Energy

The state government has walked back on its plan to end subsidies for Griffin Coal by the middle of 2026, committing to an extension which could put its energy system goals at risk.

New ACCC powers will be put to the test for the first time, as the watchdog defers Ampol's acquisition of EG Australia and its over 500 fuel sites to a phase two merger review.

ATCO Australia has announced it will walk away from its management of the Albany gas network, opting to decommission the ageing pipeline rather than upgrade it.

A proposal by Northern Star Resources for its Kalgoorlie thermal power station to supply energy into the state's main electricity grid has been met with government pushback.

Fortescue has started building the Pilbara's first wind farm, and the first of its own turbines among 5 gigawatts of green energy plants it has mooted for the region.

Japan's largest power generator has agreed to buy extra LNG cargoes from Woodside during the Asian nation's winter months over the next five years.

Alinta has had a minor win in court, in its protest of Fortescue's plan to build a wind farm near the energy retailer's own renewable power project.

WA's hydrogen export sector will receive a major technical boost via a new Kwinana-based research system designed by NASA hall-of-fame scientists.

Oil and gas giant BP has offered a glimmer of hope to its WA renewable projects portfolio one year after cutting investment in the global green energy transition.

A 644-megawatt solar farm which would go a long way to decarbonising Fortescue's Pilbara mines has been greenlit by the federal government.

Synergy's $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm near Eneabba will not be subject to state environmental review, clearing another hurdle ahead of project development.

Another $9 million is being offered to WA companies and organisations developing clean energy technology.

Industrial operators on the outer fringes of WA's main power network are weighing up their options as competition for electricity rages.

Tilt Renewables has pulled the investment trigger on its 108-megawatt Waddi wind farm in the Wheatbelt, hailing the call as a drought breaker for wind energy nationally.

Singaporean firm Sembcorp has struck a deal to acquire private energy retailer Alinta from its current owner, in a deal worth $6.5 billion.

A group of indigenous corporations in the state's far north has secured a deal with a Chinese state-owned engineering firm to progress their large ammonia project.

Shares in Glenn Corrie-led Hazer Group rose by 22 per cent on Friday morning, following news it had signed a binding agreement with M Resources.

New South Wales-based ACE Power's plan for a $212 million battery energy storage system in the state's Peel region has been given the green light.

Industrial services company EnerMech has struck a deal for chemical cleaning services with Bechtel at Woodside's Pluto train two project near Karratha.

National energy infrastructure company APA Group has unveiled plans to build a large renewable energy project in the Pilbara after signing a land use deal.

A Pilbara traditional owner body is pursuing plans to enable up to 5 gigawatts of renewable energy to be built at a new industrial precinct on its country.

Synergy is one step closer to build its $4.5 billion renewable energy project in the state's Mid West, after receiving an assessment panel's unanimous approval.

US investment giant Blackrock has acquired a major stake in BHP's Pilbara power assets via a $US2 billion infrastructure agreement.

Beach Energy has delivered first sales gas from its long-delayed Waitsia project after years of cost overruns and missed timelines.

The state's Environmental Protection Authority has waved through Synergy's plans for a 20-turbine wind farm near Augusta, despite significant public concern over the development.

The owner of the only privately-owned coal-fired power station in the state has been handed a $5 million fine by the Economic Regulation Authority for breaching market rules.

Japanese trading giant Itochu Corporation has joined a group of industry and government agencies working to establish an ammonia ship refueling hub in the Pilbara.

Western Power could wear more of the upfront transmission connection cost burden for major projects, under a proposed revamp designed to give greater investment certainty to industry.

Synergy's massive $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm east of Eneabba has been put out for public comment, following its referral this week to the Environmental Protection Authority.

Dalkeith property investor John Cranston's $100 million plan to build a battery energy storage facility in Bunbury has cleared a planning hurdle.

The federal government's green bank has tipped $35 million into WA startup Plico Energy to expand the rollout of its discounted loan scheme for its rooftop solar and home battery systems.

Zenith Energy is the proponent behind a massive renewable energy project which will fuel the decarbonisation of Northern Star Resources' Super Pit operations in the heart of Kalgoorlie.