WA Renewable Energy Industrial Precinct Evaluation

Overview

Bivios supported WA+, a not-for-profit organisation driving the SuperchargeWA initiative, in exploring the potential for a Renewable Energy Industrial Precinct (REIP) in Western Australia’s Mid-West region. The aim: demonstrate how concentrated clean energy infrastructure and industrial activity, when co-located, can reduce emissions, lower costs, and accelerate economic development.

At a time when governments and investors are seeking scalable models for clean industry zones, this project provided one of the most rigorous assessments to date — built on real stakeholder input, techno-economic modelling, and deep sector experience.

Project Scope

• Client: WA+ (SuperchargeWA Initiative)

• Study Area: Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area (SIA), Mid-West WA

• Objective: Evaluate the emissions and economic performance of a potential REIP

• Sectors modelled:

  • Green hydrogen

  • Green iron

  • Ammonia

  • Critical minerals

  • Industrial heating

  • Electricity-intensive manufacturing

  • Port and logistics integration

The Bivios Solution

Bivios provided both strategic and technical leadership in shaping the study.

Key activities included:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Conducted structured workshops and one-on-one meetings with key representatives from industry, government, and the local community to define the value chains most relevant to the Oakajee precinct.

• Model Development: Built a techno-economic model of the proposed REIP, including renewable energy supply, infrastructure buildout, industrial load, and grid interaction.

• Scenario Testing: Evaluated emissions and economic outcomes of 7 co-located value chains across different configurations, supply chain assumptions, and infrastructure timelines.

Value Delivered

• Delivered quantifiable evidence to inform government and investor decision-making

• Created a flexible modelling tool that can support future REIP planning and policy

• Highlighted the competitive advantage of industrial co-location for decarbonisation

• Strengthened the investment case for infrastructure buildout in Oakajee and beyond

• Enabled WA+ to serve as a convener of cross-sector dialogue on clean industrial strategy

Strategic Significance

Australia’s pathway to net zero requires not only clean power — but also the smart deployment of that power into industrial ecosystems that create jobs, exports, and new supply chains. This project shows how Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts can serve as scalable blueprints for that transition.

Through rigorous modelling and real stakeholder collaboration, Bivios helped WA+ demonstrate what’s possible when energy, industry, and infrastructure are planned together.