Our Projects
Recent Projects
Pearce Geotech has carried out a range of successful past projects with civil contractors, road authorities, mining companies, local councils, private enterprises and more. We have obtained material testing contracts with VicRoads and several wind farms in Victoria and South Australia.
Past Projects
Moorabool Wind Farm: 2021
Client: Ace Contractors Group Pty Ltd
The Moorabool Wind Farm has 107 wind turbines and is located southeast of Ballarat, Victoria. The turbines will produce up to 1,000,000 MWh of electricity annually, powering the equivalent of 200,000 Victorian homes per year which is 9% of Victorian homes. Pearce Geotech Pty Ltd conducted over 4500 tests and deployed eight technicians to this project.
Kaban Windfarm: 2021
Client: MPC Kinetic
Kaban Green Power Hub in far north Queensland is a wind farm with 28 turbines, a new substation, battery storage, access tracks and cabling. The wind turbines and battery storage system will be connected via the site’s substation to the National Electricity Market through an existing 275-kilovolt overhead transmission line operated by Powerlink Queensland. Pearce Geotech have conducted construction materials and concrete testing for this project.
Victorian Big Battery Project: 2021
Client: D Form Civil and Symal Infrastructure
The Victorian ‘Big Battery’ project at Moorabool Terminal Station is located near Geelong Victoria.The project will install Australia’s largest lithium-ion battery to modernise the state’s electricity grid, support new renewable energy capacity and improve the reliability of power supply. Pearce Geotech have conducted construction materials and concrete testing for this project.
Western Program Alliance Werribee Street: 2021
Client: McConnell Dowell
The removal of the Werribee Street crossings in Werribee was announced in May 2017 as a joint contract between McConnell Dowell, Arup and Mott McDonald. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Chisholm Road Prison: 2021
Client: Symal
The Chisholm Road Prison is a 1,248-bed maximum security prison with eight prisoner communities – each with two 78 bed accommodation units. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Cherry Creek Youth Justice Project: 2021
Client: Symal
The Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre is located to the west of Werribee, in the vicinity of Cherry Creek. The redevelopment includes upgrades and improvements to existing infrastructure with the goal of ensuring the safety of the staff and wider community. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
West Gellibrand Reservoir Upgrade: 2020 – 2021
Client: Civilex
West Gellibrand Reservoir is located in south Victoria and received embankment & spillway upgrades in 2021. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Boorcan Rail Loop Project: 2021
Client: Grampians Excavations (Symal)
The Boorcan Rail Loop located in Victoria required a new access track on the north side of the existing rail line to allow vehicles and machinery to enter and exit the rail corridor for construction. The track will also be used for future maintenance. Pearce Geotech conducted earthworks to prepare foundations for the access track upgrades to drainage.
Works will take place along the rail line between Boorcan Road and Oswells Road and will include: earthworks to prepare foundations for the access track upgrades to drainage.
Berrybank Stage 2 Wind Farm Project: 2021
Client: Bielby Holdings
The wind farms located within the Corangamite and Golden Plains Shire Councils west of Geelong, Victoria, will provide 107 MW of power into the grid. This is enough to power 82,000 homes. The project consists of 26 turbine foundations, 26 crane hardstands, public road upgrades and 20km of internal access road. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Murra Warra Ii Wind Farm: 2021
Client: Dundrum Civil
The Murra Warra Wind Farm is located on the plains of north-western Victoria and is one of Australia’s largest wind farms. Stage two of this project will consist of 38 GE cypress class turbines, each with a hub height of 141 m (463 ft), a rotor diameter of 158 m (518 ft) and a nameplate capacity of 5.5MW totaling a maximum capacity of 209 MW. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Berrybank 1 Wind Farm: 2020
Client: MPC Kinetic
The Berrybank 1 Wind Farm site is located in south-western Victoria within the Victorian district known as the Western Plains. The project comprises 43 Wind Turbines (Phase 1). Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Lal Lal Wind Farm: 2019
Client: Zenviron
Lal Lal Wind Farm is a 60 turbine development located on two sections of farmland in the Moorabool Shire: The Yendon Section and the Elaine Section, both southeast of Ballarat, Victoria. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
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Moorabool Wind Farm North/South: 2019
Client: ACE Civil
The Moorabool Wind Farm consists of 107 wind turbines and is located southeast of Ballarat, Victoria. The project will produce up to 321MW/approximately 1,000,000 MWh of electricity annually. This is enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 200,000 homes every year, representing 9% of Victorian homes. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Cherry Tree Wind Farm: 2019
Client: Zenviron
Cherry Tree Wind Farm is a 16 turbine wind farm located southeast of Seymour, Victoria. The 157.6 MW farm was constructed by Infigen Energy and began grid commissioning in May 2020 to become fully commissioned in June 2020 and has operated continuously since then. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Dundonnell Wind Farm: 2019
Client: Zenviron
Dundonnell Wind Farm is one of the largest in Australia and is located in Dundonnell, Victoria. Construction began in January 2019 and was completed in 2020, with 80 Vestas wind turbines each and a capacity to generate 336 MW of electricity. Developed by Tilt Renewables, 37% of its output supplies the government of Victoria and 50% supplies Snowy Hydro.
The drive trains and hubs were assembled at the former Ford Australia site in Geelong. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm: 2018
Client: Civilex/WBHO
Mt Gellibrand wind farm is located in southwest Victoria. It has a configuration of 44 x Nordex ACCIONA Wind power AW125/3000. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
Crowlands Wind Farm: 2018
Client: MPC Kinetic
The Crowlands Wind Farm is located in west Victoria and consists of 39 turbines that will produce clean energy equivalent to the yearly needs of around 50,000 Victorian homes. The turbines are Senvion MM92 wind turbine generators rated 2.05 MW with a maximum hub height of 100 m and maximum blade tip height of 146.5 m. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
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Bald Hills Windfarm: 2015
Client: Hazell Bros Group
The Bald Hills Wind Farm is located in South Gippsland, Victoria and has 52 turbines of 2.05 MW capacity each, giving it a total capacity of 106.6 MW.The farm produces 335,100 MWh of electricity per year. Pearce Geotech conducted construction materials and testing for this project.
