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Environmental Permitting
The Hawaii Pacific Energy Group (HPEG) provides a complete suite of consulting services in environmental permitting and reporting for developing and operating renewable and alternative energy projects in the biofuels, waste-to-energy, and other renewable energy technology sectors.
The Hawaii Pacific Energy Group (HPEG) provides a complete suite of consulting services in environmental permitting and reporting for developing and operating renewable and alternative energy projects in the biofuels, waste-to-energy, and other renewable energy technology sectors.
HPEG
is committed to providing the best
possible services to its
clients and assist in the often required environmental permitting and
reporting requirements before project implementation can start and after project
commissioning and subsequent facility operation during its lifecycle.
HPEG provides environmental permitting and reporting services for all private industry clients as well as all levels of government. The provided services include special studies related to:
- Air quality,
- Water resources and water quality,
- All aspects of limnological studies,
- Biological and cultural resources including archeological assessments,
- Engineering,
- Social issues, including gender studies and women-in-development strategies,
- Economic issues,
- All levels of stakeholder
involvement,
- Environmental impact assessments, and
- Preparation of regulatory documents for permitting and reporting.
The scope of HPEG's involvement related to project implementation extends from simple regulatory consultation to complete implementation, which includes:
- site selection assistance,
- permitting strategies,
- design consultation,
- field data acquisition for baseline studies,
- field data acquisition during project implementation and subsequent facility operations,
- documentation,
- permit application and
acquisition;
- impact mitigation startegies during project construction and implemetation,
- post-construction and post-commission monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
Initiation of early contact and dialogue with all project stakeholders, local communities, and government agencies is wise as it creates a sense of goodwill and local cooperation from the outset of a project's implementation, and seeks to mitigate impacts to the environment and affected communities. Starting with preliminary information, data and relevant agency and regulatory standards, the required permitting process is started promptly so that timely feedback can be obtained.
Expediting a project's permitting activity has positive impacts in terms of project costs and scheduling. Initiation of permitting activities involves issues such as:
- Environmental impact assessments,
- Social impact assessments,
- Land use permits,
- Conditional use permits,
- Zoning variances,
- Authority to Construct permits, and
- Operating permits.
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Real
socio-economic sustainability starts with a strengthened community
HPEG
implements
the development of projects that create jobs and services, provide
renewable
energy and strengthen local economies holistically using existing
resources in socio-economically
challenged communities.
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