Power Generation

General Electric Renewable Energy, Karaha Geothermal Power Project , Indonesia, EPC Contract –

Commissioning Manager – Commissioning Management of 30 MW Geothermal Power Project Power Plant and Fluid Collection and Reinjection System including managing a team of 25 professional commissioning engineers and HSE Managers.

Hawkins Infrastructure Ltd, Karaha Geothermal Power Project –

Commissioning Manager/ Acting Project Director – Project Management and Commissioning of 30 MW Geothermal Power Project Fluid Collection and Reinjection System.

Hawkins Infrastructure Ltd, Karaha Geothermal Power Project Procurement , Indonesia EPC Contract –

Procurement Manager – Lead preparation of the Bill of Quantities and Request for Proposal for the construction of the Geothermal Steam field and steam separation production facilities.

IPM Engineering Pty Ltd & ABI Coating Specialists Pty Ltd, R&D Project –

Tender Advisor/Developer/ Designer – Development of pneumatic and thermal energy storage systems for Solar Power Installations including compressed air storage, air motors, chilled water/ice storage, Hydrogen Generation by electrolysis and fuel cell power generation, absorption chillers utilising diesel fumes, solar water heating and hydrogen combustion, super capacitors, etc

Hawkins, Lumat Balai Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia, EPC Contract –

Project Management Advisor – Provided technical advice and prepared preliminary project programme for the EPC Contract for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 2x55MW Geothermal Turbine/Generator & Geothermal Steamfield

Hawkins Infrastructure Ltd, Ramazon Hydro Power Project, PNG EPC Tender –

Tender Advisor – Provided technical advice and prepared cost estimates for the EPC Contract tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 2×1.5MW Turbine Generator including weir, intake, sediment basin, forebay, surge tank penstock, power house, switchyard and tailrace

Hawkins Infrastructure Ltd, Divune Hydro Power Project, PNG EPC Tender –

Tender Manager – Managed tender team preparing cost estimates for the EPC Contract tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 2×1.5MW Turbine Generator including weir, intake, sediment basin, forebay, surge tank penstock, power house, switchyard and tailrace.

Hawkins, Lumat Balai Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia EPC Tender –

Tender Advisor – Provided technical advice and prepared cost estimates for the EPC Contract tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 2x55MW Geothermal Turbine/Generator & Geothermal Steamfield.

Hawkins, Biliran Geothermal Power Development, Philippines EPC Tender –

Tender Advisor – Provided technical advice and prepared cost estimates for the EPC Contract tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 1x50MW Geothermal Turbine/Generator.

Hawkins, Kinoya HFO Power Station Suva, Fiji EPC Tender –

Tender Advisor/Project Manager – Provided technical advice and prepared cost estimates and tender documents for the EPC Contract tender for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 3 x 7.5MW Caterpillar Duel Fuel Diesel/Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Engine/Generator sets and auxiliary equipment including Heavy Fuel Oil storage and treatment facilities for the Fiji Electricity Authority Suva, Fiji.

OTP Geothermal, Sorik Marapi Geothermal Project –

Project Director – Development of Project Plans, systems and procedures and operational management of Sorik Marapi Geothermal Project.

Sumitomo Corp – Nga Awa Purua 138MW Geothermal Power Plant, New Zealand –

Engineering Support and Project Management of $450M Triple Flash Geothermal Power Plant and Steam Separation System Project

Toshiba International Corp Pty Ltd, Te Mihi Geothermal Power Plant –

Tender Advisor/Project Manager – Provided technical advice and prepared cost estimates for the installation of 2 x Toshiba 80MW Geothermal turbines, generators and condensers.

Due Diligence on PNOC-EDC Share Procurement, Philippines –

Due Diligence related to the sale/privatisation of a majority shareholding in the Philippine National Oil Company Energy Development Corporation including investigation and reporting on technical and commercial aspects of the companies operations and condition and viability of Power Generation Assets. The final value of the acquisition of shares was PHP45,000,000,000 ($NZ1.5 Billion).

Sumitomo Corp – Kawerau 100MW Dual Flash Geothermal Power Plant and Steam Separation System, New Zealand –

Engineering Support and Project Management of $300M Dual Flash Geothermal Power Plant and Steam Separation System Project

LMC-20 MW Geothermal Steamfield Ext., Lihir, PNG –

Scope: EPC contract for the design, supply, installation & commissioning of a 20MW extension to an existing 30MW Geothermal Steamfield including 3 two phase production well connections, two phase pipeline, separation plant, steam main, scrubber, steam vents, brine and condensate flash tanks, controls and auxiliary equipment.

