News from the IWDG Consulting Team

All the latest news from IWDG Consulting

3rd June 2020 By Simon Berrow

AFLOWT Offshore Floating Wind Marine Mammal Survey

IWDG Consulting have started fieldwork in North Mayo as part of the AFLOWT project. Commissioned by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to deliver the marine mammal component of AFLOWT (https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/aflowt-accelerating-market-uptake-of-floating-offshore-wind-technology/), the IWDG are contracted to: i) collate all background data on the site ii) carry out a gap analysis iii) establish baseline indices […]

8th October 2019 By Simon Berrow

IWDG wins Helvick Head Offshore Windfarm contract

IWDG have been contracted by Energia to carry out 24 months visual and acoustic marine mammal monitoring as part of site surveys for a proposed offshore windfarm off Helvick Head. surveys, Techniques include distance sampling during dedicated marine mammal surveys, VP land-based watches and Static Acoustic Monitoring at 5 sites. This is the second large offshore […]

9th July 2019 By Simon Berrow

IWDG win Oriel Windfarm contract

IWDG Consulting have won a contract to carry out a 12 month visual and static acoustic survey of the site of the proposed offshore windfarm off Clogherhead, Co Louth. This windfarm has been in the planning phase for many years having first been identified in 2006. With recent demands for a rapid move to de-carbonising […]

7th March 2019 By Simon Berrow

Meet Andrew Shine, IWDG MMO

IWDG Consulting have supplied a full time MMO to L&M Keating for the pier extension project on Dinish Island, Castletownbere on the Béara peninsular, Co Cork. MMO Andrew Shine who is originally from Cork City here talks about his role with IWDG Consulting and how he got involved in marine mammal work. Film courtesy of […]

25th October 2018 By Simon Berrow

IWDG supply MMO for Dinish Island

IWDG Consulting were asked by L&M Keating to supply an experienced MMO for the refurbishment of Dinish Island, Castletownbere, Co Cork. The IWDG have a good network of professional biologists available who have worked with IWDG and were fortunate to have Andrew Shine from Skibbereen available at short notice. The job started last week and […]