Sam Bunney

Renewable Energy Specialist

I am a renewable energy specialist. I have enjoyed working on bespoke projects with NGOs based in Cambodia and Vietnam. These have included renewable energy education and geospatial mapping.

I have much enthusiasm for renewables and am actively looking for opportunities to be involved in projects large or small. Please email me if you have a project of interest. I would love to help.

Below are some of the tools I've built along the way.

01 / RURAL DEVELOPMENT MAP

RDM Map

Live

An interactive map of Vietnam covering agriculture, tourism accessibility, and rural development indicators down to province, district, and commune level.

View the map →
02 / WIND ENERGY

Wind Turbine Simulator

Live

An interactive 3D wind turbine blade simulator — adjust rotor geometry and see the resulting power curve, modelled with blade element momentum theory.

Try the simulator →
03 / PICO/MICRO HYDROPOWER

Thailand Hydro

Live

A scrollytelling screening story and interactive candidate-site map identifying pico/micro hydropower potential across Thailand's river network.

Read the story →
04 / GENERATION FORECASTING

PV Generation Estimator

Live

Compare a solar panel system's real-world performance against a live estimate modelled from current weather data.

Try the estimator →
05 / INTERACTIVE GAME

Site the Grid

Live

A 3D game — site solar, wind, battery, micro-hydro, and biomass against randomly generated village scenarios to keep the lights on day and night.

Play the game →
06 / SOLAR POTENTIAL

PV-Roof

In development

An AI-assisted tool for mapping rooftop solar potential from satellite imagery. Currently being refined before public release.

In progress

Software

PVSyst PVSol System Advisor Model Helioscope QGIS MapInfo SolidWorks TinkerCAD

Programming & data

Python Machine learning Geospatial pipelines

Renewable energy expertise

PV system design & siting Micro-hydro siting Community & off-grid energy planning Energy systems modelling

Research skills

Academic research methodology Literature review & data analysis Validation & testing methodology

Presentation skills

Technical training & knowledge transfer Public speaking & teaching