Energy

OPINION: M&A activity suggests there's plenty of investor interest in WA's renewable energy sector.

Enel X's role as a commercial-scale energy asset aggregator will help keep the lights on in the South West Interconnected System again this summer.

Woodside Energy has struck a deal with a Japanese consortium which could lead it to supply liquid hydrogen produced at Rockingham into the Asian market.

The trial date for Fortescue's legal action against its former staff over claims of stolen data could be pushed to 2027, a Federal Court judge says.

NeoEn is set to build a wind farm in Narrogin, with the construction cost expected to go up to $650 million, after a planning committee's green light.

Evolving generation methods and growing energy demand in remote locations have boosted a handful of WA businesses.

A team of renewable newcomers are behind a $190 million plan to build a solar farm by the Forrest Highway which would feed power to industrial projects and the state's first EV servo.

Evie Networks' debt deal is a sign that Australia's fast charging stations are gaining investment momentum.

The backer of WA's biggest active biorefinery plan wants to see the federal government's $1.1 billion biofuels fund used to stimulate domestic demand for low carbon fuels.

The annual reports for WA's state-owned utilities reveal where they're spending big as the grid overhaul accelerates.

Synergy has swung into the red with a $779 million loss after wiping the value of its coal-fired assets to zero and reporting a cost blowout in its decommissioning estimates.

Synergy has appointed former WA Minister Sue Ellery to its board as non-executive director, adding to recent appointments at the power provider.

The state opposition has labelled the state's energy transition is a “flop”, after the contentious Bluewaters coal-fired power station was assigned reserve capacity for 2027-28.

OPINION: WA's opposition energy spokesperson Steve Thomas gives his perspective on recent WA energy system progress.

Woodside Energy's plans to sequester tonnes of carbon emitted by its proposed Browse project below the ocean has been put out for public comment by the state's environmental watchdog.

The state government will back a bid by privately owned Turbine Solutions to become a foundational service provider in wind energy, with a $450,000 cash injection.

Biofuel project backers have lauded a large federal government investment into domestic processing capacity as foundational for the nascent sector.

Woodside Energy has collected endorsements from United States politicians praising its US$17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project and aligning it with President Donald Trump's energy agenda.

A $700 million renewable energy project has cleared a planning hurdle, set to be global player Trina Solar's second Western Australian asset.

Long-serving Pacific Energy chief executive Jamie Cullen will step down after a decade-long stint, shortly after the business secured $1 billion worth of growth capital.

A multibillion-dollar ammonia project has gained rights to a parcel of land at the constrained Port of Dampier to store and load its product.

A state tribunal has quashed another western suburbs council's decision over proposed charges for ratepayers to contribute to $24 million worth of power projects.

The environmental watchdog has backed AGL Energy's bid to triple its gas-fired Kwinana Swift Power Station output, recommending it be approved subject to conditions.

Fortescue Zero chief executive Ellie Coates has stepped down from her role leading the miner's green technology development division from the United Kingdom due to family reasons.

BHP claims the benefits of $300 million solar farm and a battery system in the Pilbara will be realised through a larger renewables plan, amid outcry over the project's scrapping.

The federal government's green bank has warned Pilbara industry heavyweights against a go-it-alone approach to transmission infrastructure, citing $30 billion in savings from shared assets.

Woodside insists a condensate storage tank at its Karratha Gas Plant which appears to be severely damaged did not collapse and is simply being ‘withdrawn from service'.

Elsabe Muller's first year in charge of Alcoa of Australia has come as the miner embarks on a critical period in its local story.

Broome-founded remote power company GenOffGrid has secured a contract to design and build a microgrid renewable energy project in the remote town of Blackstone.

The Economic Regulation Authority has accused Alinta of charging for electricity at prices beyond the state's market rules, alleging a $66 million market impact over nine months.

Consultation has opened on a $700 million deal between Australia and Germany to buy local hydrogen and sell it into Europe, in a bid to boost the fledgling energy industry from 2026.

WA's planned exit from coal power comes with many challenges and significant costs.