Description:
Hybrid Energy Analyst
Market-related Salary Package
Cape Town
Role Purpose
The Hybrid Energy Analyst will be responsible for key energy modeling and batteries related topics. They will take the role of Valuation Analyst on Hybrid and/or BESS projects, interfacing between the finance, legal and technical teams to ensure full optimization and alignment of the project and identifying and refining opportunities and risks. They may support the Techno-Commercial Lead or Engineering Management within the project team and providing engineering inputs to several functions including design, environmental, commercial, permitting, project management, and development.
Key Responsibilities
Project development:- Ideating, carrying out and presenting studies related to BESS and Hybrid projects , markets and grid related
topics. Including where applicable managing consultants, inputs and assumptions alignment/definition,
developing and running models, drawing and presenting results and conclusions.
- Carrying out concept stage dispatch modelling and sizing for BESS and or Hybrid Facilities
- Reviewing and providing input for technical supporting documents relating to environmental approvals, project
appeals, sizing, site selection etc.
- Conducting technical due diligence examinations on prospective project acquisitions and external technical
reports.
- Providing strategic input and carrying out studies for site development strategies.
- Reviewing LCOS, LCOE, yield and cost estimations for BESS and Hybrid facilities.
- Other transversal tasks including writing of technical methods and procedures. Play a key role in bidding, and bringing hybrid projects to financial close including:
- Tender rules and contracts analysis.
- Strategy for hybrid system sizing and optimisation.
- Definition of augmentation strategies and carrying out augmentation modelling.
- Liquidated Damages structuring and modelling
- Carrying out and overseeing dispatch modelling.
- Review, approval of and contribution to LCOS and LCOE optimisation.
- Definition and analysis of contractual performance/KPI metrics.
Qualifications and Experience
Degree in an Engineering or Science field (BSc, BTech or equivalent) Minimum of three years work experience within the Renewables Energies industry Experience with Homer, Plexos, Pypsa or self-developed storage and hybrid project optimization modellingrequired. Strong technical understanding of batteries and experience in all project phases for BESS or hybrid projects, especially in bidding and development phases. Unless this can be countered by strong software development/data/modelling experience. Strong technical acumen with excellent problem-solving abi
05 Mar 2025;
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gumtree.co.za