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7th September 2010

Atmos' presents at national wind energy and the historic environment conference

Atmos' Prinicpal Planner presented alongside English Heritage and Historic Scotland to an audience of 160 attendees. read more

6th September 2010

Planning success for hydro scheme in Perthshire

Atmos has been instumental in gaining consent for a hydro scheme in Perthshire, with a two further schemes likely to be granted permission in the next three weeks. read more

3rd September 2010

Atmos helps secure planning permission for wind farm in Aberdeenshire

Atmos Consulting prepared the EIA and acted as Planning Agent and Technical Advisor for the 6.9MW project at Hillhead of Auquhirie. read more

27th August 2010

Cutting eco-advisory bodies too far is a big mistake, warns Atmos

Government cuts in Natural England, the DEFRA-funded body that advises on biodiversity, mean that a lack of authoritative and consistent guidance is set to cause confusion among planners. read more

9th August 2010

Skye Cycling Sportive, sponsored by Atmos Consulting, shown on the BBC's Adventure Show.

One of the Highland cycling events, sponsored by Atmos Consulting, was televised on the Adventure Show on BBC this weekend. read more

27th July 2010

Policy Reform Essential to Achieve Renewable Energy Targets

Principal Planner, Philip Lewis, makes fresh call at RenewableUK Regional Planning Seminar read more

19th July 2010

Government's Changes to English Planning System could Backfire

Philip Lewis, Principal Planner at renewable energy and environmental consultancy Atmos Consulting, outlines how the Coalition Government's reform of the English planning system could negatively effect UK onshore wind energy targets. read more

5th July 2010

An Improved Financial Performance can FiT the Bill for Landowners

Atmos Consulting calls for landowners to deploy an effective consultancy approach to obtain Feed-in Tariff planning permission read more

10th June 2010

Atmos to meet with Farming Community at Royal Highland Show

Atmos Consulting, one of the UK's leading renewable energy and environmental consultancies, is looking forward to welcoming the Scottish farming and landowner community to its stand at the forthcoming Royal Highland Show. read more

7th June 2010

From One Winner to Another

Skye Mor cycling challenge racer picks Atmos' bike draw winner read more

31st May 2010

Shadow Flicker Not a Problem for Washington School

Atmos Consulting has successfully undertaken one of the first small scale shadow flicker assessments using Windfarmer for a School in Sunderland. read more

29th May 2010

Atmos Consulting Celebrates Sponsored Cyclist's Top Three Finish

Headline event sponsor, Atmos Consulting Ltd, has seen one of its sponsored cyclist's finish 2nd in the strenuous 90-mile Skye Mor challenge. read more

10th May 2010

Pethshire Mini Hydro Schemes in Planning

Three proposed Hydroelectic generation schemes in Perthshire have been submitted to planning. read more

4th May 2010

Highland Cycle Sportives Kick Off with The UK's Biggest Road Climb

Saturday 8th May will see the first in a series of cycling events sponsored by Atmos take place at Bealach Beag in the north west of Scotland. read more

3rd May 2010

May Brings the UK to Life Following a Cold Start to the Year

After a delayed start to the season, Atmos Consulting is now commencing ecological surveys in earnest. May has seen the emergence of great crested newts, reptiles and bats, resulting in surveys commencing several weeks, later than normal. read more

26th April 2010

Atmos Consulting expands with New Senior Appointment

Jon Huckle joins renewable energy and environmental consultancy as Principal Ecologist read more

1st April 2010

Atmos Welcomes Feed-in-Tariff Commencement

Atmos Consulting welcomes the new feed-in tariff scheme which starts today. read more

31st March 2010

High Attendance at Port of Dundee Wind Turbine Exhibition

Over 200 visitors attended the recent public consultation for a two turbine project proposal at Dundee. read more

9th March 2010

Earlsburn North Wind Farm Extension Granted Planning Permission

Atmos Consulting provided specialist ornithological input into the Ecological Impact Assessment for this successfully consented development. read more

26th Feburary 2010

Atmos Grows Ecology Team

Due to a recent high level of growth, Atmos Consulting is looking to expand its Ecology team with the addition of three posts across the UK. read more

