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Energy, Industry and Resources

We help our clients maximise assets, improve efficiencies and translate the latest process technologies into workable designs - whatever the field or the scale of their operations. Our extensive experience spans traditional power generation technologies, through to emerging renewable technologies and associated systems. We provide a full range of specialist services to owners, operators and lenders including feasibility studies, advisory services on permitting, financial, technical, environmental issues, to engineering design and project & construction management consulting.

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Projects

Insights

April 2019

Do hydrogen buses have a role in an electric future?

Blog
Mobility , Technology

April 2019

How can energy from waste give old coal power stations a new lease of life?

United Kingdom
Blog
Society , Technology

March 2019

An Innovative Approach to Air Quality Management

Canada
Blog
Society , Technology

January 2019 | 11 minutes

Is Bifacial PV Technology at a Tipping Point?

Technical Paper
Technology

November 2018 | 7 minutes

Top 10 Cities in Power Generation and Distribution

Feature
Society , Resilience

December 2017

Energy storage: Opening the door to increased renewable energy supply

United Kingdom
Feature
Resilience

March 2017 | 4:30 minutes

New Method Improves Hydrogeologic Data at Copper Mine

United States
Feature
Technology

May 2016 | 3 minutes

Horizontal Gas Storage Wells Improve Operational Efficiency

United States
Feature
Technology

September 2015 | 6 minutes

Central Park: Sustainable, Liveable, Resilient, and Future Ready

Australia
Technical Paper
Society , Places

Electrification Empowers Tomorrow's Airports

Mobility , Technology

News

Wednesday, 19 June, 2019

WSP to Contribute Future Ready Thought Leadership to ICONHIC2019

ICONHIC2019 aims to bring together stakeholders from different disciplines—engineers, financers, insurers, and policy makers—to exchange experiences, ideas and perspectives on building future infrastructure resilience.
Friday, 14 June, 2019

In Conversation With Brad Allsopp

Australia’s resources sector is in a production boom phase with new records for coal, iron ore, gold, base metals and LNG having been set in 2018.
Vineyard Wind
Tuesday, 19 June, 2018

WSP and Wood Thilsted to Design Offshore Wind Foundations for Vineyard Wind

WSP USA and Wood Thilsted have been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of foundations for Vineyard Wind’s offshore wind project off the Massachusetts coast.
Thursday, 31 May, 2018

Pioneering power generation technology moves a step closer

NET Power, a company developing a revolutionary emission-free natural gas power generation technology, has taken a leap forward with successful combustor first-fire at its 50MWth demonstration plant in Texas, USA. This major breakthrough was made possible in part thanks to the support of UK engineering consultancy WSP, who has been working on the green technology since 2013 from concept design through to commissioning support for its client NET Power.

 
Designing transport solutions to support thriving societies.
Tuesday, 1 May, 2018

The Systems Approach to Solving Complex Problems

Designing transport solutions that support thriving societies in increasingly constrained urban environments is a complex task.