A History of Leading-Edge Work in Renewables and Utilities has Fisher Looking to 2021 With Promise By Edward Kostowniak, P.E. It’s a new year — what’s on the horizon for renewables and utilities?
Renewables and utilities are always hot topics, even during a pandemic. In fact, with the pandemic set to reduce this year’s carbon emissions by up to 8% globally, more focus has been centered on the demand for significant and ongoing investment in cleaner and more reliable energy sources aimed at lessening continued impact of conventional energy on our environmental footprint. The term “green energy” is a relatively recent buzzword, but Fisher Associates has been behind the scenes developing renewables for over two decades. The firm has been instrumental in the evolvement of renewable energy and has helped hone the processes to develop and deliver it nationwide. Fisher isn’t just a preeminent provider of services in the wind, solar, and utility sectors in the northeast, they work throughout the nation providing expertise to public and private clients searching for better alternatives for their consumers.
Next Generation of Wind and Solar FISHER FACTS
20 Years in Renewable Energy 3 GW of Generation 240 Wind Projects/70 Solar Energy Projects Projects Developed to Date in 31 States Fisher has provided full-scale services for renewables for over two decades, so it’s only natural that they are integrally involved in the next generation of wind and solar projects. In fact, the firm has had their hand in over 90% of the wind energy projects in New York and has worked on the first commercial-scale projects in Ohio and North Carolina as well as the largest commercial scale project in Maine. With a singular understanding of the unique permitting requirements, design, and construction constraints associated with projects of this type, Fisher’s wind energy experience includes utility-scale projects, standalone turbines for farms and businesses, and repowering existing wind farms. As the seasoned pros in this space, they are fully immersed in the lifecycle development of these facilities from planning and preliminary studies to engineering, as-builts, and construction, and continuing through commissioning. They are currently repowering an existing wind project that they worked on 20 years ago that has reached end of life. To keep this essential project up and running for future generations, Fisher is working with Vestas, the largest wind turbine supplier in the nation, to repower the facility, one of the first wind farms ever constructed in New York state. On the solar front, Fisher provides professional services for commercial to utility scale solar energy projects across the country, completing 60 solar 10 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER JANUARY 2021
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