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Locogen provides PMO and ECoW support to Fred. Olsen Renewables at Crystal Rig IV
Onshore Wind
Developers
29th October 2024
onshore wind
Overview
With ever more advanced and competitively-priced technologies onshore wind has once again become the cheapest and most efficient source of renewable energy.
Whatever stage your project is at, Locogen’s expertise has you covered: from site inception, grid assessment and key early development works, through to the fine detail of planning consents, the sensitivities of stakeholder engagement, and the technical marathon of construction and operation.
Take advantage of our turnkey service, with the assurance of end-to-end project delivery, or trust our specialists to supplement the skills of your in-house team.
Key Features
Guidance at every stage of your wind development
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Holistic development support
We will consider all the factors needed to develop a robust and feasible project from technical to environmental to commercial. With in-house expertise in each of these areas we can provide pragmatic and clear advice to ensure that project development is based on a strong commercial understanding from the start.
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Grid management
Grid reforms are opening up opportunities for those who have an understanding of key drivers, evolving development processes and are focused on delivering projects. We have strong relationships with distribution and transmission operators across the UK from initial engagement through to securing capacity and connecting projects.
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Benefit from our in-house expertise
Our wind advisory team work closely with our consenting, construction and asset management teams to leverage their experience and ensure our assumptions on risks, performance, costs and timescales are accurate and up to date across the board.
Our Services
Helping you define, design and deliver your wind project
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Feasibility
Our experts are on hand from when your project is first conceived. We’ll make a thorough assessment of all technical, environmental and financial factors to enable you to decide if you should take it forward.
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Grid connection
Our team can guide you successfully through the complex UK grid system ensuring you understand the local grid position and are best placed to secure a cost-effective grid connection.
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Securing consents
Our planning and environmental team have an excellent track record of achieving consent for all scales of wind project, including repowering projects and consent variations such as extensions to tip height.
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Design and procurement
In-house capabilities in discharging conditions, undertaking surveys, procurement, appointing a principal designer and CDM advisor and pushing grid forward to get your project from consent to the ready to build stage efficiently and cost effectively.
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Due diligence
For borrowers, lenders and developers requiring non-recourse and acquisition due diligence, we provide targeted and timely advice at pre-consent, ready-to-build and operational stages.
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Construction management
We can provide Owner’s Engineer, project management and construction management services for wind projects with a breadth of experience across differing turbine manufacturers as well as new and reconditioned offerings. Our construction role has a clear focus on addressing and finding solutions for any issues or challenges that may arise.
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Asset management
Active maintenance, administrative and financial support to ensure your site is operating smoothly and constantly achieving optimum technical and commercial performance.
Recent projects
Howpark wind farm, Scottish Borders
Howpark, near Grantshouse in the Scottish Borders, is the UK’s largest wind farm using reconditioned turbines. We provided post-consent and construction support for the 16 MW development, situated between two existing wind farms.
Kirk Hill, South Ayrshire
We supported Ripple Energy to construct Scotland’s biggest shared-ownership wind farm, Kirk Hill in South Ayrshire providing site supervision, operational ecology, Owner’s Engineer and Project Management services The 18 MW plant has 5,600 consumer owners.
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