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We are the innovators shaping the future of energy systems.

Together, our interdisciplinary teams are rethinking the way energy is transformed, moved and used, and helping clients in every sector to unlock opportunities and meet growing demand for power.

Our energy consulting teams dream big to drive positive impact, and deliver a future where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, lower-carbon energy.

Meeting the energy needs of tomorrow

From growing populations and increasing urbanisation, to natural resource constraints, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of the consumer – powering the way we live and do business is being transformed.

We can no longer count on unlimited access to energy. To adapt to inevitable changes, ensure sustainable energy systems, and mitigate climate change, governments and businesses alike must identify and understand their implications, improve energy efficiency, foster renewable power generation, and achieve exceptional environmental performance, all while implementing innovative strategies and business models to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply.

WSP understands the evolving market and we collaborate with our clients to respond. Together, we create innovative solutions across the entire project lifecycle. Our expertise spans early phase feasibility and concept studies, efficiency programs, design, engineering, project management and commissioning. Serving as independent engineers or as independent technical advisors we provide support during construction, operations, maintenance and de-commissioning. We also add significant value by assisting regulators to develop the sustainable energy schemes of tomorrow.

We work with our clients to reduce both energy end use and the release of greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver future energy schemes to help create a sustainable world. We offer our clients expertise in solar wind, hydropower, thermal energy, waste-to-energy and bioenergy, battery storage, network distribution and systems and automation.

Typical roles through the project lifecycle

Regulatory analysis
Project definition and development
Front End Engineering (FEED) feasibility analysis
Owner's engineer
Independent/Lender's engineer
Transactional Technical Due Diligence and Third-Party Reliance
Technical Advisor
Tender or detailed design
Review of inputs to the financial models
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Connection Agreements assistance
Project risk assessments
Project Management of major power developments
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIS) and Development Applications
Stakeholder Engagement
Construction and program management
Equator Principles compliance assessments

Site support

Commissioning
Site Representative
Operations & Maintenance support to owner
Quality services
Performance testing
Condition assessment

Team members worldwide

72,800

Power & Energy professionals

7,000+

Making a difference across the energy industry

Power Delivery

Wind energy

Solar

Hydro and pumped hydropower

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms supporting energy projects. We inspire, guide, collaborate and deliver across various energy sub-sectors. From designing renewable energy projects to optimising gas infrastructure or ensuring robust power delivery systems, WSP has specialists across all parts of the energy market.

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Our energy consulting services

Our energy consulting practice offers multidisciplinary services at every phase of a project, from initial planning, through design and commission, operations, and decommissioning and remediation.

Energy advisory services

Our team merges technical talent with business acumen, providing deep industry understanding and local knowledge. We provide our clients access to global leaders with operational and executive management experience.

Asset management and operational improvements
Business case development and project execution planning
Business strategies, models and transformation
Climate finance strategies
Decarbonisation pathways, just transition and sustainable solutions
Emissions management and carbon intensity analysis
Energy market supply and demand studies
Energy requirements and resource optimisation
Energy technologies and clean fuels assessment
Energy transition planning
Funding, credits and other incentives management
Policies, regulations and compliance management
Procurement strategies and contract management
Risk management
Smart technologies, innovation and digital transformation
Socio-economic-environment impact assessment
Stakeholder consultation
Technical and commercial due diligence
Technical and financial feasibility analysis
Training and capacity building

Environmental planning and permitting

Clients rely on our decades of environmental planning and permitting experience on energy projects, because we possess the local resource knowledge and solid regulatory relationships that are essential to minimising risk and maximizing project success.

Air quality and emissions
Modeling aquatic, marine and ecological services
Baseline studies
Biodiversity and natural capital
Construction monitoring
Environmental permitting
Environmental planning
Environmental and social impact assessment
Feasibility, siting and resource assessment
Fish and wildlife management and monitoring
Greenhouse gas emissions reporting and permitting
Heritage and archaeology
Indigenous and stakeholder engagement
Noise monitoring
Water resource assessment
Wind resources and metocean studies

Engineering and design

Effective engineering and design are critical for safe project development and performance. As a key provider of these services for energy clients around the world, WSP is well-versed in navigating the varying scale, risk, cost, and complexities of a project.

Access road design
Balance-of-plant engineering
Cable route planning and engineering
Cavern design
Civil/structural and ground engineering
Coastal engineering
Control and instrumentation
Dam and reservoir services
Detailed pipeline engineering and design
Electrical engineering
Facility/station engineering
Geophysical and geotechnical engineering
Hydrology and hydrogeology
Lender’s technical advisor or engineer
Network and protection design
Owner’s engineering services
Pipeline design
Port, marine and terminal engineering
Front end engineering and detailed design
Process engineering
Structural engineering
Surface facility design
Tailings design
Transmission line and substation design
Trenchless tunnelling
Underground storage and disposal
Wastewater engineering
Well design

Commissioning and operation

WSP supports its energy clients by providing comprehensive commissioning, construction, operational, and maintenance services. This includes everything from initial system startup to ongoing performance monitoring and maintenance, helping clients extend asset life and maximise performance.

