From an international network of offices RPS provides clients with extensive renewables expertise. Whether the requirement is a financial or strategy review, or detailed planning and design, we can offer practical advice that takes into account local approaches and priorities. RPS offers capabilities in all forms of renewable energy generation: from large-scale wind, tidal, biomass and energy-from-waste generation through to the diverse small-scale technologies such as solar hot-water and ground-source heat pumps.

In wind generation we are engaged in 3,000 MW+ of projects internationally and our dedicated renewables team provide quality advice in offshore and onshore wind development, offering a fully project managed multi-disciplinary package from start to finish. Services include, due diligence and initial project feasibility, right through consultation to planning determination, construction support, operation, maintenance and monitoring. Acknowledging the significant challenge to developers, we have evolved innovative, cost effective and flexible ways of working. Specific in-house expertise in relation to wind farm developments includes planning applications; grid connection studies; consultation programmes; public exhibitions; planning condition negotiations; project management; landscape and visual assessment; noise assessment; archaeology; traffic and transport; aviation safety and radar interference; ornithology (terrestrial and marine); ecology (terrestrial and marine); oceanographic geophysical survey; oceanographic environmental survey; geotechnical engineering and seabed risk assessment.

Our strong technical skills in energy from waste and CHP plants; as well as on-site renewable technologies such as solar, ground-source heat pumps, biomass and wind provides our clients with practical solutions to diversify energy sources and generate heat and electricity locally. These skills are matched by extensive M&E capabilities which enable our clients to engineer, procure and operate these technologies optimally. Finally we have outstanding financial skills to fully evaluate investment opportunities, support stock exchange filings, mergers, acquisitions and divestments as well as advise on the financing of projects including the structuring of third-party or ESCO participation.