With seven new galleries, a 1,000 square metre special exhibitions gallery, and dynamic and activated public spaces, the New Museum for WA is set to become a landmark building for the state of Western Australia. A redevelopment of the existing WA Museum, the project included the design and construction of a new building that integrates with the existing heritage buildings, heritage restoration works to the Old Gaol, Jubilee, Beaufort and Hackett Hall buildings, a Central Energy Plant (CEP) servicing the Perth Cultural Centre, expected to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions by around 30% in the year after the New Museum is operational.

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With the ultimate goal of unlocking SA Water’s potential to neutralise energy costs, Enerven was contracted to deliver a world-first program that included the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of 242GWh (gigawatt hours) of solar PV and 34MWh (megawatt hours) of energy storage across 33 sites in metropolitan and regional South Australia.

This involves the associated connection to transmission and distribution networks.