Creating a renewable energy hub for Western Australia with the Warperup Creek Wind Farm
GHD has been appointed to conduct a suite of technical studies to assess the environmental, social, and cultural impacts of the Warperup Creek Wind Farm.
Following higher than expected tendered quotes from dredging contractors, Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) asked GHD to review data from a 2019 geotechnical investigation. It was found that the data set could have potentially misinformed Tenderers and led them to include higher contingencies in their pricing for difficult ground/dredging conditions.
Following the review, PPA selected GHD to undertake a new geotechnical investigation for the Spoilbank Marina.
GHD undertook a geotechnical investigation to obtain a new geotechnical data set. In just six months, we sourced and engaged the necessary subcontractors, coordinated and executed the field programme, and completed laboratory testing and factual reporting.
With a comprehensive data set at their disposal, dredging contractors had the opportunity to include less contingency for latent conditions in their pricing.
Hall Contracting was awarded the dredging contract for $21M. Although we cannot attribute a dollar value to the impact of this project, Mr King added “it was a good decision to proceed with the new geotechnical investigation for the project”.
GHD’s data set provided more clarity on ground conditions across the proposed dredging area. This meant tenderers were able to select equipment and methodologies with more confidence, and PPA felt more comfortable relying on the newly acquired data set
GHD has been appointed to conduct a suite of technical studies to assess the environmental, social, and cultural impacts of the Warperup Creek Wind Farm.
Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) is developing multiple offshore wind projects in the Philippines to contribute a total of 2 GW of renewable power. We were engaged to support early-phase environmental assessments and regulatory compliance, aligning the projects with national permitting requirements.
GHD is providing owner's engineering services to APA Group for the construction of the 45 MW Port Hedland Solar Photovoltaic generation facility and 35 MW / 36.7 MWh Battery Energy Storage System. These installations will supply renewable energy to support large-scale mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.