APEM Group expands global presence with first Australian office

As Australia’s offshore wind sector looks to deliver the Australian government’s ambitious targets for renewable energy to help meet the country’s climate change commitments, establishing an office in Melbourne builds on APEM Group’s work on the feasibility stage of the ‘Star of the South’, Australia’s first offshore windfarm development².

With six priority areas identified for offshore wind development in Australia, a large amount of new data on seabirds and other marine wildlife will be required to gain consent.

Bringing over 30 years of experience in ornithology and marine mammal surveys globally, APEM Group offer high quality scientific analysis for marine wildlife surveys to the offshore wind sector. Our surveys are used by regulators, Government agencies and global renewable energy developers for seabird monitoring and ornithological impact assessments for offshore wind projects³.

These surveys are the preferred option for collecting data across Europe and the US in the marine environment, with our use of LiDAR to detect bird flight height cited as best practice by offshore wind regulators in other regions⁴. These methods have been tailored to collect the most scientifically robust digital aerial stills data for use in offshore wind assessments, reducing uncertainty, adding confidence and allowing for a more efficient process to reduce the likelihood of delays in the permitting process.

Read more about APEM Group supporting Australia’s first steps into offshore wind energy, and get in touch with our Melbourne office here.