Garrad Hassan announces service suite for small-scale wind and solar photovoltaic project developers

In response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change's (DECC) new Feed-In-Tariff scheme for small-scale renewable projects in the UK, international renewable energy consultancy, Garrad Hassan, announces a specialist service suite for developers of small-scale wind and solar photovoltaic projects.

The specially tailored offering includes: wind resource estimation, wind and solar project management support, equipment selection and grid connection.

Because of the nature of project size, small-scale wind developers will rely on published wind data when making site decisions, rather than the extensive on-site wind measurements conducted for larger projects. To reduce the uncertainties inherent in reliance on published data, Garrad Hassan has developed special techniques and models, based on its years of experience, to factor in location specific information that includes local features and obstructions.

Like any larger commercial project, small-scale wind and solar photovoltaic projects will require the sourcing of suppliers and equipment, contract negotiation, and grid connection, with all its relative processes and regulations. Garrad Hassan has significant experience, developed over the last 25 years and, as such, is better placed than anybody to assist developers of any size of project to negotiate through the project lifecycle .

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