Renewable Energy Project Management Training Course

Participants can assess site and resource factors that shape project feasibility and delivery risk.

• Solar irradiance and wind resource data sources for preliminary energy assessment
• P50 and P90 energy estimates with exceedance probability interpretation
• GIS constraint mapping for land, access, terrain, setbacks and protected areas
• Site reconnaissance findings translated into development assumptions and action items
• Micro-siting effects on turbine yield, wake losses and construction access
• Solar layout constraints from shading, topography, drainage and equipment clearances

Participants can plan consent activities and track their dependencies within the project schedule.

• Land lease, easement and right-of-way requirements for generation and transmission assets
• Permit register structure covering environmental, planning, building and electrical approvals
• Critical-path analysis of consent durations, submission dates and appeal periods
• Permit conditions converted into design, construction and monitoring requirements
• Authority engagement plans with decision dates, evidence needs and accountabilities
• Consent change control following layout revisions, capacity changes or route amendments

Participants can create stakeholder engagement plans for projects with competing local interests.

• Stakeholder mapping using power-interest grids and influence assessment
• Landowner, community, regulator and grid operator expectations identified systematically
• Material concerns recorded through issue logs, commitments registers and response plans
• Community consultation schedules aligned with permitting milestones and design decisions
• Grievance mechanism design for receiving, investigating and closing stakeholder concerns
• Communication matrices defining message owners, channels, timing and approval routes

Participants can define project scope and build a work breakdown structure for delivery control.

• Scope statement defining facilities, capacity, interfaces, exclusions and acceptance criteria
• Work breakdown structures separating development, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning
• Control accounts assigned to measurable work packages and accountable managers
• Basis of design requirements linked to scope verification and change control
• Interface registers covering civil, electrical, mechanical, grid and communications packages
• Requirements traceability matrices connecting stakeholder needs to design deliverables

Participants can produce an integrated schedule showing critical dependencies and delivery milestones.

• Precedence diagramming method for development, procurement, construction and energisation activities
• Critical path analysis identifying float, constraints and schedule-driving dependencies
• Level three schedules with engineering, procurement and construction work packages
• Resource calendars reflecting weather windows, access restrictions and seasonal constraints
• Milestone schedules linking lender conditions, grid dates and commercial operation
• Schedule updates using progress evidence, forecast dates and remaining durations

Participants can establish a cost baseline and forecast project cash requirements.

• Capital cost breakdowns for development, equipment, civil works and grid connection
• Bottom-up estimates using quantities, unit rates, quotations and contingency assumptions
• Cost baseline creation through time-phased work package budgets and commitments
• Thirteen-week cash forecasts built from payment terms, invoices and milestones
• Contingency management using quantified risks, drawdown rules and approval thresholds
• Foreign exchange and commodity exposure tracked within procurement cost forecasts

Participants can select procurement routes and manage key renewable project contract interfaces.

• EPC, multi-contract and construction management delivery models compared for risk allocation
• Procurement plans sequencing long-lead equipment, civil works and specialist services
• Bid evaluation matrices covering price, technical compliance, capacity and delivery certainty
• FIDIC contract principles for obligations, notices, variations and dispute avoidance
• Liquidated damages, performance guarantees and warranty terms for generation assets
• Contract administration logs for correspondence, instructions, claims and payment certificates

Participants can identify, analyse and treat delivery risks using a structured risk process.

• Risk breakdown structures covering development, technical, commercial and construction exposures
• Probability-impact matrices calibrated with agreed scoring definitions and escalation thresholds
• Risk register entries specifying causes, events, consequences, owners and actions
• Monte Carlo schedule analysis for weather, permitting and supply uncertainty
• Decision logs documenting options, recommendation, approval authority and implementation actions
• Early warning indicators for cost growth, schedule slippage and contractor underperformance

Participants can integrate safety, quality and environmental controls into project delivery plans.

• Construction health and safety plans addressing lifting, excavation, electrical and working-at-height hazards
• Permit-to-work systems controlling high-risk activities and energy isolation requirements
• Inspection and test plans defining hold points, witnesses and quality records
• Nonconformance reports managed through root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Environmental management plans covering erosion, dust, waste, biodiversity and water controls
• Contractor audits testing documented procedures, field conditions and closeout evidence

Participants can manage the principal technical interfaces affecting solar PV project delivery.

