Some aspects of wind farm development are extremely technical, and you'll need to hire experts to write reports or give advice. Often, a requirement of the planning application is that you have an expert to 'sign-off' certain parts of your design.
The articles in this section detail what type of consultant you'll require for what tasks. They give some insight into how to scope the various jobs, and what to look for in the resulting study.
- Cultural heritage
- Visual impact assessment
- Shadow flicker
- Noise assessment
- Flora and fauna study
- Electromagnetic interference assessment
- Aeronautical assessment
- Geotechnical assessment
- Water resource assessment
- Environmental management plan
- Socio-economic assessment
- Traffic management plan
- Engaging specialists for environmental and technical studies
- Wind farm layout design
Also refer to the Clean Energy Council's Best Practice Guidelines For Implementation of Wind Energy Projects in Australia.