Renewable Energy

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Renewable energy is not new to us. For years, we’ve engaged in a variety of renewable energy projects across the globe.

GHD provides integrated services to clients seeking an innovative approach to developing and managing renewable energy projects and assets.

Capabilities

  • Wind
  • Solar (photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal)
  • Hydro
  • Geothermal
  • Wave and tidal
  • Biofuel production
  • Biomass
  • Biogas systems

Whether you are in policy development, option identification, project commercialisation or project development; we have the depth and breadth of experience to help you achieve your goals. Our full lifecycle approach enables seamless integration of services to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes.

Services

  • Policy advice & business strategy
  • Options & risk assessments
  • Site identification & selection
  • Concept design & feasibility studies, including resource & yield assessments
  • Landholder negotiations & stakeholder consultation
  • PPA & contract negotiations
  • Environmental & planning studies & approvals
  • Grid connection studies
  • Detailed engineering design
  • Owner’s Engineer & Independent Engineer roles
  • Project & construction management
  • EPCM
  • Operations phase asset management
  • Due diligence


For further information, contact:

Paul Wootton
T: +61 7 3316 3852
E: Paul Wootton

Australian Solar Institute

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Australia is at the forefront of solar research and development and the Australian Solar Institute's work is looking to keep it there.

GHD has been awarded a contract to provide the Australian Solar Institute (ASI) with ongoing communications support. The work involves the delivery of a long-term communications plan, a variety of communication materials and the provision of ongoing communications support.

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Clean Energy Program for China

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GHD has been appointed to deliver a Clean Energy Program, involving the construction of the 98MW Xiaogushan Hydropower Station, in the Gansu region in China.

GHD will deliver contract administration, project management, hydropower plant construction, environmental and financial services, and corporate planning.

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CSIRO Energy Centre

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GHD’s design for the CSIRO Energy Centre sets a new benchmark in ecologically sustainable design.

The centre features a combination of energy-efficient building services, such as active and passive cooling systems and
small-scale generation units capable of delivering most of its power needs.

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Hydroelectricity feasibility studies in Malaysia

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Malaysia has embarked on a major program to develop its energy resources, with the provision of hydroelectric power as a core program component.

Sarawak Energy Berhad engaged GHD to conduct both pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, encompassing technical and financial issues, for the Baleh hydroelectricity project.

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Oceanlinx – Port Kembla Wave Energy

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GHD was commissioned to design the electrical interconnection and control system for a 300kW wave-to-energy system in Port Kembla, New South Wales.

The wave to energy conversion is based on a parabolic wall to reflect and focus the incoming waves, oscillatory wave chamber and turbine. Later commissions included a review of the basis of design and gap analysis.

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Rottnest Island - Wind Turbine Project

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GHD provided a range of services including: Preparation of the environmental plan, technical advice, wind management, turbine procurement and preparation of the specification, tendering, construction surveillance and commissioning.

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Various agricultural and food industry - Biomass

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GHD has undertaken several biomass projects based on waste in a variety of industries, such as piggeries, meat processing, tapioca and winery waste. The projects have included resource assessments, engineering services and environmental issues.

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Waterloo Wind Farm

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GHD provided Superintendency and related services to deliver the 111 MW Waterloo Wind Farm, completed ahead of the overall project schedule, under budget and with no lost time injuries.

Roaring 40s Renewable Energy (Roaring 40s) are the developers of the wind farm located 100 km north-east of Adelaide near the township of Waterloo. The wind farm consists of 37 V90 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 3 MW, with the possibility of a further six turbines to be delivered in the future. The generators sit atop 80 m high towers set along a 17 km long ridgeline.

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Paul Wootton

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Paul has 25 years' experience in the development and delivery of heavy industrial projects, in both consulting and operating roles. He has more than 12 years' experience in management of renewable and distributed power projects (100kW to 50MW) using both conventional fuels and alternative fuels (such as landfill gas, coal seam methane, biomass, municipal solid waste, CNG, LNG, synthesis gas and solar-thermal). During this time he has also had key roles in projects involving gas processing and pyrolysis/gasification of household waste.

Paul also has experience in the pulp and paper, above ground mining and bulk materials handling industries.

Position: Service Line Leader, Renewable Energy 
Tel: +61 7 3316 3000

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Ray Chan

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Ray is a Mechanical Engineer, has more than 13 years of experience in the energy sector specialising in renewables including wind farm developments, concentrating solar power systems, solar photovoltaic systems, waste-to-energy technologies, energy efficiency and gas pipelines in Asia Pacific. Project experience includes wind resource monitoring, technology and project evaluations, technical due diligence, environmental assessment, systems design, and contract management.

Tel:  +61 3 8687 8844
E: Ray Chan

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