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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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Oil, Gas and Petrochemical

The Oil & Gas and petrochemical industries within the UK faces a lot of constraints and challenges with the increasing need to decarbonise the industry, whilst dealing with ageing assets and infrastructure, and a need to meet ever more stringent legislation and lower production costs.  However, these challenges also raise a lot of opportunities for electrification of offshore plants, and compressors, as well as the various opportunities presented by green and blue hydrogen.

Aurora Power Consulting can offer a wide range of studies and services for any Oil & Gas electrical requirements, covering electrical conceptual design, as well as electrical support during pre-FEED, FEED and EPC design stages, as well as support for reviewing and analysing existing plants and facilities. Typical services we offer can include:

  • Concept development and power system design of
  • Power systems studies including loadflow, fault level, motor starting, protection, stability and arc flash studies with ETAP or DIgSILENT
  • Transformer energisation and inrush studies with DIgSILENT or EMTP-ATP
  • Insulation Coordination with DIgSILENT or EMTP-ATP
  • Reliability & Availability studies
  • Hazardous Area Classification and assessment
  • Protection scheme design
  • CT sizing calculations
  • Interface design to existing assets
  • HV cable sizing calculations
  • HV network design and reinforcement planning
  • Earthing Design and Analysis using either CDEGS or XGSLab