RPS provides world class consulting and operational services in Training and Workforce Development, Site Investigation, Metocean Instrumentation, Data Management and Visualization, Regulatory and Permitting, Environmental, Physical and Metocean Studies and Analyses, Protected Species Observation/Passive Acoustic Monitoring, and Environmental Construction Compliance Management.

We have successfully assisted clients on over 65 unique scopes of work in the US offshore wind market along the entire US East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the US West Coast. We have worked on over two dozen U.S. wind energy lease and call areas developed by 17 offshore wind companies. We have also conducted dozens of analyses and reports for BOEM, NOAA, and other regulatory agencies.

Our 40-year track record of supporting offshore and coastal engineering projects for a variety of clients including developers, regulatory authorities, and government agencies ensures that our clients receive the benefit of a deep understanding of the industry and offshore energy development projects.

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RPS TEAM AT Offshore WINDPOWER

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Mark houston

Managing Director, Global Renewables
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keith kurrus

General Manager, North America MetOcean 
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Tony LaPierre

Technical Director, Seismic Operations and Site Investigations 
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ANDrew MENTON

Manager, Sales & Business Development 
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Stephanie Milne

Team Leader, U.S Offshore Renewables
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JILL ROWE

DIRECTOR, OCEAN SCIENCE 
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Alun williams

Director, GLOBAL Offshore Renewables
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Anntonette Zembrzuska

Director, NORTH AMERICA Offshore Renewables
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Making complex easy

from theory into practice

RPS is recognized as a leading consultancy by the offshore renewables industry due to a broad spectrum of in-house specialist skills across a range of disciplines, coupled with our track record of successfully completed projects. RPS provides necessary services across the project lifecycle from the development stage to construction and operation. RPS has been engaged in dozens of high-profile offshore wind projects in North and South America since 2006. We have a complete understanding of the site investigation elements that drive the successful submittal of Site Assessment Plan (SAP) and Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). We are providing environmental construction compliance support on the first full-scale offshore wind projects to be built in the U.S. RPS is a leading global professional services firm with over 5,000 people located in 125 countries and six continents.

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Visit us at booth 706

See our poster Tuesday, October 18 from 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM ET

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Offshore Wind Workforce Development Portal Demo

If you are interested in learning about RPS’s new Offshore Wind Workforce Development (OSW WFD) Portal concept and how your company might get involved, please email here to set up a demonstration. The OSW WFD Portal will help individuals and businesses prepare for and secure work in the offshore wind industry while enabling project developers to track, manage and report on workforce development Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Offshore Wind Environmental Construction Compliance

If you are interested in learning about RPS’s environmental construction compliance planning, training, management (using our ComplianceMap platform) and implementation services, as well as our experience providing site environmental and site safety personnel for offshore energy projects, please email here to set up a discussion.

OceansMap Demo

If you are interested in learning about OceansMap and the capability it can bring to your operations then stop by our booth for a demo from our team. OceansMap unlocks the power of ocean data through intuitive visualization and data analysis to enhance operations for Offshore Wind

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enter to win Framed Photographic Art by RPS’s PSO Team 

Stop by our booth to enter the raffle

MARINE LIFE MITIGATION SERVICES

Protected species observers

RPS are world-wide leaders in the training and deployment of Protected Species/Marine Mammal Observers with expertise in global regulatory requirements and industry best practices and standards.

RPS Protected Species Observers

  • Highly-qualified degreed professionals with strong backgrounds in the natural sciences
  • Expert knowledge in current regulations
  • Local content available in most countries
  • Industry-standard safety certifications

World-Wide Capabilities

RPS operates worldwide from offices in the UK, Europe, USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Australia, with these primary business centers supported by global business partners.

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OCEANSMAP

Advanced Met-Ocean Data Portal supporting decision making and planning

INSIGHTS

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OFFSHORE WIND at RPS

RPS has become an established, leading provider of professional services to the offshore wind industry since its inception in Europe in the early 2000s.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FOR OFFSHORE WIND

 What are the compliance activities developers need to know about and how can you plan them effectively?

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U.S. OFFSHORE WIND          PERMITTING

An overview of the U.S. permitting regime and some insights regarding the Construction and Operations Plan (COP).

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ONE AND DONE: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH FOR SUBSURFACE SURVEYS FOR OFFSHORE WINDFARMS

In North America, there has recently been a rapid expansion of offshore leasing for wind farms and, with it, increased demand for subsurface surveys required during the planning and permitting phase.
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RPS DELIVERS REPORT ON WEST COAST & HAWAII HAZARDS FOR OFFSHORE WIND

RPS analysed publicly available datasets of the geological and geophysical seabed and soil conditions, ground acceleration and bathymetry slope.

 

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RPS and Saildrone Team Win NOWRDC Award to Test Whale Protecting Ocean Drones

Saildrone and RPS to deploy advanced uncrewed observing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (ML) technologies to detect, classify, and localize marine mammals in areas with offshore wind developments.

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