Construction and commissioning oversight
Construction management
Construction materials testing
Construction stage site services
Construction supervision
Due diligence and project acquisitions
Engineering, procurement and construction contract review
Equipment, technologies and manufacturers evaluation
Factory acceptance test witnessing and manufacturing quality reviews
Geohazards management
Owner’s engineer construction and commissioning
Operational monitoring
Optimisation of equipment sizing and configuration
Procurement
Radiological surveying and monitoring
System augmentation strategies
Utility interconnections
Wind turbine power-curve testing and production review

Decommissioning and remediation

WSP supports safe and efficient decommissioning of energy assets, with a focus on minimising environmental impact and restoring sites to safe and sustainable conditions. Our team is well-versed in environmental regulations and can implement compliance strategies - even in a changing environment.

Decommissioning, demolition and repurposing
Due diligence
EHS management and compliance
Facility assessments
Groundwater compliance and monitoring industrial hygiene
Liability reduction programs
Natural source zone depletion
PFAS and emerging contaminants
Plume modelling
Power plant retirement
Post-closure care regulatory strategy
Project and program management
Regulatory and effluent limitation guidelines support
Regulatory compliance and monitoring
Risk assessment
Safety and non-safety related subsurface investigations
Site assessment, remediation and reclamation

Advancing energy systems

Energy generation, delivery and resilience

Secure, reliable energy drives modern societies and is essential for economic success. We help clients to harness new forms of energy, develop low-carbon solutions, build resilience, and navigate real-world trade-offs.

Solving transportation

Transmission networks are the backbone of a sustainable energy system. We are innovating the way energy is moved, from strategic route selection to converting hydrogen to ammonia, to deliver the most efficient, effective use of precious resources.

Solutions for a secure future

Diversifying the energy mix is the key to more resilient systems, and societies. We are helping clients to develop low-carbon solutions, maximise renewables, and explore the potential of alternatives, such as hydrogen and wind energy.

Explore how our energy projects are making an impact

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Jacinth-Ambrosia Mineral Sands Mine

Our project management services assisted in delivering this mine six weeks ahead of schedule and approximately 10 percent under budget.

Quebec, Canada

Lac-Mégantic Energy Microgrid and Energy Storage

Looking to rebuild a future focused on innovation and sustainable development post-rail disaster in 2013, Lac-Mégantic engaged WSP to implement Quebec’s first microgrid.

Project

Hidden Valley Gold and Silver Mine

For this new open-pit mine in remote Papua New Guinea, we delivered power transmission infrastructure.

Victoria, Australia

Stockyard Hill Wind Farm

This large-scale facility will power approximately 391,000 homes and save around two million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney Modern Project

The first public art museum in Australia to achieve a 6-star Green Star design rating. WSP worked with Atelier Ten and the Art Gallery of New South Wales during the design phase to ensure ecologically sustainable design outcomes were achieved.

Australia

EnergyConnect

Essential to ensuring security and reliability of the grid to support increasing renewable energy connections, the new EnergyConnect transmission line will link New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria and would assist in transporting energy from the South-West Renewable Energy Zone to major demand centres.

Project

Port Moresby Power Station

WSP has played a key role in the first dedicated grid connected gas-fired 58MW power plant in Papua New Guinea (PNG), helping PNG reduce GHG emissions by around 25% p.a.

Western Australia, Australia

Waste-to-Energy Plant, Western Australia

Using proven technology and extensive global expertise to engineer the nation’s first waste-to-energy plant.

Australia

Special Activation Precincts

Special Activation Precincts (SAPs) are defined by the New South Wales (NSW) Government as areas with the potential to activate state or regional significant economic development.

Victoria, Australia

Glenrowan Solar Farm

The Glenrowan Solar Farm will power 45,000 Australian homes and support Victoria’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.

Improving Safety at the Liddell and Bayswater Power Stations

New South Wales, Australia

Bayswater and Liddell Power Stations

We have undertaken comprehensive studies to assess and reduce the risk of arc-flash injury.

Victoria, Australia

Star of the South

Australia’s first proposed offshore wind farm is getting closer to being realised.

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We are a collective of bright minds, powered by global conversations, and nourished by deep local roots. We collaborate across disciplines and sectors to solve our clients’ most complex challenges and achieve their highest ambitions, wherever they are in the world.

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