Energy

The shift from coal to renewables is accelerating power-station closures worldwide. Each closure is a complex undertaking that demands rigorous planning across decommissioning, decontamination, deconstruction and remediation to ready the site for its next chapter.

Liberty Industrial has the expertise and track record to navigate this lifecycle with precision. Over 15 years, we’ve delivered 11 large-scale energy projects, deconstructing and removing ageing assets while meeting strict safety, environmental and schedule requirements. In Australia, our portfolio includes landmark decommissioning works at Munmorah, Swanbank and Wallerawang power stations—evidence of our capability to manage high-risk interfaces and return sites to productive use.

We are Liberty Industrial

Closure Capabilities

Liberty Industrial has a comprehensive range of integrated capabilities, utilising in-house expertise and world-class fleet of plant and equipment to offer an end-to-end service that focuses on operational efficiency, risk reduction and sustainable outcomes.  

  • Consulting services such as cost liability provisioning studies and early contractor involvement (ECI).  
  • Decommissioning and de-energising all infrastructure located within the power plant, including process plants and infrastructure, power station boiler houses and chimney stacks, mineral processing infrastructure, communication towers and more.   
  • Demolition and dismantling services.  
  • Decontamination and hazardous material removal.  
  • Industrial cleaning.  
  • Recycling and resource recovery.  
  • Site remediation and rehabilitation to prepare the area for future use.  
  • 3D modelling and simulation to predict and de-risk the project process while ensuring a safe workspace. 

Innovation in Demolition

Strategically designed demolition methodologies ensure we can manage the risks associated with complex demolition events. Liberty Industrial has extensive experience with a broad range of demolition methods. These methods include:  

  • High reach.
  • Mechanical.
  • Induced collapse.
  • Explosive.
  • Cut & Pull.
  • Cut & Lift.

Explosive Demolition

Liberty Industrial are a leading explosive demolition contractor with a proven track record demolishing large-scale, heavy industrial structures including power station boiler structures and the Omega Tower, the tallest structure to be demolished in the Southern Hemisphere, standing at 432 meters tall.   

Our strategically designed demolition methodologies are designed and vetted by our highly qualified and vastly experienced explosives and structural engineers, who work closely with licensed shot firers, project managers and key stakeholders to carefully engineer and precisely execute the safe demolition of these structures. These include:  

  • Risk management workshops. 
  • Explosive management plans. 
  • Blast day plans. 
  • Detailed engineering analysis and third-party review including 3D modelling. 
  • Detailed pre-weakening work method statements. 
  • Estimates on expected ground vibration & air blast overpressure. 
  • Blast day environmental monitoring plans. 
  • Stakeholder management plans. 
  • Liasing with regulators for required approvals. 
  • Proprietary ASI modelling software for blast preparation planning. 

Safety

Safety is integral to every project, and proactively reducing risk is central in our commitment to develop world-class standards. At Liberty Industrial, we employ innovative risk reduction methodologies, supported by a proven track record of excellence in safety. Our approach includes: 

  • Award-winning HSEQ teams, recognised for industry-leading performance and standards. 
  • Development of robust risk mitigation and critical control strategies, involving detailed workshops with clients and team members to identify and manage risks before commencing work.  
  • A State-of-the-art fleet of high reach equipment, reducing the need for induced collapse and explosive demolition where possible. 
  • Robust training development programs, including the in-house development of the most advanced oxy cutting training package in Australia and the integration of Volvo 5.0 simulation technology, which mimics highly realistic machine operations in complex demolition, civil and remediation environments. 
  • Use of Applied Science (ASI) software for precise blowdowns, including digital asset modelling and predictive 3D failure mode analysis to minimise risk and ensure safe explosive demolition. 
  • The latest HAZMAT protective gear as guided by certified Occupational Hygienists. 
  • Strategic methodologies to reduce personnel on the work-front and ground works. 

Sustainabiltiy

Energy assets—power stations, substations, ash dams, fuel systems and grid infrastructure—sit at the heart of regional communities and ecosystems. Our role is to retire these facilities responsibly and return land to productive future use. Guided by our sustainability framework, we embed circular economy principles, robust environmental governance and community value into every phase—from planning through to remediation and rehabilitation. On major energy projects we routinely achieve 95–98% material recovery, diverting the vast majority of recovered materials from landfill and accelerating low-impact site transitions.

Our sustainability pillars

  • Governance & compliance: Project-specific Environmental Management Plans, permit tracking, independent audits and ISO-aligned systems to meet or exceed regulatory requirements across air, water, noise and waste.

  • Circularity & material recovery: Early materials characterisation, decontamination and segregation to maximise reuse, resale and recycling of structural steel, non-ferrous metals, cables, transformers and balance-of-plant components.

  • Hazardous materials management: Safe identification and removal of asbestos, lead-based coatings, PCBs and hydrocarbon residues to licensed treatment/disposal pathways.
  • Biodiversity & heritage: Timing works to avoid sensitive periods, exclusion zones, fauna relocation protocols and early engagement with Traditional Owners to protect cultural heritage values.

  • Community & local value: Transparent reporting, local procurement and workforce participation to support a just transition for host communities.

Responsive Remediation

Liberty Industrial provides innovative, sustainable and cost-effective remediation solutions addressing land, groundwater and marine environmental impacts. We deliver a comprehensive, sustainable and innovative approach to remediate contaminated sites to treat or remove contaminated material for safe processing, including:   

  • Management and removal of NORM, mercury, LSA, PFAS, asbestos and other hazardous materials.   
  • Contaminated land remediation.   
  • Site rehabilitation.   
  • Groundwater & wastewater treatment through Liberty Industrial’s in-house water treatment plants.  
  • Industrial cleaning of contaminated structures prior to demolition.   
  • Emergency response.  

Our Commitment to the Circular Economy and Environmental Stewardship

Due to the remote nature of many mining sites, it’s common that these sites are located on or near natural heritage sites. The responsibility of returning a site as close to near natural state is one we take with great care. We adopt a resourceful and innovative approach to prioritising responsible and sustainable waste management and best in class remediation and rehabilitation standards. Our commitment to exemplary environmental compliance and stewardship drives us to maximise recycling and minimise landfill on every project. As a result, we regularly achieve impressive recycling rates of 95-98%. 

 This includes: 

  • Analysis for waste recycling opportunities and planning.
  • Scrap metal processing and recycling.
  • Optimisation of scrap value rebates through direct shipping and export.
  • Precious metal segregation and salvage.
  • On-site crushing for reuse.
  • Reuse of recycled materials for engineered remediation solutions or rehabilitation.
  • Precious mineral segregation and salvage.
  • Remediation including bioremediation and hazardous material removal.
  • Rehabilitation.
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Munmorah Power Station Demolition and Removal

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Wallerawang Power Station Demolition

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Port Kembla Gas Terminal Demolition and Remediation

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