A new transport route by sea connecting Luleå in Sweden with the Baltics with will accommodate the increasing production of iron ore and provide an efficient alternative passage to the rest of Europe.
In the frame of shale gas exploration in Europe, TOTAL E&P Denmark B.V., a subsidiary of Total S.A., in association with Nordsøfonden, the Danish State Oil and Gas Company, obtained two licenses in 2010 to explore possible shale gas reserves in Denmark, one in North Jutland and one in North Sealand. Being the first licenses of its kind in Denmark, the project has attracted substantial attention due to the implied environmental risks associated with this type of exploration, not least in relation to groundwater protection.
The proposed 27 km Ring 3 Light Rail system will create a new backbone for mobility and public transport in suburban Copenhagen and will include 27 stations passing through 11 municipalities along the existing ring road 3. Ramboll is undertaking a comprehensive EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) by assessing the impacts of the rail system on nature, noise, traffic, buildings and wastewater. Being a key part already in the development and design phase of the project is a very good opportunity for the EIA team to influence the technical design in order to minimise environmental impacts during construction and operation. The light rail system in itself is a step in the right direction in terms of lowering CO2 emissions.
The two bog areas of Tinkerup Mose and Multebærmosen are both protected natural areas in the Municipality of Elsinore - they lie within the National Park of Northern Zealand. In the 19th century this landscape consisted of a large, expansive area of peat consisting of poor fenland, raised bogs and numerous small bogs where peat had been excavated.
The houting - a salmonid fish- is close to becoming extinct in Denmark and is included on the EU's list of endangered species. Denmark has received eight million EUR from the EU LIFE scheme to support the protection of the houting.
The Danish Energy Agreement announced in 2018 that Energinet is planning to build three large offshore wind farms in Denmark in the next 10 years. Energinet has chosen Ramboll to lead the entire strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process for the first of these, called Thor.
Lynetteholm is an island planned to be established in the Port of Copenhagen to provide climate change protection, place for surplus soil from construction works and, on the longer term, area for urban development.
Environmental engineering services in support of a planning application for a unique 200-bed underground hotel.
Ramboll is the chosen consultant for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in connection with the expansion of the port of Nuuk. The EIA assessment will be the first of its kind in Greenland not related to natural resources, as the legislation in the area is new. This makes the study unique because it will form a precedent for future assessments.
Following flooding of a number of assets during the winter of 2015/16, a major international utilities company needed to better understand their vulnerability to flooding across a portfolio of nationally critical operational sites deemed to be at risk of flooding.
Ramboll supports drinking water project to get financing with an environmental and social management system (ESMS).
Preparing the environmental & social impact assessment (ESIA) for the Horizonte Minerals' Niquel Vermelho Mining Project in the Amazon region in the Para State of Brazil.
As part of developing a sustainability strategy, the Government-owned company National Highways (formerly Highways England) needed to understand and establish a baseline for its total impact on sustainability. Ramboll was appointed to identify and quantify this impact.
Design, environmental impact assessment, stakeholder consultation and consenting support for Glenmuckloch Wind Farm - a proposal for eight 3.2 MW wind turbines located on land adjacent to the Glenmuckloch opencast coal mine, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of offshore Statoil pipeline (Norwegian Sea Gas Infrastructure - NSGI).
Norway's largest dredging project to date is underway, enabling large 'Panamax' ships of 70,000 deadweight tonnes to enter the port of Fredrikstad by 2015. The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has asked Ramboll to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the impact that the work will have on local biodiversity.
The dormouse is one of Denmark's rarest mammals and is listed under the Bern Convention and EU's Habitat Directive as highly sensitive. Since 2006, Rambøll has been responsible for a habitat improvement programme for the further protection of the dormouse in Denmark.
Providing pragmatic and focused specialist environmental advice to Kier at their Greenburn Surface Mine site
Since 2014 Ramboll has been the environmental consultant for two development sites adjacent to the Hong Kong Wetland Park (HKWP) with a total site area of about 14 ha providing 2,470 residential units.
Ramboll is assisting a local developer with a low-rise residential housing development at 8.1ha of land within a wetland conservation area. With careful project design consideration and the implementation of a wetland enhancement plan, the development creates a win-win scenario for providing good quality housing while enhancing nature conservation.
