Our ECOS Centre in Northern Ireland set new standards for the efficient use of energy in buildings

Mott MacDonald's climate change mitigation services cover the following areas:

Carbon finance

The Kyoto Agreement, the European Emissions Trading Scheme and the United Nation’s Clean Development Mechanism have created opportunities for using financial incentives for global reduction of greenhouse gases. We have practical experience of using carbon credits to improve the financial viability of major projects, in the energy and waste sectors in particular.

Carbon footprinting

There is increasing demand for tools to allow the impacts of an organisation or a project on the global climate to be quantified over the whole life cycle. Our experience, gained from such major projects as the proposed new Crossrail tunnel and railway beneath London, a major new water treatment works, and power projects in a number of countries, places us in the forefront of this rapidly emerging market.

CO₂ sequestration

Climate change is seem as a consequence of massive emissions of CO₂ from industrialised areas. Where there are big, localised emissions, particularly fossil fuel energy plants, there are opportunities for the capture of CO₂ and its removal from the carbon cycle. We have carried out projects to develop sequestration strategies and technologies for oil and coal-fired power stations, as well as for offshore oilfield generators, where oil and gas reservoirs are potential sinks for CO₂.

Energy efficiency

National building standards worldwide are being redrafted (in some countries by Mott MacDonald) to minimise the greenhouse gases released during construction and operation. We have dedicated teams which plan and design buildings to maximise the use of natural light, heat and ventilation, to exploit renewable sources of energy such as ground heating and cooling, and to minimise greenhouse gas release during construction and decommissioning.

Renewable energy

The recent explosive growth in demand for renewable sources of energy has focused particularly on wind and solar power. Mott MacDonald is one of the leading specialist engineering and planning consultants for both onshore and offshore wind power schemes. Our broad expertise and reputation for innovation has also resulted in our appointment for studies of wave power schemes.