Utility Services

Noise Reduced Layouts

Noise Reduced Layout design refinements to de-risk Battery Projects

Why Choose Enhar for Preliminary Noise Assessments?

Our Preliminary Noise Assessments are designed to proactively address noise challenges at the earliest stages of renewable energy projects:

  • Pre-Acquisition Noise Evaluation: Conduct assessments to inform land acquisition decisions, identifying potential noise constraints early to guide site selection.
  • BESS Expertise: Tailored assessments for BESS projects, addressing noise from inverters, cooling systems, and other components.
  • Site Selection Guidance: We advise on optimal site choices with adequate separation from sensitive receptors and compatible OEMs to minimize noise impacts.
  • Compliance Assurance: Assessments align with EPA Guidelines and Australian Standards, with refined layouts post-acquisition to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Cost Efficiency: Proactive noise mitigation, both pre- and post-acquisition, reduces the need for costly redesigns, preserving project capacity and budgets.
  • Noise Reduced Layout designs include sound contours and equipment option comparison.

    Our Approach

    Enhar employs cutting-edge tools and a streamlined process to deliver actionable insights:

    • SoundPLAN Modeling: We use SoundPLAN software for accurate noise modeling and propagation analysis, predicting impacts at sensitive receptors under  various conditions.
    • Preliminary Noise Checks: Through desktop simulations and site-specific data, we provide reliable initial assessments to guide project planning. Our quick turnaround ensures your project remains compliant with EPA and planning requirements, while guiding cost-effective design refinements.
    • Tailored Mitigation Options: Enhar proposes multiple practical solutions, such as acoustic barriers, equipment repositioning, or low-noise technology, ensuring flexibility without compromising project capacity.
    • Pathway to Validation: We recommend engaging renowned noise consultants, acoustic engineers, or specialists for final validation, ensuring robust compliance with regulatory standards while maintaining project scope and efficiency.

    This approach ensures your project is well-prepared for regulatory scrutiny while seamlessly transitioning to expert validation.

    Smart Noise Checks For Smarter Project Design

    Projects We're Proud Of

    We're proud to have worked with leading organisations with Noise Reduced Layouts services to achieve their sustainability goals.

    Solar Farm

    Independent Engineer: 14.5MW solar, 4MW BESS

    Independent review of project engineering and construction quality through to commissioning phases. Site inspections and defects reporting.

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    EV Charging

    EV Infrastructure Feasibility for Residential Stata Buildings

    Over 100 EV Charging Infrastructure Feasibility assessments for apartment buildings with up to 350 spaces, for facility/owners corporations.

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    Solar Project Management

    REECE Solar PV (3.92MW): Client Project Manager and Quality Assurance

    Rooftop solar PV project management and quality assurance on 131 stores, with a total capacity of 3.78MW.

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    Solar design and grid approval

    Water Authority 770kW Ground Mount

    Detailed design and grid connection management for 770kW solar PV system across three Water Treatment Plants.

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    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    4.5MW rooftop solar and carports

    Owners Engineer for Solar Programs: rooftop, ground mount and carports. Feasibility, procurement management, quality control, superintendent

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    Solar BESS Design and Grid App

    Solar/BESS for Multiple Jemena Sites (0.2MVA-1.5MVA)

    Grid Approval Management and Detailed design 'for construction' and ‘as built’ for multiple Solar and BESS sites, 200kVA-1.5MVA.

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    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    City of Darebin 850kW Solar and Energy storage

    Feasibility, Tender design, owners engineer, compliance and owners engineer. 850kW solar and 110kWh of energy storage.

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    Solar PV

    Core Complex 200kW Rooftop Solar

    Port Melbourne 200kW rooftop solar with 14 x new NMI meters.

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    Solar PV

    Southwestern Hospitals 1.5MW rooftop solar

    Detail design for 1.5MW PV systems for Hospitals in South West Victoria.

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    Solar

    Mallacoota Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

    Using a renewable energy hybrid system to provide reliable uninterruptible power for the town of Mallacoota.

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    Solar & Battery

    Community Bank Stadium Battery Optimisation study

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    Knox City Council 4.99MW Landfill Solar Farm

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    Achieving Noise Compliance For BESS Project in NSW

    Case Study - NSW BESS Noise Compliance Resolution

    Enhar successfully resolved a critical noise compliance challenge at a 300 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site in NSW.

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    Drone Topographic Survey

    Case Study - Drone Topographic Survey of Solar + BESS site in Regional Victoria

    Enhar conducted a drone topographic survey across three land parcels in regional Victoria, each approximately 600 acres.

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    Solar Farm

    Independent Engineer: 14.5MW solar, 4MW BESS

    Independent review of project engineering and construction quality through to commissioning phases. Site inspections and defects reporting.

