WindEnergy Round Up – Hamburg 2018
Overview Last month (September 22nd-25th) the biennial industry ‘WindEnergy’ exhibition and conference in Hamburg took place and we were happy to attend. The exhibition included participants from approximately 100 countries and was spread over nine exhibition halls containing more than 1,400 exhibitors. The exhibitors covered all areas of the onshore…
Polls Prove Solar’s Popularity in the UK
Overview A recent survey conducted by YouGov and ClientEarth has shown that the majority of UK residents would like to install solar panels at their home and see greater assistance in order to reduce their carbon footprint. This is particularly pertinent considering the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Avoiding Aviation Accidents – Indian Skyscraper Demolition
Background Indian municipal authorities are ordering the removal of obstacles that present a physical collision risk to low flying areas in Mumbai, New Delhi and Nagpur. This issue has been developing for a number of years as the level and height of development in Indian cities grows around the boundaries…
UK Ofcom Suspends Microwave Link Consultation due to GDPR
Background Fixed radio communications links, also known as microwave links, enable point to point data transfer. They are commonly used to connect mobile base stations to the wider telecommunications network. There are urban and rural links with over 31,000 links in the United Kingdom. Figure 1 Chart showing UK fixed…
Radar Risk Assessment in France
Just Like Us Wind farm development in France can be constrained due to potential impacts on radar (more information can be found here and here). This will come as no surprise to a seasoned wind farm developer, it’s a familiar story in countries all over the world including the UK,…
Rebranding Pager Power – Success or failure?
Why did we do it? Our brand was getting dated and our website really didn’t work very well on smartphones. Our website is the business’s front window and it was in dire need of improvement. It was one of those things that kept being put off because of the costs…
Pager Power is Hiring!
To apply please read the role description below and then send your CV to mike@pagerpower.com Technical Analyst – Role Description Pager Power is seeking a full time Technical Analyst to work in its Sudbury office within a team of six technical and commercial staff. The work involves undertaking technical analysis,…
Glint and Glare Requirements – South Africa
Background The Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) in South Africa requires that solar project applications have a Glint and Glare Impact Assessment Report. The requirement is that all new applications should have a report and there is also a recommendation for reports to be provided for projects already submitted to SACAA.…
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