NIRAS will announce the official launch of NIRAS Consulting Ltd, a marine environmental consultancy based in Cambridge, UK, at the RenewableUK Annual Conference 2011 in Manchester (Stand 336).
NIRAS Consulting Ltd has been operational since the beginning of this year and is already working with a number of high profile clients, on a range of specialist projects.
We are advising Round 2, Round 2.5 and Round 3 offshore wind clients on Environmental Impacts Assessment, Habitats Regulations Assessment, consents processes, cumulative impacts assessment and ornithology and ecology matters. We are also delivering consultancy services in the fields of collision risk modelling, marine planning, mitigation schemes and policy advice on satellite earth observation data.
Our clients in the United Kingdom include DONG Energy, The Crown Estate, SSE Renewables, Centrica, London Array Ltd, RWE NPower, Cheung Kong, and Astrium Geo-Information Services.
We have a team of experienced technical staff, with a wealth of experience in policy development and implementation, marine ecology and survey techniques, marine environmental impact assessment and ornithology.
Tim Norman, Managing Director, says, “I am delighted to announce the official launch of NIRAS in the UK. Our new business is already providing clients with high quality advice on the planning and consents process and also, environmental services in support of planning applications. Our growing UK team is able to draw on the experience of the wider NIRAS Group, which has been involved in renewable energy projects for over 20 years.”
NIRAS' introduction in the United Kingdom within offshore wind energy and marine environmental consulting is part of a strategic investment in NIRAS.
A newly announced large off shore wind farm project in Belgium is an important step in the strategic investment.
Facts
Over 20 years of experience in offshore wind energy
NIRAS has participated in offshore wind turbine projects since 1989, the largest being two offshore projects in the Irish Sea - the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (90 MW) and the Walney Offshore Windfarm (367 MW) - and Lillgrund Offshore Wind Power Plant (110 MW) in Oresund near Malmø.