We made a commitment to work in the renewables sector back in 1995 and have been actively applying our environmental expertise and design skills to help developers gain consent for their schemes ever since. Our work at the strategic and project level helps the renewable energy sector meet the targets set by the Government for producing 20% of the UK's electricity from renewable sources by 2020.
LDA Design has unparalleled experience in helping clients to understand and respond to complex demands that meet renewable and low carbon energy and climate change regulations and policy in ways that are practical and viable. We have effective, integrated and focused in-house project terams to lead masterplans and the detailed strategies that support them. We can help you to take advantage of opportunities presented by incentive packages, especially the feed-in tariffs, that bring opportunities to profit from energy schemes. We can identify appropriate governance arrangements, such as multi-utility service companies (MUSCo) or community interest companies, bring together the necessary parties and co-ordinate project delivery teams.
We offer Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIA), Seascape and Visual Impact Assessments (SVIA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), ecology expertise, public consultation and the co-ordination of Environmental Statements (ES). Our work informs the design layouts for onshore and offshore wind farms and influences site selection to improve the prospects of a site achieveing consent. We also offer expert witness services in the event of a scheme going through a public inquiry.
We have a range of UK and international clients in the wind energy sector and are helping deliver almost 2 million homes equivalent of wind energy in the UK. We are constantly seeking opportunities to introduce the benefits and possibilities of integrating renewable energies into other types of development including housing, new communities and as part of our regeneration schemes so that our clients can work together to build developments that meet Government targets and address the challenges of climate change.