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    Battery Storage

    4.9MW Longwarry battery land and planning permit

    Winning a non-network solution EOI, securing land and planning permit.

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    Solar Farm

    Maintenance audit of 60MW solar farm

    Enhar undertook a maintenance review of a remote 60MW solar farm in a dusty environment in Western Australia.

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    Council Landfill Solar Farm Feasibility

    Yarra Ranges Council 4.5MW Solar Landfill Feasibility

    Solar landfill feasibility study exploring how to transform unproductive land near landfill sits into renewable energy solar farms.

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    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    City of Darebin 850kW Solar and Energy storage

    Feasibility, Tender design, owners engineer, compliance and owners engineer. 850kW solar and 110kWh of energy storage.

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    Commercial

    Solar PV

    Core Complex 200kW Rooftop Solar

    Port Melbourne 200kW rooftop solar with 14 x new NMI meters.

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    Commercial

    Solar PV

    Southwestern Hospitals 1.5MW rooftop solar

    Detail design for 1.5MW PV systems for Hospitals in South West Victoria.

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    Commercial

    Solar

    Mallacoota Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

    Using a renewable energy hybrid system to provide reliable uninterruptible power for the town of Mallacoota.

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    Commercial

    Solar & Battery

    Community Bank Stadium Battery Optimisation study

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    Commercial

    Knox City Council 4.99MW Landfill Solar Farm

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    Commercial

    Solar J

    Zero Net Energy Town

    Creating Australia’s first town which satisfies all of its own energy needs from renewable energy sources.

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    Commercial

    Achieving Noise Compliance For BESS Project in NSW

    Case Study - NSW BESS Noise Compliance Resolution

    Enhar successfully resolved a critical noise compliance challenge at a 300 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site in NSW.

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    Utility

    Drone Topographic Survey

    Case Study - Drone Topographic Survey of Solar + BESS site in Regional Victoria

    Enhar conducted a drone topographic survey across three land parcels in regional Victoria, each approximately 600 acres.

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    Utility

    Solar Farm

    Independent Engineer: 14.5MW solar, 4MW BESS

    Independent review of project engineering and construction quality through to commissioning phases. Site inspections and defects reporting.

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    Utility

    EV Charging

    EV Infrastructure Feasibility for Residential Stata Buildings

    Over 100 EV Charging Infrastructure Feasibility assessments for apartment buildings with up to 350 spaces, for facility/owners corporations.

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    1

    Commercial

    Solar Project Management

    REECE Solar PV (3.92MW): Client Project Manager and Quality Assurance

    Rooftop solar PV project management and quality assurance on 131 stores, with a total capacity of 3.78MW.

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    1

    Commercial

    Solar design and grid approval

    Water Authority 770kW Ground Mount

    Detailed design and grid connection management for 770kW solar PV system across three Water Treatment Plants.

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    2

    Commercial

    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    4.5MW rooftop solar and carports

    Owners Engineer for Solar Programs: rooftop, ground mount and carports. Feasibility, procurement management, quality control, superintendent

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    2

    Commercial

    Solar BESS Design and Grid App

    Solar/BESS for Multiple Jemena Sites (0.2MVA-1.5MVA)

    Grid Approval Management and Detailed design 'for construction' and ‘as built’ for multiple Solar and BESS sites, 200kVA-1.5MVA.

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    2

    Commercial

    Solar Design and grid approval

    Clayton 1.01MW roof top solar, United Energy

    Detailed design and grid connection management for 1.01MW solar PV system. 5 LV connection points on a HV supply.

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    3

    Commercial

    Battery Storage

    4.9MW Longwarry battery land and planning permit

    Winning a non-network solution EOI, securing land and planning permit.

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    3

    Utility

    Solar Farm

    Maintenance audit of 60MW solar farm

    Enhar undertook a maintenance review of a remote 60MW solar farm in a dusty environment in Western Australia.

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    3

    Utility

    Council Landfill Solar Farm Feasibility

    Yarra Ranges Council 4.5MW Solar Landfill Feasibility

    Solar landfill feasibility study exploring how to transform unproductive land near landfill sits into renewable energy solar farms.

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    4

    Utility

    Solar Owner Engineer

    Solar PV Program (>3MW)

    Owners Engineer for UoM >3MW solar program since 2015. Feasibility, design, tender management, quality assurance and asset management.

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    4

    Commercial

    Battery Storage

    Electrical design of 2 x 5MW batteries on Tonga

    Detailed electrical design of LV and MV components of BESS systems.

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    5

    Utility

    Solar Farm

    400MW Solar farm design and planning permit

    400MW Solar farm design and planning permit.

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    5

    Utility

    EV Charging

    EV infrastructure feasibility modelling and design

    EV Charging Infrastructure feasibility, fleet modelling and detailed design. Depot 112 Vehicles, Civic Centre 39 Vehicles.

