Renewable Energy, Transport and Infrastructure

This broad sector is increasingly important to the planning and development of regional and state economies, and involves us in projects ranging from oil and gas plants and desalination plants, to road and bridge planning and to wind farms, solar energy and other renewable energy initiatives.

Our work includes undertaking market feasibility analysis, identifying economic impacts, preparing input to federal and state government grant applications, and assessing the net community benefit of major development projects.

Services Include:

Transport

• Economic assessment of freeway bypasses on town centres
• Alternative locations for bridge construction
• Effects of road-sealing on tourism
• Input to public transport needs assessments

Energy, including Renewable Energy

• Wind farm economic impact assessments
• Solar power station economic impact assessments
• Gas pipeline infrastructure assessments
• Power station and transmission infrastructure impact assessments
• Coal-drying technologies and economic impacts

Infrastructure

• Assessments for major port infrastructure
• Forecasting future infrastructure and resource requirements
• Desalination, irrigation and other water resource project assessments