Behnke, Erdman & Whitaker Engineering, Inc.

Behnke, Erdman & Whitaker Engineering, Inc. provides photovoltaic, transmission and distribution, and wind engineering consulting services. It offers engineering and due diligence; PV system engineering and design; engineering evaluation for financial due diligence; site solar resource assessment; PV system performance modeling, power rating, and energy production estimates; system and component testing, data acquisition, and data analysis; domestic standards compliance assessment for foreign PV equipment manufacturers; product development and evaluation; custom conversion design and development; PV project feasibility and economic assessment; PV component development and evaluation; solar power plant collection system design; industry standards development; and PV workshops and training. The company provides transmission interconnection studies; power purchase agreement negotiation; equipment model and project-specific technical data development; intellectual property strategy and development; and renewable energy grid integration studies, and project feasibility and economic assessment. It offers wind turbine component analysis, design, and prototype construction; domestic standards compliance assessment for foreign wind equipment and components manufacturers; equipment model development; wind power converter design and prototyping; and wind power plant collection system design. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Ramon, California. As of October 1, 2010, Behnke, Erdman & Whitaker Engineering, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Det Norske Veritas ASA.