The Swedish Transport Administration plans to build a new double track railway for high-speed trains and fast regional trains between Gothenburg and Borås. Ramboll’s multidisciplinary support has included carrying out a location investigation in which sustainability assessment has played an important role.
Through a more than 20-year collaboration, Ramboll has facilitated the restoration of habitats and created ecological enhancements at the Greenburn Surface Mine in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
The Beauly-Denny replacement transmission line has been credited with unlocking the renewables potential in the north of Scotland. The 220 km high-capacity overhead line traverses some of the most physically and environmentally challenging terrain Scotland has to offer, and as a result the environmental management during construction has been the subject of intense scrutiny from a wide range of stakeholders.
The waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes per year. It will be capable of processing 400,000 tonnes of waste a year and producing 38MW of electricity, enough to power up to 55,000 homes.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently preparing marine plans for England including inshore and offshore areas in the north-east, north-west and south-west, as well as the south-east inshore area. The plans will set out how the UK marine policy statement will be implemented in these areas.
Ramboll has been working with National Highways (formerly Highways England) since 2006 on sustainability and environmental performance improvement. Tasks have addressed carbon, climate change, sustainability reporting, noise, air quality, water quality, flooding, biodiversity and heritage.
Providing environmental, climate change risk and social impact assessments for existing client EDF.
Ramboll is assisting QGMI with biodiversity management and action for a road rehabilitation project in Ghana. Elephant investigations reveal continued use of the Red Volta corridor, from which the species had been believed to be lost.
The purpose of this project is to show that it is possible to convert deposited and newly generated Oil Shale Ash (OSA) into valuable secondary materials for civil-engineering applications. This efficient and waste-free use of oil shale would reduce its impact on the environment while also generating economic benefits.
To the north of the River Wensum in Norwich, land is under redevelopment to create 200 houses, 20,500 sq m of office space, an hotel, 1,500 sq m of retail space, restaurants and cafés. The masterplan includes a new pedestrian bridge providing direct access to the city centre from the Barrack Street site. Various constraints and statutory requirements necessitated extensive liaison with Norwich Council and the Broads Authority to deliver a satisfactory design. Spanning a narrow 30m section of the Wensum, the deck needs to sit 2.9m above the water level to allow river traffic to pass unhindered. Long approach ramps are necessary to retain full accessibility for cycles and wheelchairs. To accommodate this, the bridge is 80m in length and curves to form a ‘J’ shape, aligning with t ...
For a confidential social media firm in the USA, Ramboll provided site selection, development and permitting support for a planned hyperscale data centre.
Following the devastating 2005 hurricanes in the US Gulf Coast, Ramboll led reconstruction efforts for homes and infrastructure throughout Louisiana’s floodplain.
Ramboll is involved in the San Francisco's Hunter’s Point redevelopment project, which is revitalizing a long-neglected site with a storied past.
As the Port of Skagen is lacking space for its industrial activities, the port authority wishes to expand towards the south west. This will serve to strengthen its position as Denmark’s leading fishing harbour.
The Swedish government wishes to learn from other European countries how to prepare its national strategy for sustainable land use.
DONG Oil Pipe A/S intends to establish a new LPG loading facility in Port of Skærbæk. The LPG is a byproduct from the process of stabilizing incoming "live crude oil" from the Danish North Sea offshore oil fields.
Ramboll has performed a project for a 1300 meter long new fairway at Masnedø Østflak south-east of Vordingborg. The project included all relevant studies, including geotechnical, geophysical and environmental studies as well as studies of the navigational safety.
The Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve is a nature reserve located in the northwest of Singapore. In 2002, it was the first wetlands reserve to be designated in Singapore and its global importance as a stop-over point for migratory birds was recognized by its international’s inclusion in the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network. In 2003, it was also listed as an ASEAN Heritage Park.
The A477 road forms part of the Trans European Road Network (TERN), a strategic route linking mainland Europe with West Wales and Ireland. Ramboll was appointed transport and environmental consultant in an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) form of contract to design and deliver a £47m improvement scheme.
Environmental design and EIA services to support a landmark mixed-use redevelopment
The foot and cycle bridge over the River Derwent in Derby is a competition-winning design and is unique in the UK as a variation on the cable-stayed swing bridge form. A 38m main span and an 18m kinked backspan are supported by three prestressed cables carrying load back to a 20m high raked mast. The design of the backspan was dictated by the site: it crosses a mill race, reinterpreted as a dynamic piece of public art, enabling access to the riverside walkway whether the bridge is open or closed. .
