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Collaborative Environmental Advisers appoints Julie Drew-Murphy as Chief Technical Officer
Collaborative Environmental Advisers (CEA) promotes Julie Drew-Murphy from Technical Director to Chief Technical Officer. A seasoned renewable energy development professional, Julie brings over 20 years of experience and has built expertise across the full project...
CEA Placement Years: shaping the future of renewable energy
Collaborative Environmental Advisers (CEA) is proud to offer placement years to students and provide hands-on project experience, mentorship and skills development across sectors, to help the next generation of environmental consultants jump-start their careers. Here...
CEA signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nuclear Consulting, GNSP and DIS Consultancy, to form Integrated Nuclear Alliance
CEA signs memorandum of understanding with Nuclear Consulting, GNSP and DIS Consultancy, to form Integrated Nuclear Alliance Collaborative Environmental Advisers (CEA), Nuclear Consulting, Global Nuclear Security Partners (GNSP) and DIS consultancy have signed a...
Scoping Surveys for Offshore Wind: Maximising Value in Data-Poor Environments
We are seeing a growing number of developers pursuing opportunities in Vietnamese waters and elsewhere in emerging APAC markets, where baseline marine data is limited, and a number of survey licences have been issued for seabed areas off the Vietnamese coast this...
Eastern Green Link 5 report marks third grid project milestone in twelve months
The Eastern Green Link 5 (EGL 5) Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) has now been released as part of the Section 42 Statutory Consultation. EGL 5 is the third Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) that Collaborative Environmental...
Navigating EN‑7: Siting Constraints in the National Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy Generation
The National Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy Generation (EN‑7) represents less of a departure from EN‑6, and more a continuation of its established principles. However, the shift from the previous centralised site selection and designation to a developer led...
Changes to Benthic Habitats as a Result of Offshore Wind
Offshore Wind & Benthic Impacts At CEA, we have been digesting recent offshore wind planning decisions, and engagements through the Development Consent Order (DCO) consenting process with great interest. A recurring concern for our offshore wind and power...
Changes in approaches to decommissioning
In the nuclear industry, site decommissioning and remediation decisions are guided by the need to protect people and the environment, as well as the intended future use of a site. The site ‘end state’ refers to the final status of a site, once all decommissioning...
CEA reflect on 25 years of offshore wind energy in the UK
This week marks 25 years since the UK's first offshore wind farm at Blyth became operational, and it's a milestone that invites reflection. At CEA, we're fortunate to have a team whose collective experience spans almost the entire journey of commercial offshore wind...
Offshore wind good news
We all know it’s a difficult moment for offshore wind. Sadly, we’re seeing teams being reduced, projects being put on hold and investors pulling out. Considering the challenges the industry is facing with increasing costs, arguments over wake effects and delays in...