Lightning Protection & Earthing Engineering for the Infrastructure That Can’t Afford to Fail
Specialist consulting for data centres, energy, critical infrastructure, and oil & gas — across New Zealand, Australia, ASEAN, and MENA
THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE
Your Facility’s Protection Is Either Adequate or It Isn’t. Do You Know Which?
Lightning strikes are unpredictable, but their consequences don’t have to be. The difference between a facility that rides out a lightning event and one that suffers catastrophic damage comes down to the quality of the engineering behind the protection system — the precision of the risk assessment, the rigour of the design, the coordination of the surge protection, and the integrity of the earthing.
For most facilities, that engineering was done once, by whoever was available, and hasn’t been revisited since. Standards have changed. Equipment has been added. SPDs have degraded. And nobody knows whether the system that was compliant on day one still protects what it needs to protect today.
That’s the problem Aetheric exists to solve.
THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE
Specialist Services Across the Full Protection Lifecycle
From understanding your risk to keeping your protection performing year after year:
Risk Assessment Studies
Quantitative lightning risk analysis using AI-powered Skytree Scientific platform and real-time lightning data.
Lightning Protection Systems
Integrated external protection, internal surge protection, and earthing — designed as one coordinated system.
Ground/Earthing Testing
Soil resistivity profiling, earth resistance measurement, and bonding verification with Megger DET2/3 and XGSLab analysis.
RSM Modelling
3D rolling sphere method analysis optimising air termination placement for complex facility geometries.
Site Audits
Independent third-party assessment of existing protection and earthing systems against current standards.
Design Services
Construction-ready documentation in AutoCAD and Revit for lightning protection, SPD coordination, and earthing systems.
Lightning Resiliency Planning
Enterprise strategy for government agencies and multi-facility organisations managing lightning risk at portfolio scale.
INDUSTRIES WE PROTECT
Built for the Sectors Where Protection Isn’t Optional
From understanding your risk to keeping your protection performing year after year:
Data Centres
Uptime-critical protection for the infrastructure the digital economy depends on. SPD coordination, equipotential bonding, and signal reference grid integrity.
Energy & Renewables
Wind turbine earthing, solar inverter protection, substation ground grids, and collection system bonding across generation, transmission, and storage assets.
Critical Infrastructure
Transportation, telecommunications, water, and government facilities where public safety and essential service continuity depend on reliable protection.
Oil & Gas
Offshore platforms, refineries, storage terminals, and pipeline infrastructure. Hazardous area compliance, cathodic protection integration, and explosion hazard management.
WHY AETHERIC
What Sets Us Apart
Plenty of engineering firms include lightning protection somewhere on their capability list. Here’s why the specialist matters:
Specialist Focus
Lightning protection and earthing engineering is all we do.
No generalist compromises. No lightning protection as an afterthought inside a broader electrical practice. Our entire team, toolset, and professional development investment is focused on this discipline.
Advanced Analytical Tools
Precision that manual methods can’t match.
Skytree Scientific for AI-powered risk assessment with real-time lightning data. XGSLab for electromagnetic modelling, earthing analysis, and protection system validation. Megger DET2/3 for precision field testing.
Multi-Jurisdictional Standards Expertise
One consultant. Every standard you need.
IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021, AS/NZS 3000, IEEE 80, NFPA 780, API RP 2003, and regional codes across New Zealand, Australia, ASEAN, and MENA. We know the standards landscape — and we know how it varies by jurisdiction.
Construction-Ready Deliverables
Documentation you can build from, not just file.
AutoCAD drawings with Revit, Navisworks, and BIM compatibility. Technical specifications contractors can price against. SPD coordination studies electricians can install from. The gap between analysis and implementation is where protection fails — our deliverables close it.
WHY AETHERIC
Resiliency as a Service
Stop treating lightning protection as a one-off project.
Most protection systems receive no specialist attention between the day they’re installed and the day something fails. Aetheric’s Resiliency as a Service (RaaS) provides ongoing protection management through a subscription model — scheduled testing, SPD monitoring, compliance verification, and proactive maintenance that keeps your systems performing year after year.
Three tiers — Essential, Professional, and Enterprise — scaled to your facility’s complexity and criticality.
WHERE WE WORK
Consulting Across Four Regions
Aetheric provides services across New Zealand, Australia, ASEAN, and MENA — each with its own lightning climate, standards landscape, and regulatory environment. We deliver consistent technical quality with locally compliant solutions, regardless of where your facility operates.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
From Risk to Resilience
Our services are designed to work together across the full protection lifecycle:
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Design
Protection system design and RSM modelling translate findings into construction-ready solutions.
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Verify
Earthing testing confirms the installed system meets design performance and standards requirements.
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Sustain
RaaS provides ongoing management, or resiliency planning sets the strategic framework for multi-facility organisations.
Trusted by Critical Infrastructure Operators
Let’s Protect What Matters Most
Whether you’re protecting a single data centre or managing lightning risk across a national infrastructure portfolio, Aetheric brings the specialist focus, analytical depth, and standards expertise your project demands.
