Maria Francis

Associate Consultant

Global


Biography

Maria is an Associate Consultant working within SLR’s Environment Management, Permitting and Compliance team. She is a Registered Environmental Practitioner with the Society for the Environment and Practitioner Member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment. Maria leads the preparation of bespoke industrial emissions and medium combustion plant licence applications, including those for large combustion activities and industrial manufacturing sites. Maria also provides support to clients through regulatory knowledge and advice, data analysis, due diligence reviews, BAT assessments, climate change adaptation plans, and other licencing application documents. Maria is experienced in project managing, stakeholder engagement and client management.


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  • Insight

    20 February 2025

    6 minutes read

    Preparing for change: How new environmental permitting regulations may impact battery energy storage solutions

    by Greg Altria, Maria Francis


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  • Insight

    17 June 2024

    6 minutes read

    Hydrogen as a fuel in the provision of balancing services to the grid

    by Maria Francis


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  • Insight

    27 February 2023

    3 minutes read

    Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) and Specified Generator (SG) Permitting Update – Early Permitting for England

    by Maria Francis


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  • Insight

    29 January 2023

    3 minutes read

    Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD): do you have the correct permits?

    by Maria Francis


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  • News

    18 July 2022

    1 minute read

    Expanding our expertise in the built heritage sector

    by Maria Francis


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  • Insight

    19 May 2022

    4 minutes read

    Turning waste into energy and recycling with enhanced landfill mining

    by Maria Francis


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