Role: Tender submission preparation, Technical Director for Robt. Stone & Co Ltd – Conceptual design, preliminary process design and mechanical design. Project Management of design process including detailed process design, civil, electrical and automation design. Co-ordination of procurement activities.

Downer MBL – Synlait Dairy Factory Boiler Plant –

Tender Manager – EPC Contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a Coal Fired Boiler Plant for the Synlait Dairy Factory.

National Power Company (NPC) / Philippine Geothermal Inc (PGI) – MakBan Geothermal Power Plant Turbine Governor Pressure Control –

Technical Expert – Wrote procedures and conducted combined PGI-NPC field tests to evaluate the feasibility of implementing Turbine Governor Pressure control (i.e. controlling steam supply pressure by automatically adjusting generation load) at the MakBan Geothermal development. Wrote comprehensive report and suggested operational improvements to NPC’s operation of the Power Plants.

Philippine Geothermal Inc. MakBan Geothermal Steamfield Upgrade Project, Development Strategy & Future Strategy Studies Laguna, Philippines –

Scope: The project included the upgrade of six steam separation Satellite Stations, three steam scrubbing Plant Stations and the installation of a new Steamfield Wide Control system. The project had an approximate value of $US13M. Feasibility studies for future development of MakBan Steamfield.

Role: Refinement of scope and project economics. Development and management of overall construction program. Co-ordination of work being carried out by several project engineers on different component projects. Recommending annual budget requirements for Steamfield Upgrade Project. Documentation and presentation of project economics for each component project of the MakBan Steamfield Upgrade Project in order to obtain financial approvals on behalf of the client. Presentation of project economics, scope and technical aspects for each component project.
Conceptual and Preliminary Engineering of Steamfield Development Strategy Studies, to evaluate options for future development of the Steamfield beyond the Steamfield Upgrade Project. This study encompassed Reservoir Engineering, Steamfield Engineering and Power Plant Engineering.
Future Strategy Studies – Extension of Steamfield Development Strategy Studies, to evaluate options for additional steam mains and/or new Separation facilities for the future development of the Steamfield beyond the Steamfield Upgrade Project. These involved close co-ordination with the PGI reservoir department and Power Plant Rehabilitation group.
Wrote procedures and conducted field testing to confirm/update assumptions used in Steamfield Upgrade Project Economics, Steamfield Development Strategies and Future Strategy Studies e.g. vessel efficiency tests, existing vessel pressure drop measurements, Steamfield deliverability characteristics.

National Power Company/Philippine Geothermal Inc, Tiwi Development –

Technical Expert and Consulting Project Manager – Conceptual and preliminary design of various steamfield and power plant upgrade projects including: Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant Power Plant Condensate Disposal Upgrade. Tiwi Geothermal Steamfield Southern Brine Injection Pump Station Relocation and Rehabilitation Tiwi Geothermal Steamfield MAT Ridge Separator and Brine disposal System Upgrade Tiwi Geothermal Steamfield Distributed Control system fiber optic cable installation Development, documentation and presentation of project economics in order to obtain financial approvals on behalf of the client.

Rangipo Power Station – G5 and G6 hydro turbine – generator overhaul –

Tender Submission and Project Management – Refurbishment of G5 and G6 hydro turbine – generators at Rangipo Hydro Power Station to repair volcanic ash damage to the turbines which occurred due to contamination of water ways during the Mt Ruapehu volcanic eruptions. Several specialist materials, hard coatings, etc where trailed on replacement turbine parts to withstand the highly abrasive sediment loaded waters.

Poihipi Road Geothermal Development – Geothermal Well Drilling Contract –

Project Management of $11m Geothermal well drilling project at Poihipi Road geothermal development, Wairakei.

Existing Geothermal Developments in Bay of Plenty Area, New Zealand –

Tender submission Preparation and Project Management of design/build construction projects at Wairakei geothermal field, Ohaaki geothermal field and Kawerau geothermal field.

Tokaanu Power Station – G1, G3 and G4 hydro turbine/generator overhaul –

Tender Submission and Project Management of Refurbishment of G1, G3 and G4 hydro turbine – generators at the Tokaanu Power Station.

Rotokawa Geothermal Development, Phase 1-

Feasibility study and preliminary design including optimisation study on the initial development. Preparation of proposal for design and construction of first phase development.

Mokai Geothermal Development, Phase 1 –

Feasibility study and preliminary design including optimisation study on the initial development. Preparation of proposal for design and construction of first phase development.