Develop and implement alternative and renewable energy projects with RINA North America
RINA works with our clients to develop and implement alternative and renewable energy projects. Projects range from the siting and program management of wind farms to design of solar farms, to design of micro-grids and battery storage systems to provide efficient and reliable power.
RINA’s team of civil, structural, and electrical engineers and dedicated project managers and control specialists work collaboratively with clients to integrate systems that deliver results. Our advantage is understanding the risks involved including permitting, supply-chain, schedule, financial and constructability when developing renewables from concept to operation.
Our services include Technical Due Diligence, technical analysis, project design and permitting, and Owner’s Engineering. Our clients include renewable energy project developers, investor-owned utilities, public and regulatory organizations, financial institutions and private companies. With a focus on safety, quality and lifecycle costs, and a history of on-schedule and on-budget performance, RINA is proud to be a premier provider of renewable energy and sustainability solutions.
We are currently providing Ferrovial Energy with comprehensive Owner's Engineer services for the Leon County Solar Project, a utility-scale solar PV generation plant with a capacity of 257 MWp, located in Texas. The scope of our services included detailed engineering design review, quality plan review, grid compliance review and complete construction supervision on site. As the EPC is a subsidiary of the Ferrovial, the Client required an independent third party to step in as the Owner's Engineer and ensure that the EPC is meeting its obligations according to the EPC contract, as well as industry standard. our involvement is crucial to ensure the project's timely and efficient completion, providing confidence in the progress of the project, assuring that potential delays are identified and dealt with as soon as possible, and identifying any non-conformities along the way that may negatively impact the project's completion.
We were contracted by EDPR to provide independent technical due diligence for the Milky Way portfolio in the U.S. Midwest (Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana). Acting as Independent Engineer, our multidisciplinary team conducted a comprehensive evaluation of three renewable energy projects-two solar PV and one wind-reviewing the selected technologies, civil and electrical designs, permitting and licensing status, and utility interconnection and authorization requirements to confirm that project assumptions were technically sound, commercially viable, and compliant with grid requirements.
We have been appointed by Enel North America (the Client) to provide technical advisory services to support the Client's acquisition of a portfolio of 11 operational ground-mount PV plants, known as Project Sunrise (the Projects or Portfolio). The Portfolio has been developed by Dominion (the Seller or Vendor). The Portfolio is distributed across the USA (Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia) with a Total AC Capacity of 709 MW.
We are currently providing Recurrent Energy with comprehensive Owner's Engineer services for the Firefly Solar Project, a utility-scale solar PV generation plant with a capacity of about 163 MWp, located in Virgina. The scope of our services includes detailed engineering design review, grid compliance review and visiting the site during the construction and commissioning phases as required. our involvement is crucial to ensure the project's timely and efficient completion, providing confidence in the progress of the project in the engineering and construction phases, assuring that potential delays are identified and dealt with as soon as possible, and identifying any non-conformities along the way that may negatively impact the project's completion.
We advised Hawthorne Renewable Energy in the sale of the Appledale Energy Center, a planned 300MW PV and 4-hour 300MW BESS project in Grant County, WA. The team mapped constraints, LiDAR topography, and easements to identify usable areas for PV installation, then optimized DC capacity based on available space, AC limits, and ground coverage ratio. We also conducted a bankable Energy Yield Assessment on the final client-approved layout.
We deliver continuous geospatial support to Acciona Energy across all phases of renewable energy project development, enabling more strategic, efficient, and sustainable decision-making. Services include advanced spatial analysis to identify opportunities and mitigate risk, custom GIS tool development tailored to project-specific workflows, and the production of high-quality cartographic materials that support decisions from land acquisition through detailed site suitability assessments. This work is powered by a robust GIS technology stack, including Esri desktop applications, QGIS, and Python-based automation, ensuring scalable and repeatable analytical workflows.
As part of buildable area and land acquisition analyses, we conduct detailed spatial evaluations of environmental constraints, infrastructure, parcel data, and regulatory requirements to identify land suitable for renewable energy development. Project-specific criteria are applied to produce high-precision, engineering-grade maps and visualizations that clearly delineate buildable zones and support permitting, cost estimation, and site feasibility evaluations. In parallel, we developed custom parcel-ranking and prioritization tools that integrate state and county datasets to generate map-based outputs, data-rich visuals, and targeted charts. Together, these solutions accelerate analysis, streamline acquisition and planning workflows, and empower teams to make faster, more informed development decisions.
