Risk & Readiness

Audit

Identify the hidden risks that derail renewable projects - before they become expensive problems.

Identify the hidden risks that derail renewable projects - before they become expensive problems.

Every renewable or BESS project reaches a critical point where engineering decisions lock in risk, cost, delays, and compliance bottlenecks.

The ACEems™ Risk & Readiness Audit gives you expert guidance over your project at the stage where early steering delivers maximum impact - and late discovery can be painfully expensive.

Whether you are at concept, preliminary design, 30% design, or further along, our team will assess the hardware, software, and communications architecture that ultimately determine your grid-connection success.

This is not a paperwork audit.

It is a deep engineering audit designed to improve certainty, reduce risk, and protect your commercial position.

Why This Audit Matters

Renewable projects rarely fail because of hardware (although it can happen!) 

They usually fail in one of these places:

  • Misaligned SCADA & control logic

  • Incorrect or incomplete communications architecture

  • Hardware/software decisions that don’t meet TNSP & AEMO requirements

  • Lack of commercial viability for the overall project

Our audit protects you from these risks - early, decisively, and with technical clarity.

Fixing these later in the project leads to:

  • Rework

  • Delayed energisation

  • Missed revenue

  • Lost investor confidence

  • Potential liquidated damages

The Three Audit Options

All three options require completion of the form below for pricing.

Technical Foundations Audit (Basic)

You get:

  • Review of all available project documentation

  • Review of PPR / project-specific requirements

  • Hardware review (RTUs, PLCs, IO architecture, network devices)

  • Software review (SCADA platform, licensing, control logic)

  • Communications review (protocols, data pathways, redundancy, bandwidth)

  • Preliminary gap analysis across hardware, software, and communications

  • Recommendations for risk mitigation

  • Compliance assessment with AEMO / TNSP requirements

  • Audit summary report and recommended next steps

  • ACEems CONNECT™ readiness score

Who this is for:

Developers, EPCs, consultants who want to confirm early alignment before committing to detailed design.

Comprehensive Project Audit

You get everything in Option 1, plus:

  • Detailed recommendations for hardware selection

  • SCADA functionality recommendations

  • Recommended communications network diagram

  • Preliminary I/O list

  • SCADA budgetary estimate

  • Preliminary SCADA schedule integrated with broader construction milestones

  • Alignment review with electrical, mechanical, and civil interfaces

  • Identification of late-stage risks that could affect energisation

Who this is for:

Projects at concept → 30% design looking for confidence, precision, and clear pathways to

grid-connection approval.

Ultimate Audit & Commercial Viability Review

Our highest-level audit. Includes technical + commercial + bankability insights.

You get everything in Options 1 & 2, plus:

  • Independent financial viability assessment

  • High-level commercial modelling using technical inputs (bankability lens)

  • Estimated return profile based on project structure

  • Integration of SCADA/comms design into commercial risk framework

  • Consolidated technical + commercial risk assessment

  • Recommendations for improving grid-connection certainty for investors and lenders

  • Preventative Maintenance Plan (budget + recommended intervals)

  • Executive-level summary for Board / Investment Committee

  • Priority Risk Action Plan for next 90 days

Who this is for:

Developers, investors, or EPCs seeking a complete technical + commercial picture before committing capital or final design.

How It Works

1. Submit the form below

2. Our engineering team reviews your project details

3. We recommend the right audit tier and pricing

4. You receive a formal proposal

5. Audit begins immediately upon approval

You are under no obligation until you approve the scope.

The ACE Difference

With decades of SCADA, control systems, and grid-connection experience across Australia, ACE delivers:

  • Engineering excellence

  • Compliance certainty

  • Early-stage steering that saves time, cost, and risk

  • A structured methodology trusted by utilities and EPCs nationwide

ACEems™ is built on the principle that early engineering prevents late disasters.

Get Pricing & Next Steps

Fill out the form below to receive your audit scope & pricing.

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