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Cruach Mhor windfarm near Glendaruel in Argyll and
Bute, Scotland comprises 35 wind turbines with a maximum generation
of 30MW. Each turbine has a maximum height of 72 metres and all
were manufactured locally by Vestas Celtic at its factory at
Machrihanish. Opened in spring 2004 the plant delivers enough green
energy for around 17,000 homes – displacing more than 60,000 tonnes
of greenhouse gases – and is an important contributor to the UK’s
target of achieving 15% of energy supply from renewable sources by
2015.Renewable power
In modifying a power station fuelled by biomass to
run on meat and bone meal, we designed a totally enclosed storage
and transport system – minimising odour and the release of dust
into the atmosphereMott MacDonald has a comprehensive
capability in all aspects of renewable power, with extensive
experience in hydropower, wind energy, the use of biomass and waste
to generate electricity, geothermal energy and other unconventional
sources. We have brought value not only to some of the largest renewable energy projects being built, but also to small schemes developed by local communities. Our capabilities in core technologies comprise:
In the Netherlands we were own-er’s engineer for a
nine turbine, 22.5MW wind farm now in full operation at Nerefco oil
refinery near Rotterdam jointly owned by BP and Chevron
Texacohydropower – project man-agement, water resource
assessment, environmental and social appraisal, feas-ibility
studies, conceptual and detailed design of civil struc-tures and
mechanical/ electrical works, design reviews, construction
super-vision, commercial and financial analysis, due diligence,
refurbishment- wind energy – project management, resource assessment, environmental impact assessment turbine technology selection, civil engineering design, electrical network configuration and design, all issues of con-nection to electricity grids, design review, construction supervision, commercial and financial analysis, due diligence
- biomass and waste – project management, fuel supply chain management and engineering, environmental impact assessment, design, technology and process selection, specification, tender adjudication, construction supervision, commercial and financial analysis, due diligence
- geothermal – project management, resource assessment, environmental impact assessment, design, specification, tender adjudication, construction supervision, commercial and financial analysis, due diligence