Our Services

With climate change becoming ever more critical across the planet we have an environmental imperative to move away from fossil fuels and focus on the intensive development of renewable energy.

RDC has the experience required to help clients through the various stages in development of mini-hydro projects, in the range of 100 kW to 10 MW.  We offer services that takes projects from initial feasibility study through technical design, planning consents to scheme installation and commissioning.

RDC has prepared designs for over 60 hydro schemes including turbine selection, scheme civil layouts, fish and eel pass design and we have managed the construction and installation of 50 projects in the UK and in Africa.

RDC has also provided advice for solar PV, small wind and woodfuel and biomass projects in the UK and the Philippines.

If you have a potential hydropower site or you would like to discuss development of a renewable energy project please contact us.

Hydro Energy Feasibility Studies

  • Hydrological analysis
  • Topographical surveys
  • Geo-technical investigations
  • Turbine and civil layout design
  • Social impact assessments
Recent feasibility study for the EU on the River Sinoe in Liberia

Hydropower and Renewables Consultancy

  • Hydro scheme optimisation
  • Renewable energy studies
  • Energy capture calculations
  • Monitoring and evaluations

Recent consultancy works undertaken on various rivers in the UK and evaluations in West and East Africa

Contract Engineering / Project Management

  • Rehabilitation of hydro plants
  • Management of contractors for hydro construction and installation of equipment
  • Testing and Commissioning
Recent contracts completed in Afghanistan and Liberia

Hydro Energy Development

  • Site negotiations with landowners
  • Discussions with equity holders and financiers
  • Formation of teams for project development
RDC works through a mini-hydro development company with emphasis on emerging economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Renewable Energy Advice

  • Evaluations of solar PV and solar thermal
  • Woodfuel heating studies for households
  • Advice to commercial level biomass schemes

Recent commercial level solar PV and biomass feasibility studies carried out in the Philippines.

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