The state’s peak planning body has retrospectively approved the first stage of a $400 million wind farm constructed on 3,600 hectares of land near Kojonup.
Inpex senior vice president corporate Bill Townsend has opened up on how WA lost its bid to host the $60 billion Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant during a Business News event.
Australian oil and gas plays Woodside Energy and Santos must act swiftly as the global market for LNG declines, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
BP’s $1 billion Kwinana biorefinery has received ministerial approval at the recommendation of the Environmental Protection Authority, subject to a target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
An Indigenous-backed clean energy project targeting offtake deals with the Pilbara’s major resources firms has gained a crucial land-use deal to progress the $1 billion first stage.
Government utility Western Power has defended large forecast hikes to discontinued tariffs still applied to some business customers, as it continues moves to reform its product offering.
WA’s government-owned ports and offshore project expertise place it in the box seat to build an offshore wind industry, but consultation will have to improve.
Constraints which blocked Karratha residents and businesses from connecting residential solar to the North West Interconnect System grid have been removed, Horizon Power has revealed.
A state government-supported green hydrogen plant mooted for the outskirts of Northam has been knocked back over concerns it would not produce green hydrogen.
A proposal to permanently expand the operating hours of the Kemerton gas power plant has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority, as the state seeks to firm its energy future.
Zinc bromine and sodium sulphur batteries will be tested at microgrids in regional Western Australia, as Horizon Power looks to beat the impacts of heat on its remote storage solutions.
A Fortescue Energy plan to erect 10 wind turbines under the flight path into the eastern Wheatbelt town of Southern Cross has been knocked back by state planners.
Western Power will contract emergency power support from third parties in the Goldfields, as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the disruption caused by severe outages in January.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has asked for almost $100 million to be added to its budgetary allowance, funded by market participants, as it grapples energy transition expenses.
A proposed $3.2 billion solar and hydro project led by Kimberley traditional owners has attracted Federal support to test the waters for what would be one of the world’s largest renewable energy projects.
The $1.6 billion Collie battery, that is expected to be one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in the world, is one step closer towards a 2025 completion.
