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Supporting your business transformation
Extreme weather events, climate change and the drive to de-carbonise business operations offer challenges and opportunities to organisations of all sizes. As a leading centre for modelling complex scientific data, we can help analyse how potential changes in the environment could impact you, supporting your journey to a more sustainable and resilient future.
Data & Modelling
Unlocking the power of data analysis
With access to global weather and climate information, satellite-based observations and cloud-based data processing capability, our experts can support your research and analysis efforts. From short data modelling projects to more fundamental assessments of environmental risk, we thrive on transforming environmental data into actionable intelligence.
Software Engineering
Bespoke software and data visualisation
We specialise in the development of software tools that help customers gain insight from data. Whether you are looking to visualise research data, exploring a potential new product or need support developing an internal software tool, our developers will support your journey to turn environmental and business data into information that adds value.
Products
Our commercial software products have been developed entirely in-house as a result of long-term R&D projects with clients.
Provided on a SaaS-basis, they are designed to provide users with a deep insight into the impact of weather and climate variability on renewable energy generation and risk management in the agri-food sector.
EnergyMetric is cutting-edge SaaS software to support the energy transition. From utility-scale solar and wind projects through to complex hybrid portfolios and national roadmaps, EnergyMetric supports accurate generation planning and assessment of renewable energy developments.
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WeatherAsset turns global weather data into strategic insight for companies across the food supply chain, saving time and effort assessing how the weather might impact crop prices, quality, demand and supply. From a single farm to hundreds of locations worldwide, WeatherAsset makes it easy to undertake real time analysis of weather impacts.
Project Stories
Analysing climate impacts on infrastruc ...
A drive towards sustainable and future-proofing infrastructure means that climate change is beginning to be embedded into the standards that drive the design and maintenance of industries such as transport, buildings and power distribution networks. Alongside this drive for sus ....
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Weather alerts for crop monitoring ...
In the ALERT project we worked with a UK supermarket, a large global food company and two commercial growers to develop a proof-of-concept software tool to demonstrate how weather could affect crops across a range of test locations in the UK and overseas.
Within agricult ....
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Reducing energy costs in cement manufac ...
This project was undertaken for Hanson UK to examine the potential for dynamic load shifting in order to minimise electricity costs and/or CO2 emissions. The overall objective was to identify when energy-intensive processes (such as cement milling) could be shifted to off-peak ti ....
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Improving environmental impact assessme ...
Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments (ESHIAs) are required by investors and regulatory authorities for large scale engineering and infrastructure projects. The early identification of the impact of such projects on habitats and species can avoid significant financi ....
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Forecasting fog using data analytics ...
Fog poses a life-threatening challenge to the travelling public. To help address this problem, we investigated the feasibility of developing fog prediction software to provide early warning alerts to Highway’s England to help improve road safety and save the capital costs involve ....
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Strawberry demand forecasting ...
Strawberries are a highly valuable soft fruit product. The UK was estimated to produce 76,000 tonnes of strawberries worth £325m in 2015. Whilst strawberries have grown rapidly in commercial significance, matching supply to demand is a complex and highly dynamic task. Estimating ....
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Modelling methane gas emissions using m ...
The re-development of former landfill sites requires a careful risk assessment of the ground gases that are released to ensure they do not form a hazard to later occupants. Our client deploys sensors that monitor emissions of landfill gases including methane, carbon monoxide, car ....