZ at the time (supply chain impacts from COVID and local expertise gaps).

Wellington Region, New Zealand

ENGR111 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems- Basics of photovoltaic generation- Basics of wind turbine generation- Microgrid modelling with HOMER Pro

Wellington, New Zealand

Undertook a review of technologies related to off-grid/stand-alone power systems (SAPS) in order to assess Powerco's current offerings this space. Areas of research included:- Energy Generation, with a particular focus on renewable energy (Solar PV, Wind, Micro-hydro, Hydrogen, and Generators)- Energy Storage, with a focus on new technologies (Li-ion, Flow Batteries, Zn-Air batteries, Hydrogen power-to-gas, hydro)- SAPS offerings currently on the market and in use

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Developing a low-cost robust sensor system to measure renewable energy resources in conjunction with iwi.- Employed photo-voltaic panels to measure solar irradiance to avoid the high cost of pyranometers.- Helped create a solution to measure wind speed without moving parts- Sized an appropriate solar power system with battery storage to ensure off-grid capabilities.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Tutoring ENGR110 - Engineering modelling- Finite state machines- SCARA arm kinematics- Solar power characteristics- Neural Networks

Lyttelton

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