RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WA
Environmental Support for Renewable Energy Projects
With extensive regional knowledge and renewable project experience SW Environmental is well positioned to support your wind and solar projects in Western Australia. Our team understands the regions unique environmental challenges, approval pathways, survey windows, and delivery risks from site selection to commissioning of major projects.
RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WA
Environmental Support for Renewable Energy Projects
With extensive regional knowledge and renewable project experience SW Environmental is well positioned to support your wind and solar projects in Western Australia. Our team understands the regions unique environmental challenges, approval pathways, survey windows, and delivery risks from site selection to commissioning of major projects.
WIND FARM EIA SOUTH WEST WA
Managing Project and Environmental Risk for Renewable Projects
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. We also have close working relationships with larger environmental consulting teams that can assist if required.
SOLAR PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
Core Services for Renewable Energy Projects
We support renewable energy proponents through approvals, referrals, impact assessment, and ecological surveys, including targeted methods for threatened flora and fauna. During construction, we provide fauna pre-clearance surveys, construction environmental management support, and on-ground compliance services.
Our team also prepares revegetation plans, environmental offset strategies, and monitoring programs. All documentation is prepared for direct use by supervisors and auditors in the field.
What Our Clients Say
Customer service and quality assurance is underpinned by our ISO9001 compliant integrated management system.
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
South West 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 throughout Western Australia and New South Wales. Examples include site selection and risk assessments, route option studies, EPBC referrals, clearing permits, baseline ecological surveys and management plans. Results include fewer requests for information, faster approvals, and documents that stand up at audit and in day-to-day operations.
West Arthur Wind Farm
Lacour Energy -
Renewable Energy
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 can’t match.
Local Expertise
Locally recognised expertise with over 100 years of combined experience in the region and over 1000 projects delivered.
Species Strength
South West 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 South West 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. Our strong local knowledge, combined with regional presence and efficient delivery, allows us to produce clear, defensible documentation aligned with regulatory expectations without unnecessary delay or cost. We integrate with developers, construction contractors, owners’ and 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
To get started, share your site details, layout, and program. We will provide an initial risk review, outline a recommended approvals pathway, and issue a detailed scope and fee proposal. We then schedule surveys and submissions to align with grid connection and construction milestones, and keep you informed through approvals and pre-start requirements.
This approach supports compliant delivery and helps projects progress in line with planned programs.
FAQs About Renewable Energy Projects
Most renewable project sites require general flora and fauna surveys, habitat mapping, and targeted surveys for species of concern (commonly black cockatoos, other birds and bats). 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 site teams, undertake fauna pre-clearance where required, daily inspections, logs, and photographic records. Documentation is consistent and audit-ready, allowing supervisors to make informed, compliant decisions on site.
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.
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, providing expert solutions designed to get you from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.