Press Release
Entec Expands Energy Team

Issue date: 4th August 2008

Entec has appointed David Robertson as an Associate Director on the Energy team. Based in Glasgow, David will be responsible for continuing to build Entec's Grid Connections business, supporting developers of energy generation projects with the technical, commercial and regulatory aspects of securing connections to the distribution and transmission networks. Dave will be working with our full-service technical teams who provide planning, EIA, landscape, ecology, ornithology water, cultural heritage and engineering services to developers. Entec's focus on constraint identification and management through the planning and environmental assessment process now sees almost 1000MW of wind energy developments consented at sites in Scotland, Wales and England.

David has many years’ experience in high voltage electrical engineering and consultancy work. He is a Chartered Engineer with BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and is currently studying for an MBA in Strategic Management. David was previously employed by Scottish Power and was responsible for the management of both electrical infrastructure and grid connection contracts for Whitelee Windfarm south of Glasgow. Whilst at Scottish Power David managed several other electrical projects within the businesses Wind, Biomass and Wave generation portfolios.

Iain Johnston, Director at Entec, said: "We are delighted that David has joined Entec. He has a wealth of experience in all aspects of securing grid connections. His experience allows us to extend the range of services that we already provide to developers of all types of electricity generation projects. In particular, David will be advising developers of renewable energy projects on the technical and commercial solutions that will enable them to meet the UK's renewable energy objectives drawing on the substantial pool of experienced planning, environmental and engineering specialists within Entec".

Enquiries to:

Zoë Dewdney
Email: zoe.dewdney@entecuk.co.uk
Tel:  0191 272 6336
Fax: 0191 272 6592

Notes to Editors:

• Entec is one of the UK’s largest environmental and engineering consultancies. The technical and business skills of over 900 staff and associates are dedicated to delivering strategic, technical and engineering solutions which bring commercial benefits to our customers at home and overseas. This know-how is based on over 60 years of consulting experience in the public and private sectors.  For further information, please visit our website www.entecuk.com 
• A photograph is available on request.

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