Energy

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storage tank at its Karratha Gas Plant which appears to be severely damaged did not collapse and is simply being ‘withdrawn from service'.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

The state government will give NRW Holdings subsidiary RCR Advanced Technologies $2 million to support its goal of building wind energy components locally.

The prime minister has hit back at hecklers during a sometimes tense discussion about renewable energy in the regions, while announcing more funds for farmers.

The latest round of a federal energy investment scheme designed to derisk private projects is expected to stimulate as much as $4 billion of renewables investment in WA.

A gas-fired plant in the Pilbara will get a $150 million upgrade to power Northern Star's $1.3 billion Hemi gold project and back the rollout of renewable energy

Contractor GenusPlus has reported a record annual profit and flagged further strong growth in the current financial year after winning more work on energy projects.

Hesperia has cleared a planning hurdle to its renewable energy project in Collie after a panel approved the $500 million plan.

OPINION: Recent decisions by some big names in resources seem to have confirmed that hydrogen is not yet a commercially viable energy source.

A Perth startup backed by Woodside has unveiled a hydrogen technology pilot plant in Kwinana, aimed to aid project economics for developers amid the deflated green hydrogen dream.

Property developer Hesperia's $500 million battery storage and solar farm project in Collie, scheduled to be decided next week, has been recommended for approval.

Mr Barnes will chair Western Power from December, just six months after he was tapped for the energy corporation's deputy chairmanship.

The scrapping of four major hydrogen projects with links to WA late last month sent shockwaves through a flailing sector, but work is ongoing.

The Economic Regulation Authority has issued Tronox a penalty after an investigation unearthed almost $12 million worth of incorrect energy payments.

Ground has broken for construction of Western Australia's latest big battery in Merredin, a $220-million project which could improve power reliability in the state's east.

With more than $25 billion of renewable energy projects proposed, the Wheatbelt has a vital new role to play.

Competition for land between miners and renewable energy companies in Australia's resources engine rooms is stifling the nation's productivity, according to new research.

Corinthian Energy Resources is out to raise $18 million and kickstart a zero-burn waste-to-energy project in the Philippines.

Strike Energy says WA's gas market is set to tighten, despite facing soft pricing conditions over the June quarter.

A tanker likely carrying Russian crude oil processed and blended in India is offloading its cargo to BP's refinery south of Perth.

Its report coincided with the WA government laying out more details on its planned energy transition and Western Power issuing grid connection offers to battery storage projects.

An independent review of Synergy will put the state-owned gas and electricity provider's retail billing practices and complaints management systems under a microscope.