ESB’s Post

Congratulations to Formosa 6 for passing the EIA! SRE's first offshore wind power project in central Taiwan, Formosa 6, has successfully cleared its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) today. This marks a significant milestone in its development phase and promises substantial benefits for the local community, the environment, and the renewable energy sector. 1. Local Community:Increased job opportunities and economic growth. 2. Environment: Reduced carbon footprint and sustainable energy production. 3. Renewable Energy Sector: Enhanced development and investment in clean energy projects.

I will just leave this right here…. Ironically I was at a national meeting with CEQ to discuss environmental efficiencies. So much can be done through the use of technology such as GIS and now, artificial intelligence. We can reduce regulatory timelines if we would just put funding into improving technology at the state and national levels instead of changing regulations. #technology #GIS #environmentalstreamling #permitting #archaeology #historicpreservation #regulations

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! Guyana's diverse ecosystems serve as perfect havens for migratory birds, many of which find a winter sanctuary in their lush mangroves. #DYK between 2017 and 2019, ExxonMobil Guyana undertook comprehensive coastal bird surveys across Regions 1-6, uncovering 19 previously unrecorded species along Guyana’s shores? Dive deeper into the findings of these coastal bird surveys here: https://lnkd.in/eWDFqphX.

At ESB, we have been proud to invest in MMO training programmes since 2023, helping to build a skilled workforce to support the growing offshore wind sector while protecting marine wildlife. Through bespoke capacity-building training in Ireland and Scotland, collaborative initiatives, and ongoing support, we’re working to ensure that MMOs are better equipped to effectively mitigate environmental impacts and safeguard marine wildlife. 💡 Find out more in our latest blog article: https://lnkd.in/ewWC5569 Thanks to IWDG Consulting NMCI Training Services Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)Marine Mammal Observer Association UHI Shetland and the UN Ocean Decade. #ESB #Ireland #Scotland #OffshoreWind #Mitigation #MarineMammals #CapacityBuilding #OceanDecade #Shetland #MMOA #IMarEST #IWDG

Here is a balanced review on offshore wind energy and its impact on the ecology and environment. The general conclusion is that offshore wind could actually be beneficial for the environment, if for no other reason that it doesn't lead to the burning of fossil fuels. https://lnkd.in/gM3vh2mK

The much-discussed pipeline to deliver currently stranded natural gas from Alaska's North Slope has never been built. It's been talked about since the 1970s but has not yet penciled out as economically feasible. There is a lot of known natural gas, but so far it does not many any economic sense to try to send it to any market. Despite that status, the proposed pipeline project has sparked multiple legal challenges. The latest, which focused on potential harm to Endangered Species Act-listed populations, was filed last week in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. #Alaska #naturalgas #endangeredspecies #climatechange https://lnkd.in/g7mnt5rz

Special Status Plant Species (SSPS) collectively are plant species federally listed or proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sensitive Species are plants that require special management and consideration to avoid potential future listing under the ESA and have not been identified in accordance with BLM Manual 6840. SSPS surveys are conducted to support environmental assessments and compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), ESA, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). At NTG Environmental, we can expedite project permitting timelines by conducting CFO SSPS surveys in-house that support Bureau of Land Management compliance needs. 🌐https://lnkd.in/gXs3Zd83 📧info@ntglobal.com 📲 281-872-9300 . . #OilandGas #EnvironmentalManagement #NTGEnvironmental

*Not a story about Severn Trent* One of the hardest things we learn to do professionally is to advocate for ourselves in the workplace. This is something I think we need to support those early in their careers with as they are at the greatest risk of being exploited due to inexperience. I do a small amount of bat surveys for consultancies in the summer. This week I went to a site which was not being managed safely. I raised my concerns and possible solutions with the site leader who’s response was they agreed it was an issue but they didn’t want to piss off the client. When I raised it higher up in the company a broad overview of their response was “who are you to question our site lead?”. Their closing statement was that I need to “learn to work more constructively with site leads in the future”. Suffice to say that I don’t work with them any longer. I’m just glad that this situation occurred at this point of my career where I had the understanding and confidence to stand up to bad practice. As we get further into the ecological survey season I do worry about those early career ecologists who will inevitably be given unreasonable and sometimes dangerous conditions to work it. It’s something I was once again glad to see Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) discuss at their conference and I hope work continues to protect young ecologists. To close here is a photo of me in my full PPE clearly knowing nothing about H&S. #earlycareers #healthandsafety #confidenceatwork #ecologists #ecologicalconsultant #earlycareersecology

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐝! To start off our 7-year measuring campaign in the planned Ecowende wind farm, we recently finished the first deployment of our custom-built measurement frames. They are equipped with all sorts of instruments that will collect large amounts of data, which will be used to learn more about the ecological impact of offshore wind farms: during installation, and also during operation. Placing the frames on the seabed has been an exciting step in the collection of data that ultimately gives us a better understanding of the natural environment.