Nature Advisory is one of the most experienced wind farm ecological assessment consultancies in Australia, with over 20 years’ experience on more than 60 projects in the wind energy industry nationally.
We provide sound advice during the feasibility, design, planning, assessment, construction and operational stages of wind energy facilities. We have a strong track record of assisting projects to meet the biodiversity information requirements of environmental regulators at all three levels of government throughout Australia. Many Australian wind farm developers have benefited from our early input and strong follow through.
We have accumulated a comprehensive understanding of how decision-makers and regulators address key ecological issues at wind farms and can provide strategic advice on how to address these in a way that responds to their expectations and requirements.
We have teams based in Victoria, NSW and Queensland and have conducted assessments in all Australian states.
We have advised the NSW government on the amendment of the NSW Biodiversity Assessment Method for assessing wind farm impacts on birds and bats.
Our wind energy services can contribute to:
- Site selection and project design
- Surveys and analysis of environmental constraints
- Assessments and planning advice on minimising risk
- Construction and post-approval assessments to ensure compliance is delivered and to avoid delays
- Implementation of bird and bat management plans to meet all regulatory requirements
We have provided input to a number of publications on standards and guidelines for the industry over many years:
- Best Practice Guidelines for Implementation of Wind Energy Projects in Australia (AusWEIA, 2002)
- Wind Farms and Birds: Interim Standards for Risk Assessments (2005)
- Interim Guidelines for the Assessment, Avoidance, Mitigation and Offsetting of Potential Wind Farm Impacts on the Victorian Brolga Population (DSE 2011)
Our services in the wind energy sector
