Renewable Energy
The consultant of choice for renewable energy projects
OIKON Ltd. has been at the forefront of Croatia’s transition to renewable energy for years. By offering scientific expertise and informed insights, we have played a pivotal role in shaping the wind, solar and hydropower landscape in our region.
In Croatia, we are officially licensed for activities in the fields of environmental and nature protection, geodesy, protection and conservation of cultural properties, as well as the development of forest management plans.
We are the trusted choice for many investors in the SEE region for addressing environmental, nature and sustainability challenges.
What we offer:
- All environmental, nature and social: Investigations | Monitoring | Studies | Assessments |Procedures | … as per National and IFC standards and regulations
- Other Studies and Analysis: Feasibility Studies | Site selection Studies | Resource evaluation Studies | Location Studies
- Deployment and Implementation: Deployment Programs | Deployment Instructions
- Design and Planning: Conceptual Design | Preliminary Design | Main Design| Implementation Design | As-Built Documentation
- Consulting and Advisory: Technical, Financial, and Commercial Investment Consulting
- Project Management and Oversight: Project Scheduling and Management | Construction Supervision | Quality Assurance | Plant Deployment | Design Notification (as per legal requirement)
- Collaboration and Expertise: Cooperation with International Expert Teams | Engineering Supervision
We pride ourselves on delivering practical, cost-effective solutions that align with both our clients’ needs and the greater public interest. As an officially recognized scientific institute with over 28 years of experience, we are committed to shaping a future where society thrives in harmony with nature.
Why Oikon?
Depending on the client’s needs, we can effectively manage complete projects or participate and advise on sub-projects. Professional activities include several aspects of project development phases: implementation and monitoring of all processes, site selection and technical feasibility studies, environmental and social due diligence, baseline research, environmental impact assessments, ecological network impact assessments and monitoring of target species and habitats.
We regularly monitor the development of renewable energy technology and conduct continuous education, perform measurements and modelling, and advise on environmental issues on projects.
We employ renewable energy experts, experts on birds, bats, large carnivores and habitats, environmental experts and environmental impact assessments, and project managers work closely with clients and state/local governments to address the most complex and challenging issues, wherever the project is located.
In the past 28 years we have worked on over 210 renewable energy projects:
For more about our renewable energy projects, please visit: here
European Renewable Energy & Wildlife Consortium – ERWC
Oikon is a founding member of the European Renewable Energy & Wildlife Consortium – ERWC
7th Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts – CWW 2023
Oikon is a proud organizer of CWW 2023 with over 600 participants from all over the world
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