• PV module selection criteria including degradation, bifaciality, warranties and certification
• Inverter, transformer and collector system interfaces managed through design responsibility matrices
• Single-axis tracker installation dependencies involving foundations, tolerances and control systems
• DC and AC cable routing coordinated with drainage, roads and equipment pads
• IEC 62446-1 documentation requirements for photovoltaic system verification and records
• Solar performance ratio assumptions tested against losses, availability and curtailment

Participants can manage major engineering and logistics interfaces for wind farm construction.

• IEC 61400 design considerations for turbines, loads, safety and power performance
• Turbine supply agreements coordinated with transport, storage, erection and acceptance milestones
• Foundation design interfaces involving geotechnical data, concrete curing and tower delivery
• Heavy-lift planning for crane selection, assembly areas and weather restrictions
• Wake modelling assumptions reflected in layout decisions and energy yield forecasts
• SCADA, communications and condition monitoring interfaces defined before turbine commissioning

Participants can plan grid interconnection work and manage its critical technical dependencies.

• Interconnection applications identifying capacity, location, technology and proposed commissioning dates
• Grid impact studies covering load flow, fault levels, stability and harmonic performance
• Connection agreements allocating responsibilities for substations, lines and protection systems
• Electrical balance-of-plant interfaces between plant collector systems and network facilities
• Grid code compliance evidence for active power, reactive power and fault ride-through
• Energisation plans coordinating utility permits, switching procedures and authorised personnel

Participants can coordinate site mobilisation, construction sequencing and progress control.

• Construction execution plans defining site logistics, temporary works and access controls
• Mobilisation checklists covering permits, welfare, security, equipment and contractor inductions
• Look-ahead planning linking weekly work fronts, constraints and responsible parties
• Daily progress reporting using installed quantities, labour hours and equipment utilisation
• Weather contingency plans for high winds, rainfall, heat and lightning restrictions
• Site coordination meetings resolving interfaces between civil, electrical and equipment contractors

Participants can control environmental and social commitments through construction and handover.

• Environmental and social action plans converted into assigned project control activities
• Biodiversity protection measures scheduled around breeding seasons and habitat restrictions
• Cultural heritage chance-find procedures integrated into excavation and earthworks controls
• Labour management plans addressing recruitment, accommodation, conduct and worker grievances
• Community benefit commitments tracked through owners, dates, evidence and completion status
• Incident reporting procedures covering environmental damage, community events and corrective actions

Participants can align delivery evidence with financing conditions and lender monitoring needs.

• Financial close conditions linked to permits, contracts, insurance and technical reports
• Independent engineer reviews assessing design maturity, budgets, schedules and energy estimates
• Drawdown packages containing progress certificates, invoices, reports and covenant evidence
• Debt service assumptions affected by availability, generation, curtailment and operating costs
• Lender technical adviser findings assigned through action registers and closure dates
• Material project changes assessed against financing documents and consent requirements

Participants can measure performance, forecast completion and control authorised project changes.

• Earned value management using planned value, earned value and actual cost
• Schedule performance index and cost performance index interpreted for corrective decisions
• Estimate at completion forecasts updated from productivity, commitments and risk exposure
• Change requests documenting scope, cost, schedule, risk and contract implications
• Change control boards reviewing evidence, authority limits and implementation priorities
• Monthly project reports combining milestones, costs, risks, issues and decisions

Participants can plan commissioning activities and prepare an asset for operational acceptance.

• Commissioning plans sequencing mechanical completion, pre-energisation checks and functional testing
• Punch-list management assigning defects, due dates, evidence and acceptance status
• Energisation readiness reviews confirming permits, protection settings and operating procedures
• Performance tests measuring generation, availability, power quality and contractual guarantees
• As-built drawings, manuals, spares and training records compiled for handover
• Operational readiness criteria covering staffing, monitoring, maintenance and emergency response

Participants can close renewable projects with auditable records and transferable delivery learning.

• Closeout plans covering final accounts, claims, warranties, records and outstanding defects
• Contract completion certificates issued against defined acceptance and documentation requirements
• Lessons learned workshops separating root causes, practices and future actions
• Benefits realisation measures linking project outputs to energy, revenue and reliability targets
• Post-project reviews comparing approved baselines with actual cost, schedule and performance
• Document retention schedules preserving permits, test records, contracts and asset data

Participants can build, review and present a complete delivery plan for a solar or wind project.

• Project charter and stage-gate plan consolidated into a decision-ready delivery pack
• Work breakdown structure, schedule and cost baseline checked for internal consistency
• Risk register, stakeholder plan and permit tracker reviewed against project assumptions
• Procurement strategy and contract controls matched to major package interfaces
• Commissioning readiness plan tested against grid, quality and operational acceptance requirements
• Executive presentation communicates delivery logic, risks, decisions and immediate actions