News Category: Environmental
Natural England Releases Three New Tools to Help Developers
19th July 2021
On Wednesday 7th July 2021 Natural England launched three new tools, the updated Biodiversity Metric 3.0, a Small Sites Metric (SSM) and the Environmental Benefits from Nature Tool (EBNT). The Biodiversity Metric and SSM both evaluate and account for nature losses and gains resulting from development as required by the proposed Environmental Bill. The main…
Read MoreCorriegarth 2 Wind Farm Submitted
13th April 2021
Arcus has recently submitted the Section 36 application for Corriegarth 2 Wind Farm, located approximately 15 km north-east of Fort Augustus, Scottish Highlands. The proposed Corriegarth 2 extends the existing operational Corriegarth Wind Farm, which comprises of 20 turbines with a tip height of 120 m, and has been operational since 2017. If consented, Corriegarth…
Read MoreHeathland Wind Farm Submitted
15th March 2021
Over the past 18 months, Arcus has supported EDF Renewables by leading the environmental and planning aspects for the re-design of the consented Heathland Wind Farm. Located across South Lanarkshire and West Lothian local authority boundaries, the primary goal of the project has been re-design the consented scheme to optimise the electricity generation whilst minimising…
Read MoreGlen Noe Hydro Scheme Operational
11th March 2021
RWE has recently completed the construction of a 2 MW run-of-river hydro scheme, near Loch Etive. Consented in September 2016, Arcus supported RWE in leading the EIA and a number of the environmental assessments including ecology, landscape character and visual assessment, hydrology, cultural heritage, noise and traffic and transport. The scheme is located in a…
Read MoreArcus Shortlisted for Humber Renewables Award
25th January 2021
We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Best Renewable Energy Project or Installation in the Humber Area at the Humber Renewables Awards 2020, for the work we have carried out at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm. Dogger Bank, located off the Yorkshire coastline, is the world’s largest offshore wind farm currently under development. We…
Read MoreNoise Mitigation – New Approaches Used by our Acoustics Team
11th January 2021
Arcus is at the forefront in assessing new and novel technologies emerging in the UK. Projects we regularly work on include innovative battery storage facilities, gas peaking sites, and solar farm developments across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Our teams face new challenges with every project; providing innovative solutions to meet all the requirements of…
Read MoreHydrogen in the Clean Energy System
3rd December 2020
Over the past 12 months, Arcus has seen substantial growth in client interest in hydrogen production. Following recent political announcements and growing status as the “next big thing” in the energy sector, it is likely that hydrogen will play an increasing role in our energy system in the near future. Whilst not necessarily the answer…
Read MoreTim Wheeler Discusses New Directions in Policy for Onshore Wind in Scotland
17th November 2020
The Committee for Climate Change has published its latest report on progress in reducing emissions in Scotland (https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-in-scotland-2020-progress-report-to-parliament/). The report rightly notes the significant progress which the power sector has made towards reducing carbon emissions in Scotland and the UK as a whole. The switch to low carbon generation has contributed two thirds of the…
Read MoreScotland Net Zero: Onshore Wind and Peat
27th October 2020
In 2019, the Scottish Parliament voted on updates to the Climate Change (Scotland) Act which included setting a national, binding target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2045. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has been monitoring Scotland’s progress on reducing emissions, and recently published its October 2020 Progress Report for Reducing Emissions in Scotland.…
Read MoreThe UK Ecology Team Reflect on a Busy 2020 Survey Season
19th October 2020
With both the ecology survey season and the financial year coming to a close, the Arcus Ecology Team has taken time to reflect on what has been another incredibly busy and rewarding year. Despite the unique challenges Covid-19 posed to carrying out surveys, the team has been able to keep projects on track by delivering…
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