Supporting new pathways in renewable energy - Renewable Energy Services
As concerns increase globally about the impact of climate change, sparking a greater demand for smart, renewable energy solutions, Civiltest is well prepared to meet the challenges ahead.
Civiltest has been providing professional geotechnical engineering services for renewable energy projects for the last decade and is leading the way with innovative testing procedures for solar farm projects across Victoria.
One of Civiltest’s most successful recent projects is testing conducted for the Volt Farmer Climate Smart Farm in Dromana, which boasts a 4.85MW solar farm, soil health renovation project, productive planting, pollinator friendly habitat, controlled environment growing sheds, streaming educational data and Indigenous promotion.
Volt Farmer’s vision is to ‘inspire confidence and real world action for a clean and equitable future.’
The farm’s ‘smart projects’ supply drought proof income, climate change action and fair-priced electricity for businesses, along with shared value opportunities for local communities.
Civiltest has supported Volt Farmer in their vital work by conducting ground electrical resistivity testing, which may inform the design of a future earthing system.
Further planned tests include geotechnical investigation works such as drilling, sampling, and laboratory shear strength testing, to provide foundation design parameters for solar panel racks.
Depending on the type of foundation adopted in the final design, Civiltest may conduct pile pull out testing to verify the uplifting capacity of the foundation.
“This is an exciting business area for us and we are proud to support initiatives such as the Climate Smart Farm, which is just one of the practical solutions Volt Farmer has in store to positively address climate change, as well as economic and social improvements for the community,” said Jinke Yu, Civiltest Geotechnical Engineer and Director.