CHICHESTER SOLAR FARM OWNER’S ENGINEER
APD Engineering were engaged by Alinta Energy to provide Owner’s Engineering services for the Chichester Solar Farm.

APD’s Control Systems Engineering staff have more than one hundred years of collective experience in delivering custom-designed control systems projects to clients in the mining, oil & gas, water and power sectors.
Our Control Systems team is in the business of helping our clients achieve their production targets through greater monitoring and control. We understand the importance of information flow, and ensure that there is an unobstructed pathway from the field right through to the board room. From definition through to operation, APD’s Control Systems Engineering staff are there to provide comprehensive support solutions to our valued client base.
APD offers complete controls, communications, electrical and instrumentation (E&I) capabilities that complement our broader electrical, power and civil engineering services. Thanks to our team of qualified and experienced E&I personnel, we are able to provide a full suite of deliverables to our clients. APD can either complete these works independently, or by seamlessly integrating their services with civil and SMP partners. Pre-commissioning and commissioning support ensures safe & efficient energisation through the correct engineering controls and processes.

Integration of disparate systems enhance overall plant operability.

Define the plant’s operational control philosophy to ensure safe and reliable operation.

Detail the required functionality of each of the plant areas.

Development of the control system as per the functional specifications.

Test the developed hardware and software against the functional specifications prior to shipping to site.

Functional testing, dry and wet commissioning of the plant to meet the functional specifications.
We work with industry-approved technologies & protocols to meet the needs of our clients’ operational requirements. Many of these technologies have become industry standards due to their reliability, support & wide application. We make it our business to be at the forefront with technologies, which are the essential tools of our trade.
We value and appreciate our clients’ business goals. We work closely with our clients to understand their business and help realise their opportunities and overcome the challenges. However we value our clients’ trust in our capability above all, and we always strive to meet this high expectation.
We work closely with our clients to understand their business goals, help realise their opportunities and overcome any challenges. However, we value our clients’ trust in our capability above all, and we always strive to meet this high expectation. From mine process infrastructure & non-process infrastructure control to HV substation automation and wastewater treatment, APD Engineering strive to find the most innovative and cost effective solutions while maintaining budgets and schedules.
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