Media City footbridge forms a visual landmark and sculptural gateway to the vibrant MediaCityUK site, part of the Salford Quays regeneration on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal. Together with our partners we designed a bridge that met the dual 20m headroom requirements for ships and achieved “landmark” designation.
Rehabilitating abandoned mine land and other key sites with site-specific native species, in collaboration with the US Forest Service and Colorado prison inmate employment programs
Lenders’ Independent Environmental & Social Consultant for three major 4.8GW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants
At full operational capacity, a 24 MW windfarm near Greenock and Port Glasgow will provide enough renewable energy to power approximately 14,800 homes and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 30,000 tonnes each year, when compared to the grid-mix carbon emissions factor.
Ramboll is contracted to provide compliance support to the operations of three data centers in China.
After almost three decades of producing renewable energy, German onshore wind turbines are finally reaching the end of their life. A strategy for the end-of-life process is required, particularly when it comes to waste management, reuse of valuable materials and a firm political framework.
Formerly a wetland, the Pearl District was bisected by Tanner Creek and sided by the broad Willamette River. It was the rail yards and the industry who first claimed and drained the land. Over the past 30 years, a new neighbourhood has progressively established itself – young, mixed, urban and dynamic, today the Pearl District is home to families and businesses.
Zollhallen Plaza is a new counterpart for the historic customs hall which was restored in 2009. The plaza is a fine example of water sensitive urban design, as it is disconnected from the sewer system. Beautiful planters provide infiltration points, and subsurface gravel trenches with innovative in-built filter medium reduce the hydraulic overload on the sewer system. Indented plaza areas create a surface flood zone. No rain water is fed to the sewer system, instead the ground water table is recharged.
Don’t be put off by the cuteness. Arkadien Winnenden is a hardcore industrial regeneration project. A diversity of high performance components makes this the world’s most sustainable neighbourhood and provides a fresh new vision for people-friendly and resource productive suburbs.
Driven by the vision of clean rivers and a nation which will treasure its water resources, Singapore has embarked on a national programme of transforming its utilitarian reservoirs and canals into unique, beautiful and clean destinations for all to enjoy and embrace.
Monitoring the restoration of sensitive and endangered ecosystems following the largest mining-related disaster in Brazil’s history.
Protecting mountain ecosystems while ensuring thriving and sensitive recreation activities can continue in the Rocky Mountains.
Ramboll is part of the winning consortium to design and lead the construction of the largest hospital project in Northern Europe, The New University hospital in Aarhus. The project will stretch over the next 10-15 years, with the hospital site ending up the size of a provincial town - about 500,000 m2.
Ramboll’s ecologists worked closely with a well-known London developer and their team to design and deliver a unique and sensitive brownfield development project adjacent to a protected wetland ecology park adjacent to the River Thames.
Working together with the US Army Corps of Engineers to promote natural capital valuation and integration of nature-based features to promote habitat and ecological resiliency.
Building pioneering projects in sensitive ecosystems may initially appear counter-intuitive, but by working with local people to monitor critical habitat, a renewable energy scheme was secured for the benefit of local communities and the conservation of endangered species.
Using novel and cutting-edge mitigation measures to deliver a sustainable high-speed railway, mindful of grassland and forest habitats.
The design and development of a lay-by berth within the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation (SAC) set a precedent for navigating changes to the marine licensing process. The project upholds habitat conservation objectives for the SAC, whilst benefiting the wider Isle of Wight economy with increased freight movements across the Solent.
Ramboll was selected to provide Consultancy Services for Environmental, Health, Safety and Social (EHSS) capacity building to Company Nador West Med (NWM), in relation to the implementation of the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) requirements agreed with the EBRD as part of the financing agreement.
Having practical and user-friendly guidance will help lenders and borrowers navigate COVID-19 and the challenges it has presented in considering a projects social and environmental impacts.
Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd (GMEL) intend to establish a new port as part of an integrated Concentrator and Refinery facility in Kvanefjeld, Greenland, for the Kvanefjeld Rare Earth and Uranium Project. Ramboll has covered the port and logistics part of the total project and prepared a Port Feasibility Study, which demonstrates the technical feasibility of the future Kvanefjeld Port.
