Engineering solutions for real-world problems.
SEC is a solar energy and business consultancy focused on companies with a sustainability-oriented mission. In solar energy, its core competencies are engineering management, construction oversight, technical due diligence, commissioning, operations & maintenance, and performance optimization.
SEC’s mission is to help clients implement best practices along the project lifecycle to maximize performance and long-term reliability.
Services
Testing and Commissioning
• DC test review (insulation resistance,
Voc/Isc, tracker, inverter operation)
• AC test review (conductors, transformers, switchboards, circuit breakers)
• Energization and initial synchronization procedure development/review
• Handover procedure and punchlist management
• Commissioning testing, analysis and reporting
Voc/Isc, tracker, inverter operation)
• AC test review (conductors, transformers, switchboards, circuit breakers)
• Energization and initial synchronization procedure development/review
• Handover procedure and punchlist management
• Commissioning testing, analysis and reporting
Major Equipment Procurement Bid Review
• Modules
• Structure
• Inverters / I-Houses / Power Plant Controller
• Supply agreement review for best practices
• Structure
• Inverters / I-Houses / Power Plant Controller
• Supply agreement review for best practices
Owner / Lender’s Engineering Support
• Document review & feedback – interconnection agreement, power
purchase agreement, EPC and O&M contracts
• Design review for safety and long-term operation & maintenance
• O&M financial plan
• Energy modeling and initial layout using PVsyst, PlantPredict, SunDAT, Sketchup
purchase agreement, EPC and O&M contracts
• Design review for safety and long-term operation & maintenance
• O&M financial plan
• Energy modeling and initial layout using PVsyst, PlantPredict, SunDAT, Sketchup
Asset Management
• O&M best practices implementation
• Performance analysis and optimization
• Subcontractor and vendor management
• Equipment troubleshooting
• Warranty and insurance management
• Compliance of contractual obligations
• Reporting
• Performance analysis and optimization
• Subcontractor and vendor management
• Equipment troubleshooting
• Warranty and insurance management
• Compliance of contractual obligations
• Reporting
Construction Oversight / Management
• Owner’s on site representative to manage construction progress
• Verify best practices and construction quality
• Verify compliance of construction with design documents
• Track milestone progress; review EPC submittals
• Verify best practices and construction quality
• Verify compliance of construction with design documents
• Track milestone progress; review EPC submittals
Business Consulting
• Market research
• Business and financial model development
• Technology commercialization strategy (based on TRL)
• Ideation-validation-iteration process
• Pitch presentation support
• Culture and leadership best practices
• Capital needs assessment
• Lean problem solving and process implementation
• Business and financial model development
• Technology commercialization strategy (based on TRL)
• Ideation-validation-iteration process
• Pitch presentation support
• Culture and leadership best practices
• Capital needs assessment
• Lean problem solving and process implementation
Notable Projects
SIZE (MWDC): 828
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SIZE (MWDC): 260
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SIZE (MWDC): 198
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer. Technical due diligence, construction monitoring, commissioning review
REGION: Mexico
TYPE: Ground-mount single-axis tracker
SIZE (MWDC): 50
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer, construction monitoring, commissioning report.
REGION: Jamaica
TYPE: Ground-mount fixed tilt
SCOPE: Lender’s engineer, construction monitoring, commissioning report.
REGION: Jamaica
TYPE: Ground-mount fixed tilt