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    5

    Commercial

    Solar Farm

    University campus solar farm

    Solar farm specifications, project coordination and grid connection modelling.

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    6

    Utility

    EV Fleet Modelling and Charging

    EVSE Fleet Modelling, Detailed design

    Large depot site: EV Fleet modelling, electrical infrastructure assessment, detailed design and grid upgrade management

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    6

    Commercial

    Solar Maintenace Auditing

    Condition, safety and performance auditing.

    Condition, safety and performance auditing on 25 commercial solar PV systems, including creating a detailed asset register.

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    8

    Commercial

    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 309kW

    Feasibility, tender design, grid approvals and compliance engineer, for high profile inner city buiding.

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    9

    Commercial

    Solar Hybrid

    Standalone Power System design for Telecom Sites

    Site assessment, load modelling and detailed 'for construction' design of solar battery diesel for 50+ telecom sites.

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    10

    Commercial

    Solar Hybrid

    LHAC: 6 Aboriginal Homeland Communities

    Containerised Solar Diesel Hybrid System optimisation and design for 8 Aboriginal homeland communities in North East Arnhem Land and Kakadu.

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    11

    Commercial

    Solar PV Owners Engineer

    Private hospital solar rollout (national)

    Feasibility, detailed design, tender management and owners engineer for hospital sites in Vic, WA and NSW.

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    12

    Commercial

    Solar PV, Energy Storage, EV Chargers

    Owners Engineer Solar PV, Battery & EV

    Working with Nillumbik Shire Council to deliver solar PV with storage and EV chargers, from feasibility to final commissioning.

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    12

    Commercial

    Solar Farm

    40MW solar with 40MW/80MWh battery, Queensland

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    13

    Utility

    Solar Hybrid Detail Design

    Cardinia Childcare: Solar PV and BESS

    Detailed design and Grid connection management for 2 x 100kW rooftop solar and 180kW/hr/90kW flow batteries.

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    13

    Commercial

    Visual assessment for planning permit

    Hepburn Energy - visual assessment for hybrid solar and battery planning permit

    Community Solar farm required visual assessment to support its planning permit and community engagement.

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    14

    Utility

    Solar Farm

    Business case for large battery addition to 40MW solar farm

    Modelling financial viability of large scale storage for arbitrage and FCAS.

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    14

    Utility

    Solar PV detail design and grid connection

    Solar PV at school with complex wireless interlock

    Creekside College 100kW rooftop solar with wireless interlock.

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    17

    Commercial

    Solar PV, Battery Storage

    South Melbourne Market, City of Port Phillip

    Feasibility (Solar, Battery, Embedded Network, EV), tender design, grid approval and owners engineer.

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    36

    Commercial

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    Achieving Noise Compliance For BESS Project in NSW

    Case Study - NSW BESS Noise Compliance Resolution

    Enhar successfully resolved a critical noise compliance challenge at a 300 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site in NSW.

    Noise Reduced Layouts
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    Additional Services

    Full Scope Utility Services

    There’s a lot to having the idea for solar to actually generating energy. We can help you through every step of the way.

    Land Aquisition

    Secure optimum land where grid and development approval prospects are strong

    Land Aquisition

    Need to secure land for your battery, wind or solar projects in Australia?

    Competition for grid capacity and land is fierce.

    Enhar targets strategic grid capacity locations where suitable land is available to secure the right land in the right locations. This includes lower value land close to substations and transmission lines, with unrestrictive planning zoning, suitable terrain and wind/solar resources.

    Our team researches landowners carefully before calling and visiting so we can build trust and get down to business.

    Through experienced landowner negotiation, Enhar secures Lease Option agreements which are commercially sound and pavethe way for long term trust.

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    Demian
    Natakhan

    Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

    Demian has over 25 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


    Portfolio Expansion

    Expand your portfolio of Wind, Solar & BESS through our greenfield site development services

    Portfolio Expansion

    Seeking to add 1000’s of MW of Wind, Solar or BESS to your portfolio?

    We assist experienced global developers to expand portfolios of wind, solar and BESS in Australia by:

    • Targeting new greenfield areas to suit your preferred project MW scale and regional focus.
    • Providing pre-developed BESS and solar farm site opportunities with land exclusivity agreements already in place.
    • Providing independent due diligence on site acquisition options you are considering.
    • Supporting your development team by becoming your trusted long term origination partner.
    • Sharing development risk with you by providing base fee plus success fee structures .

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    Demian
    Natakhan

    Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

    Demian has over 25 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


    Development Approvals

    Secure development approvals from statutory authorities, on time and budget.

    Development Approvals

    Need a simple path to development approval?

