Power and Energy

Our work will help the trust reduce its carbon emissions by supporting decision-making on changes to equipment, buildings and infrastructure.

Various public and private utilities have been proposing high-voltage transmission improvements, including the regional system provider in the US Pacific Northwest, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

Pumped hydro energy storage is an alternative to large-scale batteries, with the advantage of providing long-duration storage.

WSP has been working with Eaton for more than 20 years and has maintained a long and successful relationship providing environmental, health and safety (EHS) services worldwide.

In a rapidly growing city, such as Melbourne, in-fill development of former industrial sites offers economic benefits to site owners and to local communities by enabling new uses. However, many of these sites are contaminated and require remediation.

WSP was engaged to assist with two regulatory compliance requirements associated with legacy contamination issues at The Orica site on Kooragang Island, which has been in operation since 1969.

With three billion new consumers expected to enter the global market by 2030, demanding goods and services, the linear model of our industrial economy (take, make, waste) is not sustainable. The notion of a circular economy — where resources, waste and emissions are minimized by closing or narrowing energy and material usage loops — is gaining momentum in many sectors including manufacturing, oil & gas, and energy.

WSP worked with a group of stakeholders to develop the Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration Pilot Program on the Parker Range in northern British Columbia.

Bruce Power asked WSP to help him separate the local warming effects of plant operations from the variable natural factors throughout the lake that affect water temperature.

WSP’s proprietary software program, FracMan® is being used to shed light on the impacts of the oil and gas industry’s activities in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma.

A team of WSP researchers is helping unlock the geothermal puzzle.

Companies in the energy sector often face difficulties and delays when seeking permitting approval for the construction of large infrastructure with potential to affect the environment.