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Heathland 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 Scottish Highlands & Islands Renewable Energy Award
18th February 2021
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Off-shore Renewable Energy Project at the Scottish Highlands and Islands Renewable Energy Awards for the work Arcus undertook on Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm and Onshore Transmission Works. Beatrice is currently Scotland’s largest operational offshore wind farm with 84 turbines and an installed…
Read MoreAndrew Mott Celebrates a Decade at Arcus
25th January 2021
We are pleased to announce that Associate Director Andrew Mott has recently celebrated a decade as part of the Arcus team. Andrew joined Arcus in 2011 as an Environmental Consultant initially working on delivering the coordination of planning applications for a large pipeline of Feed-in-Tariff wind turbine applications in England and Scotland. This grew into…
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 MoreArcus to join the ERM group of companies
7th January 2021
We are delighted to announce that Arcus has been acquired by ERM, a world leading sustainability consultancy, combining and strengthening the services and expertise of both firms. The position of Arcus in the renewable energy sector will add further depth to the global ERM service portfolio, and help to support clients through the Low Carbon…
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 MoreLlandinam Onshore Windfarm Repowering in Wales Approved
4th November 2020
Arcus are delighted to have provided consenting and environmental assessment support to Celt Power (a partnership between Scottish Power Renewables and Eurus Energy), securing their recent Section 36C consent from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for the Llandinam Onshore Windfarm Repowering in Powys, Wales. The consent application and supporting environmental survey…
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