The team at Bono Consulting and Sevee & Maher Engineers (SME), provide multidisciplinary extensive expertise supporting power generation, energy storage, and power distribution maintenance and development projects.
The civil, electrical, and structural engineers on staff have many years of experience, including professional licensure in multiple states. Previous projects have ranged from small installations to complex, large-scale power generation projects, and have included renewable energy developers, electrical utility companies, and industrial facilities.
Types of Projects We Work On:
- Solar arrays
- Wind farms
- Hydropower facilities
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Data centers
- Utility substation design
- Overhead transmission
- Utility power distribution
- Industrial facilities
Our team provides conceptual design, permitting assistance, detailed engineering, construction support, and operations maintenance support services for power and utility projects.
We have the specialized technical skills to assist with the modernization of and accommodation of wind, solar, and hydro power generation and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in the growing renewable and green energy sector.
Services We Offer:
Substation Engineering:
- Civil, structural, electrical engineering and design
- Protection and controls; Relay settings
- Automation and integration
- Technical studies
Transmission and Distribution Engineering for renewable energy and utilities:
- Overhead transmission design
- Overhead distribution planning and design
- Underground design
- Generator lead line engineering (for renewables)
- Collection system engineering (for renewables)
Structural Engineering:
- Foundation design
- Steel structure design
- Dynamic equipment foundation design
Field Services:
- Construction oversight (utility and renewable energy projects)
- Line inspections
- Vegetation maintenance program management
- Owner’s engineer representation
- Erosion control inspections
- Commissioning support
- Environmental compliance
High-Voltage Utility Substations are facilities that transform generated electricity to higher voltages for long-distance transmission. The voltages are then decreased to appropriate voltages for distribution after it “travels” through transmission lines. Substation facilities act as a control point throughout the electric grid and help to reduce energy loss during transmission. Bono/SME’s electrical engineers are highly skilled and knowledgeable in high-voltage utility substation and transmission line design.
Bono Consulting offers comprehensive engineering expertise in the design, development, and implementation of Renewable Energy and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. Professional engineering services for BESS projects include power system design, P&C, system grounding, short circuit and arc flash studies, and utility coordination for seamless integration. Our multidisciplinary team provides innovative and reliable solutions, enabling clients to meet their energy generation and storage goals efficiently and effectively.