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2015 solar buyers guide

EDF Renewable Services
With 8,600+ MW of renewable energy
Northwind Solutions
Sargent & Lundy LLC
under contract, EDF Renewable Services
Northwind Solutions is a progressive,
ensures ongoing project proitability for
Helping clients evaluate and implement
customer-focused service organization,
solar technologies is an integral part of
dedicated to serving the North American
project owners and investors by provid-
Sargent & Lundy’s leadership mandate.
ing a full range of expertise, operation
renewable energy industry. They provide
The irm supports developers, owners,
SMA America
and maintenance (O&M) services, and
a complete suite of high-quality, es-
enhanced management services such as
investors, contractors, manufacturers,
sential services to project developers
SMA now offers system-wide opera-
and research organizations with diverse tions and maintenance (O&M) for com-
and asset owners. Northwind offers
asset administration and performance ana-
projects. Experience includes: solar re-
lytics. From their Operations Control Center
the solar industry turnkey operations
mercial PV systems as part of its top-
source assessments; owner’s engineer;
ranked service portfolio. It’s available
(OCC), the company provides 24/7 remote
and maintenance (O&M) services for PV
due diligence and conceptual/detailed
monitoring and resets, evaluates project
in two plans that increase performance
projects.
facility design; as well as grid intercon-
performance, and other advanced services
ratios, protect power production, and
www.northwindsolutions.com
simplify long-term planning. The Preven-
nection for PV, trough, tower, and dish
customized to a project owner’s needs.
technology. Sargent & Lundy offers
www.edf-renewable-services.com
tative Plan includes: a visual inspection
of the array and balance-of-system (BoS)
complete engineering, project services,
and consulting for power generation and
components; thermal scans of electri-
transmission projects.
cal equipment; torque checks and DAS

www.sargentlundy.com
maintenance; and remote system moni-
Princeton Engineering and Solar
toring. The Proactive Plan expands upon
Princeton Engineering and Solar provides com-
these features, including: 24-hour emer-
plete renewable energy system design expertise
gency response time; spare parts inven-
Evergreen Engineering, Inc.
Evergreen Engineering is a multi-discipline, full- including: ground, canopy, and roof-mounted
tory management; warranty administra-
service consulting and engineering irm, serving systems for solar projects. An engineering con-
tion; sub-system testing and veriication
;
sultant to national and local solar PV and solar
the power generation and renewable energy
thermography; and calibration services.
industries. They specialize in mechanical, civil, thermal developers, they have experience with
SMA also offers individual services for
a
power purchase agreements (PPA) and work with
structural, environmental, and electrical engi-
neering for solar power plants. Evergreen Engi- engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) highly customized O&M solution.
www.sma-america.com
neering’s services encompass all project phases, irms. Princeton Engineering and Solar provides a
holistic view on projects, ensuring accuracy in the
from planning through construction, including:
scheduling; feasibility studies; preliminary en- design of everything from solar electrical systems
gineering; capital estimates; detail engineering; to buildings, structures, and entire site plans.
www.princetonengineering.com
process design; environmental permitting; pur-
chasing; commissioning and start-up assistance;
as well as project management. Steenhof Building Services Group
The Renewable Design team at Steenhof Building
www.evergreenengineering.com
Services Group (SBSG) is comprised of a group
of innovative engineers and technical staff that
offer a full range of structural and electrical

engineering services. SBSG also specializes in
completing structural and electrical assessments
of existing buildings, where it has been proposed

to install a solar PV or solar thermal system.
Structural and electrical engineering services of-

fered include: feasibility reports; structural permit
drawings; electrical safety authority plan review
drawings; and connection impact assessments.

SBSG also offers PV racking structure, ballast
and/or foundation designs for all types of roof-
mounted and ground-mounted solar installations.

www.steenhofbuilding.com

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