Sam Mitchell

Graduate Renewable Energy engineer

Sam is a renewable energy engineer with a broad range of experiences across the renewable energy sector from hands on RnD to high-level technical modelling. He has developed an intimate understanding of renewable energy and enabling technologies through hands-on design and construction work in projects such as the UNSW solar car Sunswift, a project in which he designed and built the battery pack for the 2015 World Solar Challenge. Sam’s hands-on work is complemented by a strong theoretical understanding. On top of producing a thesis in his final year of university, Sam and another undergraduate rewrote, and were instrumental in delivering, the Energy Efficiency course taught to UNSW undergrad and masters students. Working as a prototype engineer on the RnD team for 5B Solar reinforced Sam’s practical, personal and technical skills and gave him an appreciation for the whole supply chain required to deliver utility-scale PV projects.

Having recently joined Ekistica, Sam has become responsible for day-to-day management of the DKA Solar Centre and has worked on several hybrid power systems projects for clients such as Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation and Palau Public Utilities Corporation.

Sam’s combination of practical and technical stills, combined with a strong theoretical understanding and questioning mindset, allows him to understand stakeholder needs and desires and translate them into targeted, practical solutions.