Solar and Onshore Substations

Part 1: Engineering Solar Farms & Supporting Procurement

Renova provides expert balance-of-plant (BoP) engineering and procurement support for large-scale solar PV installations, focusing on performance, risk reduction, and value.

Key capabilities include:

• Optimized DC array layouts, low-loss collection systems

• Inverter design with harmonic mitigation and reactive control

• Protection, earthing, and arc-flash mitigation (IEC/IEEE)

• SCADA/control systems with predictive analytics (legacy ICSS experience)

• Power flow, yield, and loss minimization studies

• Procurement specs, datasheets, BoQ, vendor lists, bid evaluation

• Vendor qualification, bid reviews, FAT coordination

• Hybrid readiness for solar + BESS / P2X

• Compliance with grid codes, IEC/IEEE standards

• Low-carbon materials and ESG-aligned design

The table below highlights main challenges and Renova’s solutions:

Key Considerations and how we solve it

Part 2: Onshore Substations & Grid Interconnection

Renova specializes in the engineering and design of onshore substations that connect utility-scale solar farms (and hybrid renewable assets) to transmission or distribution networks. Drawing on proven legacy grid-connection experience from oil & gas projects, Renova delivers reliable, low-loss, grid-compliant solutions — from high-voltage collection to point-of-connection interface.

Key capabilities include:

• High-voltage collection systems and step-up transformer arrangements

• Switchgear, busbar, and breaker configurations for optimal layout

• Protection & control schemes (relays, fault detection, auto-reclosers)

• Comprehensive power system studies: load flow, short-circuit, harmonic, transient stability

• Grid code compliance and fault ride-through capability

• Advanced earthing/grounding for low-impedance, high-reliability performance

• Low-loss technologies and modular designs for rapid deployment

• Interface management with utilities/transmission operators

• SCADA integration for substation monitoring and control (legacy ICSS parallels)

• Future-ready provisions for multi-resource sites (solar + wind + BESS)

The table below highlights main challenges in onshore substation and grid interconnection, and how Renova solves them:

Key Considerations and how we solve it

Our Sectors

Offshore Wind

Green Hydrogen and P2X

Marine Renewable Support Vessels

Solar and Onshore Substations

Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

Data Centers

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Discover our balance-of-plant engineering for your solar and onshore substations, delivering efficient grid-ready solutions through electrical design, substation layouts, protection systems, and integration for utility-scale renewables. We apply proven multidiscipline approaches from legacy grid-connection projects to support your onshore wind and solar initiatives. Contact us for tailored renewable project discussions.