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Wind Power Development Decades of power generation experience in the energy sector place Berger atop the industry in design, development, and operation. This extensive experience allows us to provide in-depth support services to our wind energy customers in areas such as:
Feasibility/Pre-Development Evaluation Studies Berger will provide
expert pre-development evaluations on the potential for wind generating
facilities anywhere in the
Generation, Transmission, and Cable Support Berger understands the importance of new energy sources and transmission projects, and our extensive support to the energy sector enables us to bring an unmatched level of experience to the environmental analysis and permitting process in today’s competitive energy markets. We have supported independent power producers, traditional utilities, and merchant developers on a range of transmission and power generation projects. Berger performs siting, permitting, inspections, and environmental studies for all facets of the energy industry, as well as prepare demand forecasts and provide strategic advice on national and local policy. Our professional staff is experienced in:
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting Berger brings a unique combination of capability and experience to moving projects expeditiously through the planning and permitting process. As a national leader in preparing environmental permit applications and NEPA documentation for complex, multi-jurisdictional projects, Berger is adept at developing analyses that can meet the requirements of several agencies simultaneously. Within the energy sector, Berger has prepared over 150 NEPA documents (including over 50 EISs) and has prepared numerous other international, federal, state, and local permit applications for our clients. Our experience includes:
Berger understands the entrepreneurial pressures our energy clients face. We recognize the need for timeliness, careful attention to detail, quality control, and peer review in a competitive environment. In supporting our clients, Berger offers over three decades of experience in terrestrial and marine community characterizations, impact assessments, mitigation, functional analyses, and georeferenced digital mapping. Our breadth of expertise is applied in a variety of environmental studies in support of natural resource management, power plant development, power and fiber optic cable routing and installation, coastal zone management compliance, and dredging projects. We offer services in:
Engineering Design and Construction Berger is a recognized
leader in design engineering and has built a reputation for delivering
outstanding quality. Our experience in renewable energy began in the
late 1980s with a multi-year contract to review and assess renewable energy
technologies for public and private use for USAID. This
industry-government coordination continues today with Berger’s current
contract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for engineering
and construction design, and Berger’s design assistance for the
Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) demonstration plant in
In today’s competitive, deregulated energy markets, there is a greater need for innovative problem solvers to support informed decisions and to achieve strategic advantages. Our experienced professionals know that an effective asset management program is vital to the longevity and efficiency of any business. We take great pride in our understanding of the complex economic, financial, technical, political, and regulatory forces impacting the energy industry. Incorporating this knowledge, Berger’s asset management team provides a comprehensive range of resources to the energy industry, including:
Berger has served clients in the private and public sectors, including:
Proper facility siting has become one of the most scrutinized factors in the success of any new energy project. The sensitivity of project siting includes location, market pricing, environmental concerns, public response, and local regulatory and political risks. Berger can offer services in:
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Bird and bat assessments are often an important
early step in the planning of projects including wind power projects, commercial
“big-box” development, and high-rise buildings. Indeed, for many project sites, (especially
those in or near essential bird or bat habitat), assessing bird and bat
distribution and abundance in the vicinity of the project can be among the
most important environmental tasks associated with moving a project
forward. The good news is that when
bird and bat environmental assessments (EA), are broken down into their
component phases they can be performed in a very cost effective way. EAs
typically have two phases. Phase I is where all relevant
existing information pertaining to the environmental aspects of the
project are compiled and analyzed. Phase II builds on this existing
information and typically includes site-specific field studies of selected
species, habitats, or resources of concern.
Phase II EAs are typically mandated by State
and/or Federal regulatory agencies whereas Phase I EAs
are often voluntarily carried out by the developer of a site in order to proactively
anticipate community and/or regulatory agency concerns. Berger is qualified to perform all aspects of
both Phase I and II EAs for all projects whether
they be large or small. The
initial bird and bat assessment (IBBA) described here focuses exclusively
on Phase I assessments as pertains to birds and bats. An IBBA is an inexpensive, initial compilation,
analysis
and summary of existing
documents that relate to many environmental aspects of birds and bats at a
project site. IBBA represents a modest effort that includes a site visit and
analysis of existing data pertaining to birds and bats at the project
site. These data include but are not
necessarily limited to: breeding bird atlas data, bat and bat cave surveys,
vegetation/habitat maps, rare, threatened or endangered species, and existing
GIS maps of major land forms. An IBBA report
for a proposed project strives to identify significant environmental issues
that relate to birds and bats.
Specifically, IBBA yields a
written report and map graphics that describe potential key bird and bat
issues at a proposed site. IBBA also includes a discussion of
significant concerns that are likely to be important in the process of
acquiring State, Federal and local permits or conducting consultations as they
relate to birds and bats. Kevin
Young Edward
Cherian Richard Podolsky,
Ph.D. Senior Scientist/Avian
Specialist (207) 236-8877 (Phone) (207) 475-5555 ( |
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