renewableenergy – Phronis

Published in Financial Review

Clare HUTCHINSON — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:47:24 +0000

Pivoting to deliver green energy projects

Phronis is profiled today in The Australian Financial Review. We were asked our opinion on critical infrastructure delivery.

While technology, technical capability and capacity will always feature in our thinking, given the ambitious infrastructure plans being proposed by all levels of government, we feel the real step change comes from greater collaboration and planning across government.

We have an extraordinary depth of talent already in this country which can (and who are motivated to) deliver these infrastructure agendas, but not if we continue to perpetuate them in competitive isolation and without a bigger strategy of national significance in mind.

We feel we are poised for extraordinary things as a nation if a new level of collaboration is possible.

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World Changing with Sun Cable

Clare HUTCHINSON — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:52:58 +0000

Phronis engineering support to Sun Cable

Phronis is proud to be providing engineering support to Sun Cable’s world-changing Australia-Asia PowerLink project by completing the civil works pre-feasibility study for the solar farm precinct (the world’s largest solar generation and battery storage facility) as well as assisting on facilities concepts in Darwin and Singapore.

We have partnered to deliver the preliminary civil engineering layout and concept design of the solar precinct and supporting infrastructure including rail sidings, airfield, helipad, road network, logistics hub, photovoltaic (PV) array, operational facilities, HV alignments, and positioning of substations, power conditioning systems and the voltage source converter. Phronis also delivered the infrastructure construction cost estimate, construction fleet estimate and fuel consumption estimate. As authors of the civil engineering pre-feasibility report, the concept planning work and costs information were drawn together to provide the basis for the next stage of development.

This really is one of those projects that will change the world and we are honoured to have been selected by Sun Cable to move the creation process forward and start making Sun Cable’s vision real.

Being involved brings real life to our purpose of inspiring delivery of world-changing infrastructure too.

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Inspired delivery of world changing infrastructure.

Clare HUTCHINSON — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:13:40 +0000

Whether it be through our advisory role to what is penned to become the world’s largest solar farm, or in our partnership with a multinational consortium to expand their ‘waste to energy’ technology and platform, or through the support we give to a local water authority to minimise waste through their acoustic leakage detection program, our vision is the same – to inspire the delivery of world changing infrastructure.

This requires a daily personal commitment. As each deliverable is achieved, our quality review process sees us ask ourselves one final question:

How does this deliverable really ‘move the needle’ in terms of what is possible for our client and their stakeholders?

Renewable Energy Investments

Clare HUTCHINSON — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:16:25 +0000

Creating value where the sun shines and the wind blows.

Phronis adds value to renewable energy investments

According to data supplied by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Australian Clean Energy Regulator, Australia is the global leader in building renewable infrastructure. Building on our existing capabilities, Phronis is involved with several renewable energy projects across Australia and also putting their minds to new technologies that could support the storage challenges in the sector.

Building new renewable energy

Between 2018 and the end of 2020, it is projected that Australia will install more than 16 gigawatts of wind and solar energy infrastructure. That means renewable energy in Australia is growing at a per capita rate ten times faster than the world average and three times faster than the next fastest country, Germany.

“The sector is developing dramatically and will continue to mature further over the next 10 years,” said Phronis’s Senior Commercial Adviser, Peter Bradnam. “This change requires all stakeholders to think differently at all stages of the project life-cycle about how value can be maximised from this infrastructure investment”. As a business that drives itself to think differently about infrastructure solutions, Peter is part of an experienced team at Phronis who have partnered with contractors and clients alike to design and deliver a number of renewable infrastructure concepts and projects across Australia, working across feasibility, design and project delivery.

With this experience, as part of a broader energy strategy, Phronis continues to play a part in helping to expand Australia’s capabilities in the renewable sector. Building from this experience, the team are continuing to explore and identify further innovations that could be brought to future projects, aimed at addressing some of the ongoing challenges in bringing these projects to market.

Solar Generation

As an example, Phronis has recently partnered with a major contractor to support the design delivery of a 60MW Solar Farm. The project included construction of a new solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility and a transmission line linking nearby mining operations to the solar farm and battery facility.

Wind Generation

Last year, Phronis worked closely with an EPC contractor, providing design services for aspects of a project where over forty turbines will be deployed for a $300 million project, covering 5,000 hectares of land. The wind farm is expected to generate 180MW, which is enough power to supply 138,000 homes locally.

Future projects and opportunities

Phronis specialises in providing innovative technical outcomes for their clients and has several current and future renewable infrastructure projects identified.

“We’re excited to be influencing the growth of this sector, and are looking for further project opportunities, including creating our own concepts which would see Phronis tackling the Achilles heel of renewable energy – storage” said Peter.

Phronis is proud to support the development of renewables projects, both in Australia and abroad. We are also developing our own concepts that could help tackle the Achilles heel of renewables – storage!