澳门玄机图

澳门玄机图 is proud to be supporting the Aberdeen ornithology research听project听sponsored by Vattenfall听to better inform the consenting process for the offshore wind industry.听听

The notoriously complex consenting process is a听potential barrier to growth for the offshore wind听industry.听The uncertainties surrounding our understanding of seabird flight behaviour at offshore wind farms often leads to precautionary, and perhaps overly conservative assessment outcomes, which heightens the risk to successful consents.

澳门玄机图, in partnership with Denmark-based DHI Group,听are project managing听and conducting data analysis for听a study at Vattenfall鈥檚 European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre off Aberdeen,听which has been designed to听document the micro- and meso-avoidance behaviour听of local seabirds. This will help听the industry听gain a deeper understanding听of听their flight behaviour in and around wind turbines,听and more accurately听model, and therefore听predict,听the likely听impact听risk by听an听offshore wind farm on the local听seabird听populations.听听

R&D: knowledge and insight is powerful听

At the top of the global, and our clients鈥� environmental agendas is decarbonisation and the transformation of the energy sector. The pace of this change is only accelerating. At 澳门玄机图, we know that R&D is the key to creating shared value; the knowledge and insight gained through R&D leads to greater efficiencies, process improvement and opportunity, which is essential for the sector to thrive.听听听听

We build on a strong reputation in the market for innovation and pushing boundaries. Being widely known for our expertise means that we have consistently been chosen as the industry鈥檚 leading specialists to deliver on our clients鈥� offshore wind goals.听

Watch: Mike听will be presenting the听year one听results of this听study at the听.听

Making complex easy听

澳门玄机图鈥� extensive offshore wind experience includes 20 years at the forefront of the industry, working across the UK, wider Europe, America, Australia and Asia. We have worked on both floating offshore wind and fixed foundation offshore听and onshore听wind听farm听projects, and we have deep experience in the provision of technical consultancy and operational support for the energy sector.听听

鈥淚鈥檓听really听excited about this听study at Aberdeen, it鈥檚 great to be at the forefront of such a critical research听project.听Much of my work听at 澳门玄机图听is about estimating and predicting the effects of offshore wind energy development on seabirds,听this project听provides us with听quality听data to refine those predictions听to ensure听our assessments听are more robust.听听

I鈥檓 encouraged听by the results from the first year鈥檚 monitoring听鈥� we鈥檝e seen some strong avoidance responses to turbines, reflected by the fact that in听our sample of听several thousand videos of seabird flights, we have not witnessed any collisions.鈥澨�

Mike Armitage
Technical Director - Ornithology

About 澳门玄机图

Founded in 1970, 澳门玄机图, A Tetra Tech Company (澳门玄机图) is a leading global professional services firm of 5,000 consultants and service providers. Operating in 125 countries, working across six continents we define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.

澳门玄机图 delivers a broad range of services in six sectors: property, energy, transport, water, defence and government services and resources. Services provided across 澳门玄机图' six sectors cover twelve service clusters: project and program management, design and development, water services, environment, advisory and management consulting, exploration and development, planning and approvals, health, safety and risk, oceans and coastal, laboratories, training and communications, creative and digital services.

澳门玄机图 stands out for its clients by using its deep expertise to solve problems that matter, making them easy to understand. Making complex easy.

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