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Leading Design Consultancy providing providing reality, the world, design PV Solar and BESS Design services

Design Services: Energy Sector

Supporting developers with Utility Grid scale PV Solar and Battery Energy Storage (BESS) Design.

A leading Design Resource you can rely on.
CADmando Design & Draughting Solutions Ltd have been providing businesses with Renewables Design, Utility Grid scale PV Solar design, Battery Energy Storage (BESS) design, 2D, 3D Visualisation and BIM services throughout the UK and Europe.
We have a strong connection to local clients in Cheltenham & Gloucester and have been serving these areas for over 10 years. We’ve designed over 230 Renewables Projects for planning application, totalling 19.215GW. That’s enough to power 13,450,500 homes!
71
BESS Projects Designed
10.314GW
Total BESS Designed
160
Solar Projects designed
8.901GW
Total Solar designed
PV Solar Design
Providing a variety of design services to developers and planning consultants ranging from land registry compliant Legal plans to detailed Site Layout Plans for Utility Grid Scale Solar Developments
Battery Energy Storage Design
Supporting developers, using our extensive knowledge of different technologies on the market to provide detailed design packages for large scale Battery Energy Storage (BESS) Projects across the UK and Europe
3D Visualisation
3D Visualisation Our dedicated 3D Design department supports our existing client base in the Renewables sector to explore new ways of visualising projects through Photomontages, 3D Renders and Virtual Reality

Renewables: What can we provide?

01. High Level / Capacity Test Layouts
Detail stripped back and layout on Google Earth Background. This is a very high level design to test how much capacity can likely be obtained from the land available.
02. Pre-app Design
A more detailed site layout Plan and Site Location Plan which can be fed back to the external consultants for design input (ecologists, transport etc)
03. Full Planning Package design
A full design package incorporating and coorindating all feedback from external consultants. Incporporates additional drawigs required as part of full planning submission
04. 3D Visualisation
Rendered images or videos to help market your project or to demonstrate site visibility from specific viewpoints.
05. Photomontages
Verified views showing a 3D representation of the site (to scale) overlaid onto Photography taken of specific viewpoints as part of the LVIA.

Testimonials: Energy Sector

We have worked with CADmando on several occasions over the last couple of years on work relating to renewables design (solar design and BESS design), photomontages, 3D design and 3D visualisations. The team are proactive and produce high quality results. Communication is good and the team have helped us out at short notice with quick turnaround times. We look forward to working with CADmando again in the future.

Michael Bird, ENVAMS

I work at a renewable energy developer, and I have always found that CADMANDO have been the most efficient at delivering high quality BESS Designs in a short time frame.
I would recommend.

Libby Trapaud, GREENFIELD

Cadmando have worked for me for a number of years and in a number of different roles that I have held. These roles have required me to source a suite of different development plans for legal and planning purposes. They are approachable, responsive, efficient and ultimately get exactly what we are trying to achieve. I have been very satisfied with them.

Tim Mak

We've been working with CADmando for several years now and received great service throughout. They are always very responsive and don't require a lot of oversight, as the draftsmen have a lot of personal initiative and common sense. We would recommend them for civil engineering drafting work.

James Hartley, LOW CARBON

I've been working with CADMANDO for a number of years. They offer a fantastic design service and have always delivered work quickly and accurately. I would thoroughly recommend!

Leo Fortey, LOW CARBON

Very professional service! Thanks Rich and Team!

Georg Van Den Berg, LC ENERGY

Cadmando consistently delivers exceptional design work for PV and BESS projects. They excel in communication, adhere to timelines, and provide outstanding quality every time.

Thomas van den Brand, LC ENERGY

Elmya Energy UK are pleased to confirm that we have a great relationship with Cadmando who provide us with legal plans for Options. Very easy people to work with.

Charles Houston

I recently had the pleasure of working with CADmando, and I am thoroughly impressed with their expertise and professionalism in the field of renewable energy. From start to finish, their team demonstrated exceptional knowledge and skill in various aspects of renewable energy design, including Solar Design, BESS Design, Renewables Design, and Utility Grid Scale design. ...

Enrique Suarez, INTEGRUM RENEWABLES

We have been using Cadmando for BESS design for a number of years; the plans have always been accurate for our needs with a quick turnaround. CADmando come highly recommended!

James D, PENSO POWER

CADmando have provided 2D and 3D designs for our solar and battery energy projects in the UK. CADmando are exceedingly knowledgeable of the renewable energy industry and have provided high quality design services to support our planning applications. The service is customer focused with good attention to detail and timely delivery. Thanks CADmando team, keep up the good work!

Mark Weller, EUROPEAN ENERGY

I have used CADmando a lot for designs of large battery energy storage systems, BESS design. They are quick and very cooperative. Rich Wearn is very knowledgeable and open to explore practical solutions.

