Western Australia’s landscape is blessed with many renewable energy resources, particularly wind and solar power. To access these resources, the Western Australian government established Powering WA, which coordinates the delivery of electricity infrastructure. One of its main tasks is to support the development of planning regimes. Consequently, renewable energy developers in Western Australia can rely on government support in their efforts to transform Australia’s energy landscape. But what are the largest renewable energy developers in Western Australia? Based on their installed capacity, development pipeline and general activity, our renewables.digital research team has identified Collgar Renewables, Flotation Energy and Pacific Energy as the three largest renewable energy developers in Western Australia. Here we introduce them and their business activity.
1. Wind With Purpose (Perth)
Founded in 2019, the Perth-based company offers a wide range of renewable energy services. It mainly focuses on developing wind energy projects in Western Australia. Since 2019, the company has developed a project pipeline totalling 5 GW of wind energy projects. Its most prestigious projects are the Kwinana Wind Zone, consisting of onshore and offshore wind parks, and the Southern Scarp Wind project, comprising five wind farms with a capacity of 2.5 GW.
2. Green Wind Renewables (Perth)
Green Wind Renewables is the developer behind the Ambrosia, Grevillea, Wandoo, Banksia and Mahogany wind farms. Through these projects, the Perth-based company is helping to shape Western Australia’s clean energy future. In 2023, Green Wind Renewables entered into a partnership agreement with Macquarie Asset Management to develop a portfolio of large-scale wind farm projects in Western Australia, with a combined capacity of up to 2.4 GW. In collaboration with Aula Energy, Green Wind Renewables is expanding into other Australian states and New Zealand.
3. Pacific Energy (Perth)
Pacific Energy provides end-to-end hybrid and renewable power solutions, including solar, stand-alone power systems, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Its portfolio includes a total of 923 MW of contracted capacity, spanning 22 renewable energy sites, 3 hydrogen projects, and 115 stand-alone power systems across Western Australia.
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