Manager Engineering - AC Design

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ReNew is a leading decarbonisation solutions provider and the first Indian clean energy company to list on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: RNW). With 16.3 GW of commissioned and pipeline utility-scale projects, we are a global company with strong Indian roots. Founded in 2011, ReNew is at the forefront of fighting climate change by offering decarbonisation solutions through utility-scale wind and solar offerings, green hydrogen, carbon markets, and energy storage. ReNew has been a pioneer in leveraging digital technologies to accelerate the transition to green energy and address the unique requirements of the B2B segment in India, where we are the market leader. Our mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India’s growing energy needs in an efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. ReNew is the world’s first clean energy company to be recognised as a Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum. In 2023, we were recognised among ‘Top 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’ by the MIT Technology Review. We are a recipient of the Sustainable Market Initiative’s Terra Carta Seal. The COP28 UAE Presidency presented ReNew the ‘Energy Transition Changemaker’ award for developing and deploying the country’s first round-the-clock power project. ReNew’s solar and wind energy projects currently contribute to 1.9% of India’s power capacity and are spread across 150+ sites and 18 Indian states. We have helped prevent 0.5% of India’s total carbon emissions and 1.1% of India’s total power sector emissions, in addition to generating around 130,000 jobs over the past decade.

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A Power Systems Engineer in the Solar industry may be involved in a wide variety of activities in which they apply their power systems and transmission expertise. They may support the design and testing of Tower, Conductor and cables. They often lead the design of electrical substations, switchyards, underground and overhead cabling or communications systems for Solar farm projects.

A Power Systems Engineer’s role in project development is to help the project developer and project manager determine optimal locations for the placement of farms. They manage, organize, and analyze interconnection studies, providing feedback and recommendations to project managers. As the project develops, electric power engineers lead or assist the developer in negotiating Transmission Service Agreements (TSA). They are very familiar with regulations associated with interconnection and transmission service and will assist in this process as appropriate.

When working on a project, power systems engineers may also be responsible for designing the electrical transmission systems that transfer energy produced from the one Solar Park to another, connecting it to the power grid. In accordance with transmission service agreements and power purchase agreements, they determine how many electrical substations are needed in order to properly transmit the correct amount of energy to a given number of customers. They also study existing power transmission systems to determine how they can best be expanded, and test power lines and transmission equipment to determine how they perform under specific conditions.

During construction, a Power Systems Engineer focuses on the design of the collection system, interconnection facilities and generator tie-lines and the implementation of that design.

Power systems engineers may also work for a utility. In this capacity, the engineer would assess the impacts of interconnection and validate interconnection protocols. They may be involved in analysing existing power transmission systems from the point of interconnection to the utility, in order to develop solutions for increasing transmission capacity. Electric power engineers working for a utility will also test power lines and transmission equipment to determine how they perform under specific conditions, ensuring that the transmission systems are functioning properly and finding ways to improve the system.

In summary, they typically do the following:
• Provide power systems design and support to development and construction teams working on power plant projects
• Design collection systems, including cable/Conductor routing and cable/Conductor sizing
• Manage and perform system studies such as interconnection, power system or grounding system studies
• Support the negotiation of TSAs
• Review interconnection standards, establish interconnection requirements and ensure compliance
• Develop procurement specifications for transmission line and other subcontracts
• Develop specifications for interconnection switchyard and Solar plant substation including transformers, breakers, and power factor correction equipment
• Prepare drawings of grid interconnection and collection system for interconnection applications
• Collect system data from client, utility, suppliers, and subcontractors for system modelling.
• Optimize power transmission systems
• Ensure construction and interconnection protocols have been met.