Smart Grid Utility Infrastructure
We deliver dynamic utility infrastructure strategies to meet both immediate and long-term ambitions of energy resilience. Working closely with design development teams, strategies are developed to allow timely decisions to be made that reflect the client’s ambition.
The strategy
The smart grid strategy approaches the issue of energy supply from a number of different aspects, including demand management, sustainable generation, load optimisation and smart infrastructure. Also taken into consideration as part of the approach are the following key elements:
- Future capacity needs and potential infrastructure service providers
- Identification of existing infrastructure constraints
- Co-ordination of the upgrade or removal of existing infrastructure
- Implementation of infrastructure service provisions Energy strategies allow key decisions to be made that reflect the client’s ambition, reputation and willingness to employ emerging technologies.
Our Approach
Our approach focuses on the key stages of a development to ensure that cost-effective solutions are selected.
Understanding the status of infrastructure networks, their performance characteristics, potential challenges and opportunities forms the basis of the wide-ranging assessment process. We undertake independent studies through our industry-accredited design partners to evaluate options and cost projections, prior to formal applications and communication with infrastructure and asset owners.
This thorough approach provides the development team with approach strategies to deliver utility infrastructure services along with design implications and capital cost projections.
Added value
Taking a business-driven approach to utility infrastructure adds value and safeguards against the practical and financial risks associated with power instability.
While business drivers can include production capacity, energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, or environmental sustainability, all seek a comprehensive solution that adds value and ensures stability.