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        • Generation
        • Aurora works across a wide range of traditional power generation systems, from small CHP units up to large industrial power generation facilities. We have extensive experience in considering synchronous generators fault contribution into the network, as well as considering issues such as dynamic response and transient stability of synchronous generators.

        • Renewables & Energy Storage
        • Aurora provides a range of services to the Renewables and Battery Energy Storage Systems industries, and can provide advice on analysis on greenfield developments or integration into existing brownfield industrial facilities. We specialise in providing grid simulation and G99 compliance studies to support renewable connections to the UK network, and other European networks.

        • Transmission & Distribution
        • Aurora has extensive experience in the transmission and distribution sector, dealing with private 11kV and 33kV networks, iDNOs and DNOs and National Grid, for a variety of different design and analysis applications.

        • Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
        • Aurora has extensive experience in the Oil & Gas industry, and has undertaken a wide range of design activities, concept studies and simulation studies to support many large international EPC companies and service companies.

        • Industrial
        • Aurora works in light and heavy industry providing a range of services to help plant owners analyse and understand their networks, identify weak spots, providing guidance on system loadings, fault levels, earthing, protection coordination and arc flash.

        • Data Centres
        • Aurora has worked on a number of large data centres, providing a range of services to support existing specialist companies in this area, such as system analysis for fault levels, harmonic analysis, protection coordination and arc flash analysis.

        • Building Services
        • Aurora works in Building Services industry to support multiple M&E contractors in development of the HV aspects of their design, or integration of renewable technologies like roof top solar.  Services include system analysis for fault levels, harmonic analysis, protection coordination and arc flash analysis.

        • Water
        • Aurora has extensive experience in the water industry and has worked fs, identify weak spots, providing guidance on system loadings, fault levels, protection coordination, motor starting earthing and arc flash. We also have extensive experience in helping water companies integrating renewalbe power and battery storge technologies into their sites.

        • Power System Analysis
        • Load flow, fault analysis, P28/2 voltage disturbance including flicker and transformer inrush, G5.5 Harmonics, G99 Grid studies, protection coordination, arc flash, dynamic and transient studies and electromagnetic transients.

        • Power System Design
        • Concept selection, contingency analysis, switchgear and transformer specification, SLD preparation, cable sizing, UPS sizing, substation layouts, protection scheme design, wiring modifications for EPC and M&E companies.

        • Power System Earthing
        • Earth potential rise (EPR) calculations and touch and step voltage calculations with either CDEGS or XGSLab, earthing layouts, soil resistivity testing, fall of potential tests, earthing inspections and resistance testing.

        • Power System Consultancy
        • Concept development and decarbonisation strategies, preparations of G99 and National Grid connection applications, review of ICP and vendor proposals, due diligence checks and client representative and failure investigations.

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        • As a consultancy our people are our greatest assets. Please follow the link above to meet the Aurora Team and find out more about us.

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        • Are you interested in power system studies and analysis? Would you like to work for Aurora? If so click the above link to see our current vacancies.

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Power System Consultants

High Voltage Specialists

Power System Analysis:

Load flow, fault analysis, P28/2 voltage disturbance including flicker and transformer inrush, G5.5 Harmonics, G99 Grid studies, protection coordination, arc flash, dynamic and transient studies and electromagnetic transients.

Power System Design:

Concept selection, contingency analysis, switchgear and transformer specification, SLD preparation, cable sizing, UPS sizing, substation layouts, protection scheme design, wiring modifications for EPC and M&E companies.

Earthing:

Earth potential rise (EPR) calculations and touch and step voltage calculations with either CDEGS or XGSLab, earthing layouts, soil resistivity testing, fall of potential tests, earthing inspections and resistance testing.

Consultancy:

Concept development and decarbonisation strategies, preparations of G99 and National Grid connection applications, review of ICP and vendor proposals, due diligence checks and client representative and failure investigations.

Meet Our Company

Aurora Power Consulting Ltd. (formerly SPE Electrical) are a leading independent power systems consultancy, based in the South West of the UK. We provide specialist technical advice on all aspects of HV, EHV and large LV power systems, whether that is in conventional industrial applications or in renewable power and energy storage.

As power system consultants, we recognise that the U.K. is undergoing a dramatic energy transition with ever increasing new renewable and storage penetration, rapid decarbonisation of existing generation and industrial facilities, a rapid growing EV market and an ageing electrical infrastructure. Our engineers have a wide range of skills and experience to support companies in the forthcoming challenges and opportunities of the next 10 years. This can include helping to develop decarbonisation strategies, preparing G99 application forms for new renewable generation / storage projects, undertaking concept studies to support new EV infrastructure, analysing existing facilities protection settings and configuration or carrying out G99 or grid connection studies.

What Do We Do?

We support a wide range of industries, including: Renewable Power, Energy Storage, Light Industrial, Hospitals, Transmission & Distribution, Data Centers, Oil & Gas, Generation, Heavy Industrial, Marine, Built Environment and the Water industry.

Aurora operates a number of comprehensive power systems analysis software packages such as DIgSILENT Powerfactory, ETAP, EMTP-ATP and Matlab/Simulink, which allow us to analyse even the most complex power system down to the electromagnetic transient level. In addition we also operate both CDEGS and XGSLab, which allow us to carry out detailed earthing and electromagnetic interference studies.

Our technical services are broadly grouped into the following main areas: power system designpower system analysisearthing and grounding and general power systems consultancy.

So whatever your requirement – we can help! Please contact us to discuss your project.

“At Aurora we believe that the best way to grow our business, is by helping you, grow your business.”

Our Knowledge - Your Power

At Aurora we have an unswerving commitment to both quality and HSE. We believe that this helps keep our costs low and benefits both Aurora and our Clients, by reducing rework and putting design safety at the centre of our services. At the heart yof our business strategy is our desire to work in a partnership approach with your company and aim to build mutually beneficial long lasting relationships.

All our Senior Consultants are highly experienced, degree qualified, chartered engineers who have worked in a wide range of industries and countries. We have an innovative business model, based on a mix of full time engineers whilst also utilising a pool of part time, highly experienced specialists who work for us on a flexible basis, enabling us to call-off expert resources as required. This allows Aurora to run a streamlined organisation with low costs, while providing a huge breadth of experience and a unique ability to see a problem from many different angles.

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