Company information
Arup
At Arup, we are passionate about designing and delivering ground-breaking work in infrastructure, building design and specialist technical services. Independent in ownership and spirit, we are re a global firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical experts using our skills to help shape a better world.
Our multidisciplinary teams focus on designing energy infrastructure, starting at a pre-planning stage moving through procurement to delivery and operation. We seek to integrate technical, commercial, planning and policy expertise to help clients make informed decisions about their energy consumption, carbon management and technology investments.
Our enthusiasm combined with our extensive knowhow/knowledge equip us to take energy strategies from concept to realisation. We stay attuned to the specific goals and constraints of each client to achieve tangible value. Particular activities include:
- Research and advice at city / regional / district scale to inform resilience, energy and sustainability assessments and strategies for cities, institutions and private sector
- Energy master planning including techno-economic analysis, feasibility assessment and design of low carbon distributed energy systems
- Technical advice for investors and developers on low carbon energy investments including assessment of technical and commercial risks, business case development, commercialisation and procurement
- Modelling and detailed design of distributed energy systems such as district heating, power generation (including renewables), storage (both electrical and thermal) and micro-grids
- Power systems (HV and LV distribution level) modelling and design ranging from buildings to city master plan level
- Delivery of clients engineering services from project concept through design, construction and operation
- Strategic research into the future of energy systems, presently including micro-grids, smart grids and hydrogen applications
The diverse nature of the work we do means that you will be working for a variety of clients, on projects across a wide range of markets, including:
- World Energy Council Scenarios: Innovating Urban Energy
- Greater Manchester networks
Some further publications we’ve produced include:
Our work is grounded in rigorous analysis and informed by engineering, economic, policy and governance perspectives.