Supporting the energy and resources sector in Australia
Our role is to help you stay safe, operate reliably, plan strategically and boost your productivity.
We can help you through our services, research and partnerships, with expertise in:
- weather and climate
- marine and water
- space weather.
Weather drives energy demand, fuels renewable generation and influences the network
Energy and renewables
Australia's energy system is changing. It is becoming more dependent on, and vulnerable to the weather. Our services support operational activities, such as:
- planning
- risk management
- incident management
- efficient market participation.
We're also developing solutions to meet sector-wide challenges. These include energy resilience, security, reliability, sustainability and affordability.
We deliver products and services to a broad range of customers, and partner with:
- the Australian Energy Market Operator
- Powerlink Queensland
- Hydro Tasmania.
Together, we're delivering solutions to meet sector-wide challenges across the energy system.
Mining
Mining operations are exposed to weather and climate risks. This includes:
- severe weather
- temperature sensitivities
- dust management
- tropical cyclones
- flooding and rainfall.
From exploration to construction, production and decommissioning, our products can support your business.
Offshore oil and gas
Our world-leading tropical cyclone and maritime forecasts can inform your decisions. Plan and run your operations smoothly, safely and with minimum downtime.
Operate with greater certainty – from surveying and drilling to construction, production and maintenance.
Our work supports safety and productivity in both offshore and onshore operations
Services for energy and resources sector
Weather and marine forecasting
Our tailored products and services help your decision-making and strategic planning in everyday and high-impact weather. These include:
- advisory services
- tropical cyclone forecasts, 7-day and 4-week outlooks
- forecasts, including for maritime routes, squalls, inversions, wind and wave risk
- site-specific forecasts (onshore, offshore and logistics)
- satellite-based gridded solar observations
- tailored briefings by teleconference and in person
- forecast and observations data feeds and geospatial information.
Climate information
Understanding the past and anticipating the future are key to:
- planning your operations
- understanding risks to your assets and networks.
With tailored briefings, outlooks and research, we can help you know what to expect in seasons and decades ahead.
Research
We link you with the Bureau's world-class research and enable its transition into operational and customer use. We can also bring together organisations to help solve sector-wide challenges.
Training
We offer specialist training in meteorology and climatology. It is designed to increase your ability to make decisions that are affected by weather, climate and water. We tailor our programs to your sector and adapt them to meet your specific needs.