Carlein Maka, LC ENERGY

I have employed CADmando for Solar Design and BESS Design for a number of renewable energy schemes. I have always been impressed by their level of engagement and the turnaround times of their work.

Finn Blundell, INTEGRUM RENEWABLES

Their team provides a consistent quality and efficient service for our utility grid-scale solar & BESS designs. Highly recommended for anyone seeking top-tier CAD solutions.

Digby Willoughby, CLEARSTONE ENERGY

CADmando has been exceptional in delivering 3D visualisations for our two utility scale BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) projects. Their proficiency in detailed layout design, topographic mapping, bespoke landscaping & equipment inclusion is evident through the 3D snapshots, photomontages and 'fly-overs' that they've provided us with ...

James P,INTERGEN

CADMANDO have been engaged to produce 3D montages and visualizations of two transmission connected BESS projects in Scotland and have delivered work of the highest caliber, with a very professional approach. The attention to detail and speed of response has been exceptional.

Maciek Stefanski, INTERGEN

Have worked with CADmando now for several months on our BESS and solar designs and been very impressed with the service. Excellent turn-around and offerings, with some great quality designs and inputs. Particularity impressed with the 3D visualizations/ photo-montages, they really bring the projects to life!

George Watson, GRENERGY

CADmando handle all our solar design and BESS design requirements for our UK Development team including legal, constraint and layout plans. The CADmando Team are a key partner throughout our development process and work proactively to add value to the team. Rich and the team are always very responsive to our requests and we rate their renewables design capability very highly.

Matt Lomax, LOW CARBON

CADmando are excellent at communicating with their clients. Having worked with them on solar design, BESS design / Battery Energy Storage Design, Photomontages and legal plans for 3+ years, I’ve always found every person there to be very friendly, professional and easy to work with.

Michelle Howson, LIGHTROCK POWER

Customer focussed always helpful, and works as partners in work to ensure the client gets what they want.

Andrew Thomassen, LOW CARBON

Great service, highly recommend :)

Jonathan Hill, FIRSTWAY ENERG

3D Visualisation Services

Pushing the boundaries to help visualise your next project.

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3D Visualisation

Whether it’s for a building, renewables development or product design, we utilise the latest advancements in render software to help visualise your product. This can be largely beneficial in the design phase to steer design decisions once visualised, or to help the public to engage with a project at the planning phase. The applications are pretty endless.
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Photomontages

Simply put, a photomontage helps to visualise your project in context. A Photomontage is a visual tool which combines a photograph and a 3D model accurately representing what you would see of a proposed development from a chosen viewpoint. These are often used in a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) or as an aid to the planning process.
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Videomontages

Much like a photomontage, a videomontage is designed to help visualise your project in context. The difference here is that we can combine a 3D Model with moving video footage. This might be a drone shot or video taken from a roadside. These are not required as part of an LVIA, but can be a useful tool in the planning process to help visualise from a different perspective.
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Interior CGI

Working with both commercial and residential designers and developers we work to create breathtaking visuals of your interior space. We help to bring your design of interior spaces to life through advanced modelling techniques, use of textures, colour and lighting , use of furniture and decoration to paint an accurate picture of the designed space.
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Interactive Walkthrough

There are many tools and approaches to visualising a space or project. An interactive walkthrough is a very useful tool for visualising your space or project. It's one step back from VR in the sense the user can pan around and have a 360 degree view of the space but not interact with the visualisation. This approach lends itself to a browser embedded image frame that you can point your customers to.
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Product Renders

Photoshoots can be expensive. Using rendered images to market your product can be a real game changer. Businesses rely heavily on e-commerce to drive sales and so it's very important that your product imagery is representative of your ‘shop front’, helping to catch the eye of your customer and drive a higher volume of sales.
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Property Marketing

Investing in renders for Property Marketing can really help your marketing campaign start off on the right foot. The CGI rendering of property plays a crucial part to determine a new development's success. The more beautiful and visually striking the rendered CGI images, the more effective it is to help potential buyers visualise the development and ultimately be converted into a customer.
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Virtual Reality

View your project in a fully immersive virtual reality environment. VR helps to fully visualise a project in its entirety and gain a realistic feel for the space, layout and scale of a project. We can even model your project in context by utilising Google Earth 3D tile data so that you get a sense of how your project will sit within the landscape.
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Architectural Renders

We provide architects and construction professionals with high quality, emotionally appealing imagery of their design vision. Architectural renders not only assist them in the design process but also provide opportunity to market their projects more successfully and stand out from the competition.

Bringing Ideas to Life

Results driven, innovative ideas to help visualise your project


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