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Griffin Coal (background) has been propped up by government subsidies. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr.

Government 2 days ago

Collie heading rapidly to one coal mine

ANALYSIS: Premier Roger Cook may have released his 'Plan for the Collie Basin' today but the industry itself is moving at a much faster pace than the government.

Energy 02 Sep 2026

Synergy fined $1.2m over battery bungle

The Economic Regulation Authority has fined state-owned Synergy $1.2 million, after it found a software error inflated wholesale power prices from the Kwinana big battery.

Jamie Cullen said today's update was a major milestone. Photo: Michael O'Brien

Energy 01 Sep 2026

Frontier Energy locks in contracts

Frontier Energy plans to commence site works for its $310 million Waroona solar farm this month while the state government has awarded grants to boost local supply of renewables equipment.

Energy 31 Aug 2026

Hancock hub to take Strike’s West Erregulla gas

Hancock Prospecting and Strike Energy have settled on a path forward for their West Erregulla gas field, to be processed through the former's $850 million Belisama facility.

Evolution’s Mungari mine has grappled with power outages in recent months. Photo: Evolution Mining

Energy 26 Aug 2026

Momentum needed to further transition

The emergence of gas-fired generation and a step-change for renewable projects are major developments in the state's energy transition.

Exclusive 20 Aug 2026

APA puts call out to hyperscalers

Energy giant APA Group is positioning its WA landholdings as prime real estate for power-hungry hyperscale data centres, pitching microgrid solutions backed by renewables and gas-fired firming to ease mounting pressure on local networks.

Energy 19 Aug 2026

Wyatt deals with suggestion he 'sold out'

Woodside, Rio Tinto, Crown and West Coast Eagles board member Ben Wyatt has told a business audience how he deals with accusations he had “sold out” his Aboriginal heritage by joining corporate Australia.

Defence Economy 14 Aug 2026

Training for a nuclear workforce

Parabellum International has expanded into defence industries with an eye to building nuclear-capable professional emergency response teams.

Energy 14 Aug 2026

ECU flags hydrogen breakthrough in Pilbara iron

WA iron deposits could soon power a clean energy breakthrough, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

Most WA data centre proposals would use renewable energy. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Energy 07 Aug 2026

Lib invokes constitution in power play

A Commonwealth mandate to power data centres with renewable energy has sparked debate about the nation's constitution.

Energy 31 Jul 2026

Landsborough gets Western Power top job nod

Gair Landsborough has been appointed permanent chief executive of Western Power, replacing Sam Barbaro after a near six-month stint acting in the role.

Continual Renewables' proposed New Rise ANZ refinery

Exclusive 29 Jul 2026

Kwinana biorefinery strikes offtake deal

A $465-million, 175-million-litre biorefinery earmarked for Perth's south has struck an offtake deal for nearly three quarters of production.

The North West shelf mostly produces LNG, not crude oil. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Energy 28 Jul 2026

OPINION: Karratha refinery an odd choice

OPINION: WA is already one of the world's largest growers of fuel feedstock, but we do not use it. That is where state and federal funding should be directed.

Energy 28 Jul 2026

New high for WA energy prices

WA's average real-time wholesale electricity price climbed 30 per cent last quarter compared with the same quarter in 2025, to a record high driven by a reliance on gas.

Energy 22 Jul 2026

JERA secures $25m carbon credit stake

Japan's biggest power generator has invested $25 million in one of Australia's largest carbon credit funds – around 10 per cent of the fund's overall capital target.

Energy 22 Jul 2026

Narrogin wind farm under construction

Synergy has agreed to buy all the energy from Neoen's Narrogin wind farm, in move which has paved the way for construction to begin on the massive renewable project.

Energy 20 Jul 2026

Lilleyman, Norwell join Zenith Energy board

Zenith Energy has added significant experience to its board, as continues to ride a wave of renewable energy-based momentum.

Frontier Energy is about to start building a solar farm in Waroona.

Energy 17 Jul 2026

Solar farm attracts Japanese, French funds

Frontier Energy has gained commitments for up to $280 million toward the first stage of its renewable energy project south of Perth.

Energy 17 Jul 2026

Delayed WA energy plan rebranded

The state opposition has accused the government of trying to bury its delayed Whole of System Plan for the energy grid, after the initiative's name was quietly changed.

Fortescue's Dino Otranto described the Mining Act as archaic. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Energy 17 Jul 2026

Mining Act’s energy shift ‘a formality’

Fortescue is confident a legislative fix to allow it to sell green power to non-mining industries is on the cards as the miner shops its potential to global data centre players.

Energy 16 Jul 2026

Miners lead renewables power push

Stalled efforts to supply energy into the local grid highlight the changing relationship between miners and the power they need.

Energy 15 Jul 2026

GenusPlus wins $55m Rio contract

GenusPlus Group will deliver a 220kV upgrade to Rio Tinto's Millstream substation after being awarded a $55 million master construction contract.

Energy 10 Jul 2026

Alinta lines up Chevron gas supply

Alinta Energy has struck its second domestic gas supply deal in a week, agreeing to buy 46 petajoules from Chevron over five years from 2027 as it plots a Cataby power station.

Energy 08 Jul 2026

Alinta signs Scarborough gas deal

Alinta Energy has struck an agreement to buy 30 petajoules of gas from a Japanese consortium that owns a stake in Woodside's Scarborough project.

A render of the Three Springs Giga project. Image: TBB via Shire of Three Springs document

Energy 07 Jul 2026

Green light for $1b battery, farm

An assessment panel has approved a $1 billion solar farm and battery system to be built in the state's Mid West.

Energy 03 Jul 2026

Perth Airport partners with AGL for 4.5MW solar farm

AGL has been appointed to design and install a 4.5-megawatt solar farm at Perth Airport, as part of the airport's push to achieve net zero by 2032.

Energy 02 Jul 2026

Parkeston support in Kal power plan

The state government could use privately-owned Parkeston power plant near Kalgoorlie to support the city's grid, three years after knocking back a bid by its owners to do just that.

A battery energy storage system is proposed for a lot in Hopeland. Image: TBB Planning via DAP document

Energy 01 Jul 2026

Green light for $300m battery

A $300 million battery storage system to deliver energy to the South West is one step closer to construction after receiving a panel's approval.

Energy 30 Jun 2026

Fortescue opens sparkies training centre

Fortescue has opened a purpose-built training centre to deliver a TAFE-certified electrical apprenticeship program and build the skilled workforce it needs for its Pilbara decarbonisation plans.

Stage one of AREH has been revealed. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Energy 25 Jun 2026

AREH to start as 1GW hub

One of Australia's largest planned renewable energy projects will begin life as a 1-gigawatt wind and solar farm feeding power to a future Port Hedland hydrogen site.

Dino Otranto says there is plenty of prospect green energy demand in the Pilbara. Photo: Matt Jelonek

Exclusive 25 Jun 2026

Otranto pitches energy to Pilbara miners

Fortescue has ramped up its pitch to sign fellow miners on to its power grid as the race heats up for green energy proponents to make deals with the region's industrial giants.

Energy 24 Jun 2026

Battery recycling plant opens

Scrap metal dealer Paul Owens has opened a new $12 million recycling plant focused on traditional lead-acid batteries in Perth's southern suburbs.

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