Our experts have an in depth knowledge of the renewable energy industry and have the experience to advise our clients on the development of a variety of renewable energy sources, such as onshore and offshore wind energy, wave, tidal power, biofuels, energy from waste, ground heat and cold storage and solar.
Our principal activities include:
- Site selection; feasibility and scoping
- Terrestrial and marine survey and analysis
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Consenting, planning advice and assistance
- Socio-economic advice
- Noise and carbon balance assessment
- Geotechnical investigations
- Transport access studies and traffic impact assessment
- Coastal process analysis
- Maritime design and construction
- Stakeholder engagement and negotiation
- Environmental mitigation, management and monitoring
Raising expectations of today’s clean energy
Our specialist team of scientists and engineers assist developers with the selection and planning of development sites for renewable energy projects. We offer a complete range of services from initial site assessment and location selection, permission requests, preparation of the environmental impact assessment to undertaking geotechnical investigations and design work.
Royal Haskoning is significantly involved in the renewable energy sector and currently leads some of the UK’s most innovative and ground breaking projects, including:
- Renewable zone screening and site appraisal for the UK round 3 offshore wind programme
- EIA and consenting for the Dorenell onshore wind farm
- Sheringham Shoal, the first Round 2 project consented in The Greater Wash;
- Lead EIA consultant for the up to 560MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, including a 45km onshore grid connection and one of Europe’s largest onshore substations;
- EIA Co-ordinator for offshore and onshore elements of the first project development phase of the Dogger Bank and Firth of Forth Round 3 Zones.
- Environmental management of Thanet offshore windfarm
- Scoping, surveys and EIA for the demonstrator Hammerfest tidal turbine device - Sound of Islay
- Environmental surveys, consenting, management and monitoring for SeaGen marine current turbine - Strangford Lough
- Robin Rigg
- Grid connection
- Biomass
Our clients include: Airtricity, Statoil Hydro, Infinergy, Amec, BP Alternative Energy, Dong, BERR, Enertrag, Marine Current Turbines, SLP Energy, Thanet Offshore Wind, Warwick Energy and ReGenSW