UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE - Wind Energy Network

SPONSORS OF EAST OF SCOTLAND
Vento ludens selects Edinburgh,
for its UK base
Vento ludens was founded in 1996 in
Bavaria, Germany. The UK office has
been working on renewable energy
projects since 2005 and more recently
their office in Switzerland was opened
in 2008.
The UK team of 14 is based in the
inspiring city of Edinburgh. Their key aim is
to develop projects that are of the highest
quality design, are sensitively sited and
deliver the greatest energy output with the
least impact on the natural environment.
First UK windfarm
Their first UK wind farm in Aberdeenshire
became operational at the end of 2011,
and in August 2012 they were granted
consent for a 21 MW Wind Farm in Moray.
In addition, there are a further 64 MW
in planning and a pipeline of projects at
various stages of development.
motivate, support, and deliver a valuable
development. In fact, by engaging early
and intensively with the local community
and their representatives, there is an ability
to speed up the planning process.
Transparency
Regarding community benefit, Vento
Ludens applies a transparent approach to all
projects, which essentially involves working
with the local community to find out...
• If there is scope to establish a
community investment initiative
• What type of community fund would
work for the local community and how
they would like it administered
• What other benefits would be
attractive to this particular community
Community benefit is high on the agenda
both politically and within vento ludens.
The recently published report “Securing
the Benefits of Wind Power in Scotland.
A New Concept for Community Benefit
Provision” commissioned by the company,
it seeks to ignite an industry wide debate
on the future of Community Benefit.
Vento Ludens
www.ventoludens.co.uk
Community engagement
The local community are central to all
projects. The process of community
consultation is started at project inception
in order to assess local opinion and
to also effectively communicate the
inherent benefits of each project. Carefully
planned strategic consultation can
Global solutions - Kongsberg Maritime
Kongsberg Maritime provide key
technology & proven solutions to
the global offshore renewable, oil &
gas, subsea survey & construction,
merchant marine industries & academic
research institutes around the world.
Services include…
• Acoustic noise measurement,
monitoring & impact assessment
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Robust underwater camera systems
• Fish stock monitoring & behavioral
study
• Vessel dynamic positioning (DP), &
navigation
• Integrated automation
• Multibeam echo sounders
• Hydro-acoustic/INS and DGPS
position reference
• Attitude monitoring
• Scour monitoring
Autonomous acoustic noise
measurement systems
Experts in the field, they provide
autonomous acoustic noise measurement
systems which measure & monitor
underwater noise during all stages of
project development, installation and the
ongoing operation and maintenance of
offshore renewable structures. High quality
data, in all accepted formats, is then readily
available for post-processing, analysis, &
impact assessment. Current clients include
SSER, Aquamarine Power & MeyGen.
Equipment rental service
From Aberdeen the company offers
an Equipment Rental service supplying
equipment including the small portable
Hydroid REMUS100 AUV. This small
“man-portable” underwater vehicle can
be programmed to carry out detailed
hydrographic surveys, autonomously,
in very shallow water to determine site
& debris clearance, effects of scouring,
regular inspection of seabed and
foundations.
Kongsberg
www.kongsberg.com
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