Site screeningEvidence-reviewed brief
Utility-Scale Solar Site Selection
A practical workflow for comparing candidate solar sites using land, grid, access, terrain, environmental and development evidence.
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Practical solar and BESS development guides
Decision-focused guidance for site screening, engineering, development controls and technical due diligence. Each guide defines the questions, evidence, workflow, outputs and limits.
Evidence-reviewed briefs also include market context, a worked example, authoritative starting points and an explicit review status. Workflow outlines provide the core method and professional limitations while that expanded evidence review is still pending.
28 workflows
EngineeringEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar Site Feasibility Study
Structure an early solar feasibility study around traceable assumptions, spatial constraints, yield, grid, access and decision gates.
Site screeningEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar GIS Constraint Screening
Use GIS evidence to identify intersecting constraints, proximity risks and the usable-area implications for a candidate solar site.
EngineeringEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar Land Area and Capacity Estimation
Translate gross boundary area into a defensible preliminary usable area and indicative solar capacity range.
EngineeringEvidence-reviewed brief
Indicative Solar Energy Yield Screening
Build an early-stage solar yield estimate with transparent resource, geometry, loss and uncertainty assumptions.
Site screeningEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar Grid Connection Screening
Assess early grid plausibility using connection distance, voltage context, route constraints, capacity evidence and programme risk.
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Solar Substation Proximity Analysis
Interpret substation distance as one part of connection screening rather than evidence of available grid capacity.
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Solar Transmission Line Proximity Screening
Screen transmission-line context, voltage, crossing exposure and connection-route implications for a solar project.
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Solar Site Access Road Screening
Review public-road proximity, delivery routes, site entrances and internal access constraints at early stage.
Site screeningEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar Flood Risk Screening
Identify mapped flood exposure and define the hydrology evidence needed before layout or investment decisions.
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Solar Environmental Constraint Screening
Structure desktop environmental screening for protected areas, habitats, species, water, landscape and cumulative effects.
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Natura 2000 Screening for Solar Projects
Use mapped Natura 2000 context to identify potential Habitats and Birds Directives implications and next actions.
EngineeringEvidence-reviewed brief
Solar Terrain and Slope Assessment
Screen elevation range, slope distribution and terrain-driven layout risks before detailed topographic design.
EngineeringWorkflow outline
North-Facing Slope Constraints for Solar Layouts
Understand why north-facing slopes above a project threshold may be excluded from preliminary northern-hemisphere layouts.
EngineeringWorkflow outline
Solar Site Drainage Screening
Identify watercourses, low points, runoff pathways and drainage-study requirements before layout development.
DevelopmentWorkflow outline
Solar Project Risk Register
Create an accountable early-stage risk register linking causes, consequences, evidence, actions, owners and decision triggers.
DevelopmentWorkflow outline
Solar Project Development Roadmap
Coordinate solar development workstreams, dependencies, decision gates and evidence toward a defined readiness target.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Project Technical Due Diligence
Review project maturity, evidence quality, technical risks and information gaps in a decision-ready due-diligence structure.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Site Visit Checklist
Plan a solar site visit around decisions, evidence capture, safety, access, terrain, drainage and stakeholder observations.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Land Control Due Diligence
Review whether land rights, boundaries, access and third-party interests support the proposed solar development strategy.
DevelopmentWorkflow outline
Solar Permitting and Planning Screening
Identify likely consent pathways, policy constraints, studies, stakeholders and programme risks for a solar project.
EngineeringWorkflow outline
Solar CAPEX Benchmarking
Build a transparent early solar CAPEX benchmark with scope boundaries, quantities, market basis, contingency and sensitivities.
BESSWorkflow outline
BESS Site Selection
Screen battery-storage sites for grid access, safety separation, planning, access, drainage and operational constraints.
BESSWorkflow outline
Hybrid Solar and BESS Feasibility
Structure early feasibility for co-located solar and storage across land, grid, operating strategy, controls and commercial interfaces.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Site Screening Report
Compile boundary, constraints, score, source evidence, yield and next actions into a traceable preliminary screening report.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Project Information Request List
Build a focused information request list that connects missing documents to technical decisions and material risks.
DevelopmentWorkflow outline
Solar Project Decision Gates
Define evidence-based gates for progressing, holding, redesigning or stopping a solar development opportunity.
Due diligenceWorkflow outline
Solar Project Data Room Structure
Organize solar project evidence for development control, technical review, transactions and auditability.