Forth and Tay members
Arcus Consultancy Services Ltd
Business type: Professional Services
Contact: Fiona MacGregor, Associate Director
Address: 144 West George Street, Glasgow G22HG
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Countries worked in: Throughout the UK, Republic of Ireland and South Africa
Arcus are a leading environmental, planning and engineering consultancy.
We specialise in high profile and potentially sensitive developments, from renewable energy to water and waste. Our consented projects include some of the most significant renewable energy schemes in Europe and Africa
Capabilities
Established supplier with significant experience supplying the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Onshore Surveys
- DEVEX - Project Management & QA Services: Project Management & Programme Management
- DEVEX - Project Management & QA Services: QA Management & Document Control
Good capacity and some experience in supplying the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Human Impact Studies
Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Ornithological Surveys
- Decommissioning: Documentation
Ambitions to diversify in the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Aux Systems including power supplies & navigational aids
Other services offered
- Experienced Environmental Impact Assessment Project managers and technical co-ordinators as well as other technical aspects such as landscape and visual assessment
Case studies
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm is one of the largest private investments in Scottish infrastructure and, on becoming operational in 2019, was Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm and the fourth largest wind farm in the world, with 84 turbines and an installed capacity of 588 MW.
Contract type: EIA and Project Management
Value: >£750,000
Arcus was appointed by Beatrice Offshore Wind Limited (BOWL) to provide environmental consultancy support for Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm EIA application. Subsequently, the Arcus team was appointed under separate contract to undertake the lead EIA consultant for the onshore transmission works associated with the offshore wind farm. This involved managing the EIA and undertaking a number of technical assessments of the transmission route running ~20km. Arcus’ key role as Environmental Consultant and Environmental Advisor throughout the lifetime of the project, from the planning process to construction, has demonstrated exceptional management of the project’s environmental sensitivities, whilst appropriately balancing planning risk, and received positive feedback from statutory consultees in relation to the quality of the documents and reports produced. Arcus worked on the project throughout its lifetime, providing a range of different services under repeat contracts which were critical to the successful delivery of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm
Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine, EIA and Consenting for 2B Energy as a 2 bladed machine, subsequently a revised proposal for a 3 bladed 6MW test turbine including the first marine licence variation and secondly, the first life extension for an offshore wind turbine
Contract type: EIA and Project management
Value: >£500,000
Project Management of three EIAs over the lifetime of the project, including a 2 blades design, resubmission of a three bladed design, the first variation to a marine renewables consent and the first application to extend the life of an offshore turbine, Included consultation with statutory and non-statutory consultees, public consultation, mitigation design, ES / EIA Report drafting and collating, appropriate assessment, technical analyses, report writing and EIA review.
