Design & Engineering

With 30 years of combined solar power generation experience, the HelioPower team has designed and installed over 46 commercial installations for a total of 15 megawatts. Our versatile design team has engineered all types of commercial solar electric systems including ground mount, roof top, tilt technologies for new and retrofit construction.

Pre-construction commercial solar panel system engineering is focused on understanding your unique site, energy performance, financial objectives and location factors.  Whether in the United States or abroad, our team provides in depth solar design and engineering services to ensure your project is delivered on time, on budget and generates maximum energy and financial returns.

Solar power plant design and engineering development objectives typically are divided into three phases:  site assessment, project design and full life-cycle project cost, financial returns and investment analysis.
 
Site Assessment — To yield a full understanding of the project site, client objectives and interconnection requirements, this phase typically includes pre-site analysis and planning, technology assessment and selection, utility interconnection requirements and a preliminary financial model.

Project Design — Deliverables  include energy markets report, facility gap analysis, regional distribution schema, preliminary bill of materials, preliminary T&D and interconnect plan, preliminary EPC plan, evaluate alternate off-taker potential and a detailed financial model with sensitivity analysis for go/no-go decision.

Full Life-Cycle Project Cost, Financial Returns and Investment Analysis —  This phase outlines  a complete project plan including finalization of project scale, final technology selection and engineering, final bill of materials, procurement and construction plan, operations and maintenance plan, prepare construction financing proposal, prepare tax equity investor IM and prepare cash equity IM (if necessary).