Ramboll prepares Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) of three near-shore wind farms in Danish waters for the Danish energy grid owner, Energinet.dk. The project involves preparing Environmental Impact Assessments for both the offshore wind farms as well as the onshore connection to the national grid.
Ramboll carried out site development for a potential offshore wind farm on Mejlflak in Aarhus Bay, Denmark. Ramboll's contract with Havvind Århus Bugt A/S included geophysical/geotechnical investigations and the entire EIA process including economic assessments.
The road from Lusaka to Mongu is a vital connection to the western part of Zambia as well as to the Angolan border. The redevelopment of the road has led to considerable savings in time and transport costs.
Supporting the authorisation process for the diversification of a metallurgical plant to a metal recycling plant
Sri Lanka Ports Authorities (SLPA) is planning to develop a new major greenfield seaport in Hambantota, situated on the south coast of Sri Lanka. Hambantota Port is expected to relieve Colombo Port and is intended to support the growing demand for servicing large vessels.
Construction of the Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury made possible the consolidation of Pembury and Kent & Sussex Hospitals into one single location. Built on the site of Pembury hospital, it includes 512 bedrooms and was the first NHS acute hospital in Britain to have single room wards.
Dalston Works (previously known as Dalston Lane) is the largest Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) project globally, using more timber than any other scheme in the world by volume.
Ramboll has performed a feasibility study for a combined new Sangley Airport and Seaport Project in Manila, Philippines, envisaged as the new gateway to Manila and the Philippines.
The Alotau provincial wharf (Ports and Marine), built in 1968, is located in a readily accessible location in Sanderson Bay at the northern head of Milne Bay. Ramboll Ports and Marine was part of a consortium that won an assignment financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The Port of Helsinki officially opened the new cargo port at Vuosaari, Helsinki on 28 November 2008, which Ramboll helped realise. Finland’s new main port offers efficient transport with frequent shipping services to Central European ports as well as direct connections to the entire Finnish main road and railway network.
Project planning of separate tram networks for two major cities in Finland, Tampere and Turku.
With the introduction of new technologies, biofuels could make out a sustainable strategy in the Norwegian aviation industry by 2025. But it takes by-product sales to make it profitable, states Ramboll report.
Sometimes doing nothing can be the most costly option – both in environmental and financial terms. Representing 3.5 million residents, Jeddah officials have realised that swift action is needed to make the city more liveable in the future. Ramboll established a cost-benefit analysis and crafted a masterplan to ensure future sustainable development for Jeddah.
York Engineers' Triangle is the UK's largest rail operating centre and was built above the well-preserved foundations of three roundhouse and a Victorian engine shed. Ramboll archaeologists and structural engineers preserved 95% of the archaeological remains.
Refurbishing and extending a Grade II listed façade, previously used as a car park, into the luxury five star boutique hotel, The Beaumont.
Ramboll assisted Energinet.dk in carrying out environmental investigations and an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in relation to the expansion of the capacity of the gas transmission system between Ellund and Egtved in the southern part of Jutland, Denmark.
The project consists of a 1.8 kilometre cut and cover tunnel, consisting of mechanical and electrical installations, several road and railway bridges (including railway bridges at Langenæs, Åhavevej and Viby Ringgade), and all temporary structures.
The problem of road congestion on the A605 road, resulting from increased rail traffic through the Kings Dyke level crossing, needed an ambitious diversion scheme that involved a new road and bridge, rail works, ground works and landscaping.
The population in Western part of Sweden is growing and capacity problems on the railways in and around Gothenburg are increasing.
In order to improve the connection between Sørli and Lillehammer in Norway, Ramboll is planning a new 70-kilometre double track railway line.
The suburban area around Gentofterenden, north of Copenhagen, has suffered from severe flooding during cloudbursts. Ramboll has assisted in improving the water management by providing a carefully considered water plan that not only caters for the increased amounts of rainwater but also enhances the quality of life of local citizens.