18th Feburary 2010

Chelveston Wind Farm Submitted to Planning

Atmos Consulting was involved in site design, undertook technical wind and aviation work and provided expert advice over the course of the project which lasted three years. read more

9th Feburary 2010

Renewables Expert Warns of Planning Postcode Lottery

Atmos' Principal Planner has warned that, six months from its implementation, there are already signs of Scotland's updated planning system becoming a 'postcode lottery' for developments. read more

21st January 2010

Atmos' New Geographic Information System

Atmos Consulting is undertaking a year-long project to implement a new, state of the art GIS. read more

7th January 2010

Beauly-Denny Power Line Good News for Scotland

Atmos welcomes the decision to upgrade the Beauly-Denny power line. read more

23rd December 2009

Atmos Proudly Sponsors Cycling Event for Third Year Running

Atmos Consulting is proud to announce that for the 3rd year running we will be sponsoring the series of highland cycling sportives. read more

16th November 2009

Atmos Planning Expert Advises on Renewables Planning Systems

Atmos Consulting's Principal Planner, was recently asked to comment on the UK's planning systems and how they impact on our uptake of renewable energy developments. read more

8th November 2009

First Year Success Announced for Scout Moor Habitat Restoration Fund

Atmos Consulting's innovative ecology fund at Scout Moor wind farm shows impressive results. read more

16th October 2009

Atmos Exhibiting at BWEA31

Atmos Consulting will be exhibiting at this year's BWEA31, on stand 152. read more

8th October 2009

Atmos Ecologist aids Quest to Maintain Bhutan's Biodiversity

A respected British ecologist has returned from Bhutan and has warned that if Bhutanese efforts at conservation are not supported, dozens of species will become extinct before they are even discovered. read more

14th September 2009

Congratulations to Falck Renewables

Atmos Consulting would like to offer congratulations to Falck Renewables on their triple opening this week. read more

7th September 2009

Atmos Employees Rise to the Bealach Mor Challenge

Atmos Consulting employees battled through fierce weather conditions to complete the Bealach Mor race on 5th September. read more

24th August 2009

Atmos Consulting Chairs BWEA Planning Seminar

Roger McMichael, Senior Project Manager at Atmos Consulting, will be chairing the afternoon session of the BWEA Scottish planning seminar on 27th August. read more

23rd July 2009

Atmos Consulting welcomes the publication of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy 2009

Following a period of consultation, the Department for Energy and Climate Change recently published the UK Renewable Energy Strategy 2009. read more

20th July 2009

Endangered Bird Population Being Raised by Hand Puppets in South Africa

A Welsh-based conservation expert is guiding a project in South Africa to save a critically endangered bird species. read more

9th July 2009

Atmos Consulting shares planning expertise

Principal Planner Philip Lewis from Atmos Consulting will be presenting at the North West planning seminar today. read more

22nd June 2009

Atmos shows steely determination at Scottish Renewables Power League

A five-a-side team from Atmos Consulting took part in the Scottish Renewables Power League last Friday. read more

16th June 2009

Atmos success at Cairngorm Classic

A trio of renewable energy experts from Atmos Consulting cycled one of the UK's toughest and most beautiful routes last weekend when they participated in the Cairngorms Classic race. read more

8th June 2009

Atmos Consulting expands its Planning team

Atmos Consulting is delighted to announce that Philip Lewis has joined us as our new Planner. read more

4th June 2009

Community Renewables Revolution in the Western Isles Gathers Pace

Four separate community-owned wind developments in the Western Isles have just been granted permission by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the local planning authority. read more

1st April 2009

Atmos Ecologist Published in Biological Conservation Journal

Dr Victoria Sims, Ecologist at Atmos Consulting, recently had a paper published in the Biological Conservation journal. read more

27th March 2009

Atmos Director to Make Waves at Energy Conference

The Technical Director of Atmos Consulting's Offshore wing yesterday challenged traditional thinking on offshore renewable energy developments. read more

16th January 2009

Atmos Consulting Becomes Registered Landscape Practice

Atmos Consulting Ltd has recently become a Registered Practice of the Landscape Institute, the Royal Chartered body for landscape architects in the UK. read more