Early stage solar farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) feasibility studies

Identify the best sites and optimise designs in less time, at a fraction of the cost.

  • See how large your solar farm and/or BESS will be in MWAC & MWDC, working around keep out areas

  • See how much energy the system can expect to generate in a typical meteorological year)

  • Calculate the amount of cut and fill earthworks required to meet manufacturer tolerances for slope and undulation

  • Let’s consider all the options for the system’s land use for a single parcel or various combinations of parcels

  • Maximise BESS profits through arbitrage strategies

Who is it for?

  • Project Developers

    Successful prospecting means quickly creating, evaluating and comparing numerous sites and designs to help determine the best projects to develop.  If you find yourself short on staff, time or advanced software, we can help.  SolarFarm Feasibility leverages RatedPower software to quickly design and evaluate a wide range of scenarios to help build a portfolio worth pursuing.

  • Land Owners

    Curious if your property is a good candidate for a solar farm and/or BESS project?  If so, let us do an analysis for you to determine the system size you could fit and the energy revenue you could generate, from solar, battery or both.  An analysis by SolarFarm Feasibility can also serve as a detailed second opinion if you've been approached by developers enquiring about your property.

  • Real Estate Agents

    As a Real Estate company, you may have access to prime sites for Solar/BESS projects, but lack the resources to help you quantify what an opportunity might be worth.  We can help you do your homework before approaching potential clients. Presenting professional outputs and key project metrics will show you've put in some effort, which helps in building credibility and trust.

  • Solar Manufacturers

    Creating layouts and solar yield estimates for customers can eat up engineering bandwidth for manufacturers. Customers often rely on these initial designs and manufacturers often carry out this work to promote their equipment.  Manufacturers, please contact us If you'd like to outsource some of this early-stage design work, freeing up your engineering team for more important tasks.

What we deliver

  • Parametric Analysis

    To ensure we are finding the best designs, we will evaluate the impacts of varying key site parameters such as pitch, GCR, azimuth, tilt angle (for fixed-tilt systems), string length, DC/AC Ratio, etc. Data-driven designs are more accurate than simply following "rule of thumb" guidelines.

  • Explore All the Options

    Relying on RatedPower software, we can quickly generate and compare a wide variety of scenarios. By examining various combinations of parcels, keep-out areas, earthworks constraints, / BESS parameters, etc., we are more likely to create a design that produces the best outcome.

  • The Impact of BESS

    Solar farms today often include a BESS (Battery Energy Storage System), which can reduce energy curtailment, add flexibility to the grid connection and generate revenue. By easily comparing the impacts of varying the BESS charge/discharge profile, we can maximise the value of your BESS investment.

  • Comprehensive Outputs

    We generate all the documentation required to present a clear picture of your top designs - great for understanding your own project or for presenting professional-looking deliverables to a client.

    (Register below to receive example outputs.)

  • ● Design Report (PDF / DOCX)

    ● Energy Yield Report (PDF / DOCX)

    ● Interconnection Facility Report (PDF / DOCX)

    ● BESS Design Report (PDF / DOCX) goes here

  • ● General Layout (DXF/PDF/KML)

    ● Simplified General Layout (KML)

    ● 3D Scene (for use in PVSyst) (ZIP)

    ● MV Single Line Diagrams (PDF/DXF)

    ● LV Single Line Diagrams (PDF/DXF)

    ● MV-LV Single Line Diagrams (PDF/DXF)

    ● Topography Analysis (Terrain Slopes) (PDF/DXF/KML)

    ● Structure profiles (ZIP)

    ● Interconnection Facility SLD (PDF/DXF)

    ● Interconnection Facility Layout (PDF/DXF)

    ● BESS General Layout (PDF/DXF/KML)

    ● BESS MVLV SLD (PDF/DXF)

  • ● Project Sheet (XLSX)

    ● Bill of Quantities (XLSX)

    ● Financial Analysis (XLSX)

    ● Energy Yield Results (XLSX)

    ● Listing of Cables (XLSX)

    ● Listing of Posts (XLSX)

    ● Terrain XYZ (CSV)

  • ● WECC Equivalent (XLSX/RAW)

    ● Full AC Model (RAW)

Craig Peters - General Manager at Terrain Solar

“We have used Jake for preliminary design and layout work during site origination, and to help refine/optimise designs as we iterate throughout the greater development process. He is very responsive and collaborative, and his work has been invaluable to our decision-making process.”

Recent Work

Coal giant AGL snaps up battery and solar developers with pipeline of more than eight gigawatts

Terrain Solar and Ratch to develop 152MW solar farm and battery project in NSW

Cost and timing

By using RatedPower software, we can turn around an early-stage solar farm and or BESS analysis in less time at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.  Contact us to discuss your project requirements, pricing and timing.

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