Gingerah Energy Hub: Enabling renewable‑ powered hyperscale AI infrastructure
Project facts
- Client
- Gingerah Energy
- Location
- Kimberley region, Western Australia
- Date
- 2025 to present
- Challenge
- Assessing the feasibility of an off‑grid, gigawatt‑scale data centre, including site selection and the technical, environmental and cultural conditions it must meet.
- Solution
- A full technical feasibility study, defining site selection and spatial zoning, gigawatt‑scale data‑centre specifications, renewable‑energy system design and risk‑mitigation pathways.
The impact
Gingerah Energy is developing the land and renewable‑power precinct that enables AI providers to grow and decarbonise their infrastructure, with a strategic position connecting Australia to Southeast Asia. Project Meridien eliminates data‑centre grid reliance by supplying reliable clean energy with minimal water use, while driving local economic benefits and supporting long-term opportunities for nearby Indigenous communities.
The challenge
Gingerah Energy aims to harness the Kimberley region’s renewable energy resources to power a hyperscale, off-grid data centre. The project is developed in partnership with the Traditional Owners and balances technical, environmental and cultural considerations while establishing a secure, sustainable and scalable energy system.To assess early viability and advance the initiative into its next development stages, Gingerah Energy required a screening study and a full technical feasibility study to identify and select a suitable 275 km² site and to define the technical concepts and requirements for the grid-independent renewable power system supporting this gigawatt‑scale development
The solution
Haskoning mobilised its leading Energy Hub and data‑centre team, combining global project‑delivery experience with advanced energy‑modelling and optimisation expertise.
The team delivered the full technical feasibility study for Project Meridien, including:
- Site selection and spatial zoning of the 275 km² site for the data centre, renewable generation and power infrastructure.
- Defined the technical specifications for an AI-ready gigawatt-scale data centre designed to minimise environmental and social impact.
- System sizing and optimisation for a reliable, cost-competitive renewable energy hub.
- Established key risk-mitigation pathways and developed the integrated implementation plan for project delivery.
We are pleased to work with the Haskoning team, whose diverse technical expertise and people-focused culture make collaboration both effective and enjoyable. Their rigorous and well-considered work has given us confidence in the robustness of the feasibility study and in the technical foundations being established for Project Meridien in partnership with the Traditional Owners.
