Renewable Energy Engineer with comprehensive expertise in Meteo data analysis, Energy estimations and Performance monitoring. Proficient in creating Tariff models and working on expansion models using PLEXOS for Hybrid RTC and FDRE projects.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer - Performance Analyst
TATA Power Renewable Energy Ltd
11.2018 - Current
Pre-bid Engineer for utility scale Renewable projects ranging from pure solar to RTC, FDRE hybrid projects with Solar, Wind and storage
Performed Long term capacity expansion modelling in PLEXOS, analyzing generation mix of various wind and solar sites with storage to forecast system evolution over 25 year horizon for RTC, FDRE projects.
Developed detailed technical proposals, conducted site assessments, prepared competitive bid documents by collaborating with cross functional teams including Civil, Electrical, Mechanical to develop accurate project scopes and timelines, ensuring alignment with client expectations and regulatory standards
Performed Sensitivity analysis on different technologies, Energy yield, Modules, Capacities to ensure robust financial modelling for risk mitigation and higher rate of return
Monitoring and Analyzing the performance of more than 20 solar PV plants totaling 2 GW using industry leading software (SCADA, PVSYST) by following IEC 61724 performance evaluation methodology
Evaluating Long term historical weather data and performance data to identify trends, anomalies and deviations from expected energy production to provide diagnostic solutions and implement the system improvements in collaboration with O&M team
Prepared a Power BI dashboard for all the existing solar PV sites to generate detailed performance report for stakeholders, including trends, corrective action plans, resulting in improved transparency and decision making
Led Six Sigma initiative as project champion, driving cross functional teams to reduce the cost over run for large scale solar projects due to change in land boundaries, resulting in 3% reduction in over run.
Business Analyst
Enfrien Innovations LLP
07.2017 - 10.2018
Team Lead - Associates of Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) and Ciel et Terre (France) for a technical feasibility study of 550 MW land neutral solar PV projects for Maharashtra and Kerala government
Conducted comprehensive technical feasibility study for 6 large reservoirs in collaboration with Water authority, MAHAGENCO, KSEB and prepared a detailed technical report including capacity estimations, Energy yield assessments, environmental concerns and cost benefit analysis.
Part of the team to develop Enfrien's proprietary floating solar technology called Naavi