RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WA
Environmental Support For Renewable Energy Projects
We serve wind and solar proponents across Western Australia. Our team understands approval pathways, survey windows, and delivery risks from site selection to commissioning.
RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WA
Environmental Support For Renewable Energy Projects
We serve wind and solar proponents across Western Australia. Our team understands approval pathways, survey windows, and delivery risks from site selection to commissioning.
WIND FARM EIA SOUTH WEST WA
Managing Environmental Risk In Renewables
Renewable projects face complex triggers that can include clearing permits, noise and visual considerations, heritage interfaces, and sensitive species or habitats. Timelines are tight and grid dates are fixed, which increases the impact of uncertainty and rework. We map the assessment and approvals pathway, scope the level of study, and coordinate the field program to meet seasons and milestones. Our regulator ready submissions cut iterations, control cost, and keep procurement and construction on track.
SOLAR PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
Core Services For Renewable Proponents
We deliver approvals and referrals, impact assessment for wind and solar, and ecological survey for renewables with targeted methods for threatened fauna and flora. During delivery we provide fauna pre clearance, construction environmental management, and environmental compliance for renewable projects with daily records and photo evidence. We prepare revegetation plans, environmental offsets WA strategies, and monitoring programs supported by GIS mapping and practical reporting templates. Every document is written so supervisors and auditors can use it in the field.
What Our Clients Say
We know that trust is earned, not given. The best way to understand our commitment to quality is to hear directly from the people we have helped. Here’s what they have to say about working with us.
A Professional, Reliable Partner for All Environmental & Ecological Works
SW Environmental are a go-to team for environmental and ecological works – always a professional, reliable and pleasure to work with.
Freea Itzstein-Davey
Southwest Gateway Alliance
Expert Approvals Support That Makes the Process Smooth and Stress-Free
The team at SW Environmental has consistently provided expert guidance and reliable support for our environmental approvals making the process smooth and stress-free.
Dave McKenna
City of Busselton
Knowledgeable, Approachable and Outcome-Driven—Every Time
SW Environmental assisted us over the years with land developments. The team are very knowledgeable, approachable, and outcome-driven as well as being well priced. They deliver quality services and we look forward to working with them in the future.
Kyle Jackson
BCP
Trusted for Over a Decade on the Region’s Most Sensitive Sites
We have worked with Shane and his team at SW Environmental on projects big and small for well over a decade. They have always provided professional advice and service on even the most sensitive and difficult of sites and situations. I couldn't recommend them more highly.
Luke Hill
Naturaliste Tree Care
Go-To Specialists for Black Cockatoo & Western Ringtail Possum Work
Shane and the SW Environmental team have a solid understanding of ecology in the South West Region and provide invaluable services on Black Cockatoo and Western Ringtail Possum, from baseline surveys to environmental impact assessment to fauna pre-clearance and relocation.
Freea Itzstein-Davey
Viridis Environmental
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Proven Experience In Renewable Energy
Our team has supported renewable corridors, wind farm components, and utility scale solar facilities across the South West. Examples include route studies, EPBC referrals, clearing permits, seasonal ecology programs, and on site compliance during construction. Results include fewer requests for information, faster approvals, and documents that stand up at audit and in day to day operations.
Why Choose Us?
Our specialists bring the insight, clarity, and reliability needed to deliver efficient, compliant, and stress-free project outcomes.
Senior Involvement
Senior consultants lead each project from start to finish. Each project is carefully overseen by a Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) accredited with EIANZ.
Big Firm Capability
We offer the expertise of a major firm, but with lower costs, and a level of personal engagement big corporates simply can’t match.
Local Expertise
Local recognised expertise with over 100 years’ experience in the region within their respective fields.
Species Strength
Southwest WA is a biodiversity hotspot which creates unique challenges for projects. We are recognised regional experts surveying and managing black
cockatoos and Western Ringtail
Possums.
Fast Mobilisation
We are centrally located in the
southwest region and can mobilise teams quickly at a lower cost. Our authorised fauna spotting team have a specific license for urgent works no hold ups.
Cost-Smart
Our competitive pricing reflects our experience not quality. You get big-firm confidence without the big-firm price tag.
Why Renewable Proponents Choose SW Environmental
Senior consultants stay hands on from scoping to close out, not just at the proposal stage. Our local knowledge and lean overheads deliver clear, defensible outputs without delay or excess cost. We integrate with developers, EPC contractors, and owners engineers, and we keep communication open with agencies so decisions are timely and evidence based.
Ready to Get Your Project Moving?
Call us for free preliminary advice on your likely approval pathways, timelines and costs.
Your Next Step. Discuss Your Renewable Project
Share your site, layout, and program and we will provide a prompt risk view, a recommended pathway, and a detailed scope and quote. We then schedule surveys or submissions against grid and construction dates, and keep you updated through approvals and pre start. The outcome is a clean compliance record and a project that moves as planned.
FAQs About Renewable Energy Projects
Allow two to eight weeks for typical approvals once inputs are ready, with longer durations if seasonal surveys or public comment are required. We sequence studies and drafting so the environmental review lands before procurement and early works.
Most wind and solar sites need flora and fauna surveys, habitat mapping, and targeted work for species of concern. We match methods to risk so results are defensible and useful for design and approvals.
We align study timing with program milestones and present concise, regulator ready evidence. Early scoping reduces rework and keeps environmental compliance for renewable projects aligned with procurement and construction.
Yes. We design offset pathways with clear actions, monitoring, and reporting to satisfy conditions. This integrates with rehabilitation to avoid duplication and to simplify field delivery.
We brief crews, deliver fauna pre clearance where required, and implement erosion and sediment controls with daily logs and photos. Records are consistent and audit ready so supervisors can make safe, compliant decisions.
Provide site mapping, a description of works, any previous studies, and your program dates. We close data gaps quickly and issue a proposal with inclusions, milestones, and timeframes so work can begin.
A Direct Approach to Approvals
We believe in a straightforward approach to every project. No jargon, no fluff, just practical, expert solutions designed to get you from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.