Head of Section - Solar UKProject Engineering Department

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EirGrid plc is the Transmission System Operator (TSO) in Ireland. Its remit encompasses planning and developing the electricity system, scheduling and dispatching generation, operating a fair electricity market and ensuring system security.Project involvement\Responsibilities: Production of annual Generation Adequacy Reports by use of CREEP  Estimation of transmission constraints on the generation portfolio and constraints costing analysis by use of PROMOD . Strong Emphasis on… Show more EirGrid plc is the Transmission System Operator (TSO) in Ireland. Its remit encompasses planning and developing the electricity system, scheduling and dispatching generation, operating a fair electricity market and ensuring system security.Project involvement\Responsibilities: Production of annual Generation Adequacy Reports by use of CREEP  Estimation of transmission constraints on the generation portfolio and constraints costing analysis by use of PROMOD . Strong Emphasis on the production of constraints reports for the connection of new wind farms, which have become critical to secure project bankability Feasibility analysis on the connection of new generation by means of modeling and simulation of the electricity system with the assistance of unit commitment and dispatch software tools Engagement in working groups in the following areas:o Integration of generation analysis software tools in transmission access planningo Implications of increasing wind penetration on Power System Operations in 2010o Investigation into the interaction of reactive power compensation devices in systems with high levels of wind penetration. Simulation of Static and Dynamic transient stability in PSS/E (CIGRE )  Assessment of Ireland’s plant portfolio availability and performance standards and completion of benchmarking reports  Documentation checks of wind farm applications for transmission access Show less

Sustainable Energy Ireland is a statutory agency responsible for promoting and assisting environmentally and economically sustainable production, supply and use of energy, in support of Government policy, across all sectors of the economy.Project involvement\Responsibilities: Compilation of documentation on European Market Mechanisms for Renewable Energy deployment  Provision of advise to Ireland’s Ministry for Energy on technical aspects of CHP for implementation of… Show more Sustainable Energy Ireland is a statutory agency responsible for promoting and assisting environmentally and economically sustainable production, supply and use of energy, in support of Government policy, across all sectors of the economy.Project involvement\Responsibilities: Compilation of documentation on European Market Mechanisms for Renewable Energy deployment  Provision of advise to Ireland’s Ministry for Energy on technical aspects of CHP for implementation of European legislation Evaluation of eligible R&D proposals for financial support approval.  Preparation of tender documents for combined heat and power (CHP) small-scale trial schemes Critical Role in obtaining financial support to assist in the establishment of the Irish CHP association. Show less

 Participation in the project management of an R&D project, the main features of which include: o Investigation into the viability to set up a network of recharge stations for electrical vehicles in Madrido Specification of a stand-alone renewable energy recharge unit, powered by solar, wind and fuel cell technology  Completion of final year degree project entitled ‘Network of electric vehicles recharge stations powered by 25MW grid connected wind systems’

Project involvement\Responsibilities:Completion of a technical and economic feasibility report for the addition of a 350 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station to the Union Fenosa’s portfolio, which include as follows:oDetailed technical description on available configurations.oFinancial model and sensitivity analyses to assess ABB vs SIEMENS technologyoDecision making process based on technical and economical outcome