We are working on various aspects of the new masterplan for the city centre of Preston, Lancashire. The area concerned is known as Heart of the Tithebarn Regeneration Area (HTRA) and covers approximately 14.8 hectares. The masterplan provides for 32 new-build blocks, the refurbishment of existing structures, relocation of the bus station and a considerable area of new retail space, leisure facilities, public spaces and car parking.Among the key environmental aspects considered during the evolution of the scheme have been land quality, archaeology, ecology (there are bats on the site), noise impacts, air quality, microclimate, drainage, townscape, visual context and waste management. Impact on the local economy and social structure have also been studied.Our consultants undertook preliminary microclimate analysis of daylight, sunlight and wind flow on the development site and the surrounding area. The objective of the wind flow analysis was to ensure that the proposals offered a year-round comfortable external environment.Our infrastructure engineers have completed an extensive 3D earthworks model of the proposed new bus station area that optimises the cut and fill volumes. A comprehensive drainage strategy has been developed that minimises the need for sewer diversion. The surface water strategy endorses the use of Sustainable Drainages Systems (SUDS) and includes rainwater harvesting, porous paving and the extensive use of green/brown roofs.
The competition-winning design for the second road bridge crossing in Poole Harbour is a steel bascule bridge known as ‘Twin Sails’ for its distinctive silhouette when open …
The Polarled pipeline project is part of the plans for developing fields further north in the Norwegian Sea.
Having served as Helsinki's cargo port for almost 100 years, Jätkäsaari will be transformed into an attractive urban residential area by 2025. The Jätkäsaari construction project consists of various commissions, which Ramboll is planning in connection with numerous client and cooperative partners.
Vatnsmyri is an area of 150 hectares located in the heart of Reykjavik, Iceland. It is the last plot of undeveloped land on Reykjavik's narrow peninsula and is occupied by the domestic airport. To retain its historical centre and remain a competitor in the global market, the city has to expand...
Private developer, Frabelle Group, planned the establishment of a large land reclamation project (420 ha) in Manila Bay (Bacoor Bay) for a new urban development.
Ramboll has been appointed by NERC (the UK’s main agency for funding environmental sciences) to provide the British Geological Survey (BGS) with multidisciplinary services as they create a new ‘observatory for the underground’.
Two elliptical residential towers of different heights sit above a two storey podium in this mixed use development in London's Canary Wharf. One of Europe's largest McDonald's restaurants has been demolished to make way for it.The concrete frame towers, one 28 storeys high and the other 35 storeys, are linked by spaghetti-like steel bridges. Each floor has a wrap-around balcony with views to the nearby marina. The podium below houses shops and a replacement McDonald's on the ground floor; and a children's playground, screened sports pitch and landscaped public space on the first floor.A complex transfer system supporting the two towers has been integrated into the podium. Concrete beams and deep reinforced concrete walls have been strategically positioned as part of ...
Ramboll’s engineering and environmental teams helped gain planning consent, while increasing site value and addressing local development objectives.
Thorough and correct decision-making needs to be based on well-documented facts. When it comes to deciding whether or not to spend large sums of money on environmental remediation, for instance, it is vital to have a professional consultant who can document the details of the environmental pollution.
Ramboll’s Eco Green City masterplan in Tbilisi, Georgia exhibits cost-efficient infrastructure and world-class liveability for residents.
It is a new six-lane cable-stayed tolled bridge across the Mersey Estuary between Runcorn and Widnes. The central feature of the significant highway improvements between the M56 and Speke Road.
The Øresund Link connects the Danish capital Copenhagen with the city of Malmö in southern Sweden by a four lane motorway and a two track electrified railway for high speed (200 km/h) passenger services as well as freight trains.
The one of a kind new Northzealand hospital in Hillerød, Denmark seeks to reinvent hospital designs for the future. Following a 12-month intensive international design competition, the Architectural consortium of Herzog & de Meuron/Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter was awarded the contract, with Ramboll named as the engineering consultant, providing a full range of engineering services.
Ramboll undertookafeasibility study and a master plan for a new multi-purpose portin Bangladesh. TheSitakundaPort Terminalis essential to a specific economic zone being established at Mirasarai,north of Chittagong.
The world leader in the offshore wind industry, Vestas was looking to create an R&D facility to prototype and test its new wind turbine design. With 80m long blades, the V164 turbine is a huge leap in wind technology. Each turbine is set to generate...
The project for “Nordhavnsvej” is the first stage of a new road to Copenhagen’s Nordhavn (North Harbour). When fully developed, the urban area is planned for 40,000 residents and 40,000 workplaces.