The Goldfields is an obvious place to build a wind farm, according to Energy Minister Reece Whitby, as he begins the task of finding out how the state’s largest outback town was left without power for days.
Opposition leader Shane Love says the state government’s inaction on regional power risk has left thousands vulnerable, as fallout from this week’s storm damage continues.
The giant Japanese trading house will join Macquarie Group as a shareholder in UON, despite the Wangara energy company losing a court battle over its intellectual property.
Woodside reinvested more than $20 million into Western Australian communities in 2023 as the company ramped up efforts to combat vocal criticism of its multibillion dollar gas projects.
Woodside Energy has called for taxpayer-funded development support to extend to gas power projects, in a submission to the federal government’s Future Gas Strategy.
Premier Roger Cook has left the door ajar for the export ambitions of gas developers in the Perth Basin, committing to look at the state’s domestic policy settings over the next six months.
Western Australia’s second state-owned battery storage system is expected to be up and running by late October, with early work on a third to start in a matter of weeks.
Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding deal with SK E&S to explore the development of a “lower carbon” hydrogen value chain between Australia and South Korea.
Woodside Energy says it is evaluating guidance offered by the US government that could affect the clean energy tax cut eligibility of its proposed H2OK hydrogen project in Oklahoma.
The operator of an accommodation village has applied for a $19 million expansion of its facility in anticipation of the $2 billion worth of projects proposed for Collie.
A decision by Woodside Energy not to renew its partnership with Fringe World organiser Artrage has been claimed as a win by an arts organisation pushing for a “fossil fuel free” festival season.
Strike Energy has secured a sales agreement with Alinta Energy as it ramps up marketing activities for production from its Walyering gas field in the Perth Basin.
BP’s Kwinana biorefinery has been recommended for approval by the EPA, but the project will be watched closely to ensure it meets emissions reductions goals.
The list of renewable hydrogen projects eligible for a share of $2 billion worth of Commonwealth funding has been whittled down to six, with two Western Australian projects making the cut.
Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA’s next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.
Western Australia faces gas shortage over the next decade unless major new supplies are developed, with shortages more extreme from 2031 after the government shuts its coal-fired power stations.
The state government is spending nearly $500,000 evaluating the establishment of a German innovation institute in WA to accelerate the take-up of clean energy and support decarbonization.
WA's immediate decarbonisation efforts will prioritise the electricity grid, identifying it as a key to unlocking emissions reduction opportunities in more challenging sections of the economy.
