Nathan Swankiehas over 15 years’ experience in environmental consulting. His areas of expertise include Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), particularly related to the power sector, and sustainable design and construction. Nathan has assisted several power generation clients in the development of Section 36 (>50MW) and local (<50MW) schemes. These technologies include biomass combined heat and power, biodiesel manufacture, combined cycle gas turbines, onshore wind and underground coal gasification. Nathan has also provided environmental consulting support to related infrastructure development such as substations, transmission lines and carbon capture and storage. Nathan holds an MSc in Environmental Pollution Control Management from Heriot Watt University and a BSc (Hons) in zoology from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Chartered Environmentalist and a full member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (MIEMA). He is also a licensed EcoHomes and Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) offices assessor.