    Enhar manages and delivers the full planning permit process for solar farms and BESS projects to ensure that:

    • The land selected, and concept design, has good prospects of receiving approvals
    • We consult the planning authority for early feedback and positive relationships with staff in government
    • Early surveys are conducted to de-risk the process
    • Bottlenecks are avoided to ensure final approvals are obtained sooner

    We can manage multiple approvals concurrently, leveraging economies of scale and efficiencies.

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    Demian
    Natakhan

    Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

    Demian has over 25 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


    Design Optimisation

    Sensible, optimised layouts for land negotiations, development approvals, grid enquiries

    Design Optimisation

    Enhars team includes Registered Professional Electrical Engineers, CEC accredited designers and electrical installation experts can assist with all medium to large-scale solar and hybrid technical designs to suit our client’s needs.

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    Demian
    Natakhan

    Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

    Demian has over 25 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


    Noise Reduced Layouts

    Noise Reduced Layout design to de-risk Your Battery Project

    Noise Reduced Layouts

    Enhar specializes in Noise Reduced Layout design to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) through site selection and Development Approval phases, with a focus on balancing capacity, constructability and noise compliance. Our assessments inform both land acquisition decisions and post-acquisition design refinements, identifying noise-related risks early to ensure smoother regulatory approvals, reduced amenity impacts or local communiteis and minimize costly noise mitigation being 'bolted on' to project designs.

    We guide clients to select sites with sufficient distance to sensitive receptors and to select high performing equipment brands with verified quieter performance backed by credible noise testing. Once land acquisition is advanced, if noise challenges persist, Enhar refines layout designs to achieve compliance with EPA noise limits. We collaborate with leading acoustic consultants who use Enhar's optimised designs as inputs to their acoustic reports for submission to planning authorities, increasing the project's ability to achieve noise compliance, avoid operational curtailment and still maintain project capacity and constructability.

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    Muneeb
    Anwar

    Project Manager for BESS and solar

    Muneeb is a skilled Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Solar and BESS, focused on designing and managing medium to large-scale solar projects across Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. His expertise spans Utility, C&I, SME and Residential sectors, reflecting his capability in managing diverse solar and BESS projects.

    Project Management

    Orderly and structured project management beyond land acquisition through development approvals

    Project Management

    Enhar has extensive experience in managing BESS and solar projects from land acquisition through development approvals.

    Our team has a solid understanding of what it takes to originate and develop a project and navigate the technical, regulatory and stakeholder pressures to ensure a successful outcome. Enhar works closely with our clients’ development and engineering teams to progress solar and BESS project to development approval and ready to build status.

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    Muneeb
    Anwar

    Project Manager for BESS and solar

    Muneeb is a skilled Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Solar and BESS, focused on designing and managing medium to large-scale solar projects across Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. His expertise spans Utility, C&I, SME and Residential sectors, reflecting his capability in managing diverse solar and BESS projects.

    Drone Topographic Survey & Analysis

    Enhar's Drone-Based Site Analysis and Survey Services

    Drone Topographic Survey & Analysis

    Overview

    Enhar specializes in Drone Photogrammetry and Site Survey services designed to enable early de-risking of renewable energy projects during the Development Approval and land purchase decision phases. Our expertise is particularly beneficial for Renewable Energy projects, providing critical insights into site constraints such as topography, site terrain, flood risks, vegetation coverage, access limitations, and environmental sensitivities. By leveraging high-resolution aerial data, we empower developers to make informed decisions, mitigate risks, and streamline regulatory processes for sustainable project outcomes.

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    Muneeb
    Anwar

    Project Manager for BESS and solar

    Muneeb is a skilled Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Solar and BESS, focused on designing and managing medium to large-scale solar projects across Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. His expertise spans Utility, C&I, SME and Residential sectors, reflecting his capability in managing diverse solar and BESS projects.

    Due Diligence

    Provide lenders with peace of mind, evaluate risks before acquisition.

    Due Diligence

    Due diligence examines risks relating to land agreements, development approvals, engineering design, energy yield forecasts, EPC contracts and more.

    These risks must be known and used to inform project investment and acquisition decisions. 

    Enhar's expertise is in large scale solar farms and battery storage projects and have completed due diligence on countless projects through development and design documentation. We also provide reviews and risk tables for you and your investors to evaluate the project.

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    Demian
    Natakhan

    Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

    Demian has over 25 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


    Design & Engineering

    Accurate, value-engineered drawings for tendering and construction, ensuring compliance and safety.

    Design & Engineering

    Enhars team includes Registered Professional Electrical Engineers, CEC accredited designers and electrical installation experts can assist with all medium to large-scale solar and hybrid technical designs to suit our client’s needs.

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    Kevin Charles
    Pabalinas

    Solar & BESS Design engineer including LV and HV engineering

    Building next-gen electrical infrastructure?

    Building a solar farm?