Energy

FT provides consultancy services for a wide range of renewable energy projects including offshore wind, onshore wind, commercial scale solar PV, biomass and micro-hydro power. FT also provides professional services for gas pipelines, electrical infrastructure including battery storage and peaking plants and energy from waste projects.

FT provides a comprehensive consultancy service from preliminary assessment of a site and discussions with the local authority, through design of the power generators and preparation of the planning application and EIAR for a project, to design supervision, construction management and contract administration.

Energy and Planning Services provided:

• Air quality and carbon management
• Due Diligence including pre-consent, pre-construction, construction and operation
• Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA), Appropriate Assessment (AA/NIS)
• Ecology including ornithology
• EIA Screening and Scoping
• EIAR Preparation
• Feasibility Studies

• Flood Risk Assessment
• Geotechnical design and assessment
• GIS
• Ground Investigations
• Oral/Public Hearings
• Planning Strategy
• Preliminary and Detailed Design
• Project Management
• Stakeholder and Public Consultations

• Strategic Infrastructure Development Application
• Detailed Civil Design
• Category 3 Checks
• Construction Supervision
• Contract documentation
• Site Supervision
• Tender Assessment
• Value Engineering
• Project Supervisor Design Process

FT’s energy team is a leading player in the energy and planning sector in Ireland. FT have developed a centre of excellence in this area, with a dedicated and highly experienced team to deliver projects for our clients.

Having over 30 years’ experience in the industry, FT offers our clients a distinct advantage. FT guarantees a personal service while delivering complex, affordable and sustainable projects for local and global clients.

FT are also working in the Offshore Renewable Energy sector partnering with UK experience and offering a single source solution for all planning, consenting and environmental related services. Please get in contact with the team to discuss your requirements.

Geotechnical Expertise

FT have a highly experienced in-house geotechnical and engineering geology team, with 10+ professionals experienced in all stages of energy project development including both wind and solar projects in Ireland and the U.K.

FT can offer:

• Borrow pit assessment
• Completion of Soils, Geology and Hydrogeology inputs to EIAR process
• Geotechnical oversight of construction works

• Geotechnical constraint and hazard identification
• Peat stability risk and hazard assessment
• Scoping and management of ground investigation

• Foundation design at all stages (from conceptual to detailed design) for all energy infrastructure including turbines, substations, met masts, access tracks, compounds, solar sub-stations, solar mounting arrays and grid connections.

FT have been integrally involved in forensic assessment and research relating to peat failures in recent years and are fully conversant in the cutting edge practice in the area of upland development including the use of geophysics and remote sensing to augment fieldwork.

FT/Intertek

FT and Intertek have teamed up to provide clients across the offshore renewables sector with a single source solution for all planning, consenting and environmental-related services. Click here for more information.