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Renewable Energy and Windfarms The Practice has special expertise in renewable energy and wind farms, built up through a successful facilitation of wind farm projects through planning consultancy and environmental studies, scoping and report work.
We compile and coordinate Environmental Impact Assessments and subsequent Study reports.
1. Project Management from initial scoping to post-construction planning monitoring
2. Digital map interpretation
3. Planning consultancy and negotiation
4. Detailed projects –specific Public Consultation programmes
5. Site surveys and planning application preparation including EIS and all planning drawings.
 Noise contouring.
6. Management and coordination of sub consultant specialist contributors
7. Visual and landscape impact analyses
Layouts and power optimisation
We utilise ReSoft Wind Farmer ReSoft© 4.0.2.3 and other design software to provide
Computer generated photomontages and wireframes of viewshed reference points
Zones of theoretical visibility and Zones of visual influence maps
Shadow flicker analysis
We have prepared Environmental Impact Assessment and ongoing planning and environmental studies for the following approved wind-farm projects.
8 turbines: Drumlough Hill, County Donegal for WindMaster Developments Ireland (1994-95) -operational
78 MW of 36 turbines wind farm at Bindoo/Ratrussen, Cootehill, Co. Cavan for Airtricity Ltd. (2000) –planning permission granted
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turbines: Richfield, Co. Wexford for Eirtricity/Future Wind Holdings Ltd. (2000) – planning permission granted.
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turbines: Drumlough Hill, County Donegal for Baylsham Ltd. (2002-03) – permission granted.
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turbines: Flughland, County Donegal for Inishwind Ltd. (2001-02) – permission granted.
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turbine: Moanvaun, Hollyford, Co. Tipperary South Riding for Mienvee Energy Ltd. (2003-04) – operational
8 2MWturbines Raphoe, Co. Donegal for WEOM-bv, granted 2006
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turbines: Garracummer, Hollyford, Co. Tipperary South Riding for Garracummer Windfarm Ltd. – planning permission granted 2006
1 commercial wind turbine at Aught, Inishowen, Co. Donegal granted 2004
Additional projects are currently under planning process in Northern Ireland including:
12 turbines: Screggagh, Co Tyrone for Screggagh Windfarm Ltd.
10 turbines: Drumadarragh, Co. Antrim for Drumadarragh Windfarm Ltd.
5 turbines: Thornog, Co. Tyrone for Thornog Windfarm Ltd.
7 turbines: Rakelly, Co. Tyrone for Rakelly Windfarm Ltd.
6 turbines: Altamuskin, Co. Tyrone for Altamuskin Windfarm Ltd.
8 turbines: Gortfinbar, Co. Tyrone for Gortfinbar Windfarm Ltd.
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turbines: Pollnalaght, N. Ireland
Other
projects are currently in hand by the Practice with previous wind farm projects completed in Counties Clare, Mayo and North Tipperary and in Great Britain.
We are associated with renewable energy organisations such as Action Renewables N.I., Sustainable Energy Ireland/REIO; the Irish, British and European Wind Energy Associations
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