Energy

ANALYSIS: There's no doubt that petrol supplies are causing angst as the war in the Middle East has closed the Strait of Hormuz, but this scenario has played out previously; in high prices, at least.

AGL Energy has formally committed to building a $490 million expansion of its gas-fired Kwinana power operation to supply the state's main electricity grid.

Regional utility provider Horizon Power has flagged a plan to build a wind, solar and battery facility near Carnarvon.

The operator of Darwin's $40 billion Ichthys LNG plant wants to secure long-term gas supply amid the Gulf crisis.

WA's energy minister has urged the renewable energy sector to raise its voice against a tide of misinformation at an industry forum in Perth.

The government contracts will provide a big boost to renewable power in the South West but there is debate over how much the projects will help to replace coal-fired power.

Delays in the development of third-party partner facilities have led Woodside Energy to push back blue ammonia production targets at its Beaumont project in Texas.

Corporate pressure and communication can impact community trust in renewable energy, according to two of the sector's regional proponents.

Loans of up to $15 million will be made available by the state government to businesses wanting to decarbonise.

As clean energy projects gather speed in the South West, local industry has been jumping on board.

Fortescue has broken ground on what will become Western Australia's largest solar farm at its Solomon mining hub in the Pilbara.

Santos will spend $357 million upgrading its Cooper Basin infrastructure, targeting lower production costs from a single, electric-driven facility.

The state opposition has accused the government of backtracking on its coal power phase out target, following comments by the energy minister to ABC Perth this morning.

A bid to triple the size of a $66 million hydrogen facility proposed for the Shire of Coorow has been unanimously approved by the Regional Development Assessment Panel.

Perdaman has turned sod on its 30-megawatt Helios solar farm project near Karratha, designed to supply renewable energy to its US$4.5 billion Ceres urea plant.

A development assessment panel has approved Tonic Group's $160 million proposal to build a solar farm and battery storage in the state's South West.

Urea plant developer Perdaman has acquired business energy supplier Amanda Energy Solutions to expand its foray into the energy sector.

Fortescue's largest proposed Pilbara renewable energy project has been submitted to the state's environmental watchdog for approval.

Moonies Hill New Energy has cleared a planning hurdle to build a controversial wind farm project in Kojonup, estimated to cost $750 million.

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation has launched an expression of interest process for customers wanting to buy renewable energy or access its planned transmission network in the Pilbara.

Macallum made its ASX debut on Wednesday morning, valued at $28 million.

Former long-serving Pacific Energy boss Jamie Cullen been appointed executive chairman of renewables aspirant Frontier Energy.

Western Power chief executive Sam Barbaro will leave the organisation after four years in the role, by mutual agreement with the board.

The chair of the Economic Regulation Authority says signs are encouraging for the state's energy market, despite a proposed hike in benchmark reserve capacity prices.

The proponents of the proposed $100 billion Western Green Energy Hub have called in Chinese and South Korean firms, as they explore the gargantuan project's feasibility.

A Perdaman-backed solar farm looks set to become the foundation tenant of a traditional owner-backed green energy park near Karratha.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has handed InterContinental Energy $21 million to support its $55 billion Pilbara hydrogen hub, following the exit of BP last year.

A solar farm proposed alongside the Forrest Highway south of Perth has been waived through by federal regulators.

The average price of a battery energy storage project in Western Australia could rise a further 36 per cent, according to draft figures from the Economic Regulation Authority.

Energy minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has defended subsidies for Griffin Coal, after the state hit a renewable energy record in the wholesale market.

OPINION: A renewables-driven sovereign wealth fund could fuel regional revitalisation.

ANALYSIS: To understand today's backflip on coal subsidies, its instructive to look at a recent damning review of the government agency driving energy policy in WA.