Air quality

• Compiling air pollutant emission inventories to understand the sources of pollution, and target and assess the impact of improvement measures.
• Design, install, operate, manage and quality-assure air quality measurement solutions to support compliance reporting, and occupational and public exposure studies.
• Detailed dispersion modelling to assess current and future air quality, and the impact of improvement strategies.
• Best practice mitigation advice and an up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies.
• Odour and dust assessment.

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Sustainable transport

• Port vehicle fleet analysis, alternative fuels and electric vehicle options appraisal, refuelling/recharging infrastructure planning and support, and fleet replacement strategies to help fleet operators reduce their emissions and costs.
• Life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions impacts, resource availability, using cost benefit analysis to compare alternatives.
• Economic impacts assessments.
• Port fleet operator engagement forums to share information and encourage vehicle operators to adopt low-emission vehicles.

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Energy management

• Energy strategies for ports to provide clear and coherent actions to cut energy costs, starting with the simplest and most cost-effective investments.
• Renewable energy options analysis to help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate the effects of energy price rises.

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Low carbon operations

• Regulatory assistance (such as the UK's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme to maximise opportunities from carbon reductions and support compliance.
• Compilation and analysis of GHG emissions inventories to identify the ‘low-hanging fruit’ where emissions reductions can be cost-effectively made.

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Port development, environmental impact assessment and regulatory support

• Environmental permit application and regulatory support including liaising with key regulatory stakeholders.
• Port environmental monitoring for environmental permit compliance.
• Port development and expansion support, including preparing Environmental Impact Assessment, and supporting port owners with planning applications and discharging planning conditions.

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Management of chemical risk

• Providing around-the-clock chemical emergency advice to support port authorities when responding to incidents involving chemicals. Our chemical emergency response team supports material identification, and initial risk assessments and development. The team will also sense check a response plan.
• Our chemical hazards database, Chemdata®, contains information on over 61,000 substances and provides relevant, actionable and propionate advice at an incident scene. It is available for use on desktop and mobile devices.
• Business continuity, incident notification and emergency response training, exercising and consultancy services.

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Water

• Monitoring and assessing water discharges to support the achievement of regulatory compliance.
• Oil weathering and dispersant testing.
• Environmental permit application and regulatory support, including liaison with key regulatory authorities.
• Delivering in-house planning and Environmental Impact Assessment expertise to support port development and expansion.
• Conducting ballast water management and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA).
• Marine environmental baseline surveys to support ecological protection and port planning and development.

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Resource efficiency and waste management

• Decision-making support through insightful supply chain audits that identify efficiency savings.
• Support in risk management and protection of organisational reputation through due diligence assessments.
• Identifying performance improvements and cost savings as part of waste management process reviews.
• Assessing and implementing circular economy business models.

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