Energy

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.

BP has formally walked away from its lead stake in a $55 billion green hydrogen project in the Pilbara, in a third major blow for the nascent sector this week.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue is walking from its two most advanced green hydrogen projects at a cost of $227 million in write-downs while reporting bumper iron ore results.

A trio of contractors have picked up $342 million worth of work from the state government in the largest electricity transmission infrastructure investment in a decade.

Perth-based company Vulcan Energy's grant applications, totalling about $186 million, to fund its lithium project have been approved.

Woodside Energy's revenue fell last quarter despite an output uptick, as it pushed ahead with negotiations over its North West Shelf extension and left a proposed US hydrogen project.

A dispute relating to the $160 million Cunderdin solar farm has been halted permanently, after the state's highest court had concerns the claim could lead to an abuse of its processes.

New South Wales-based ACE Power has lodged a $212 million plan to build a battery system, in the state's Peel region, to the peak planning body in Western Australia.

Perth company Magellan Power is looking for external investors to help fund an expansion of its business, including the construction of a new headquarters and manufacturing facility.

Synergy has been slapped with a compliance notice after the state-owned gas and electricity provider reported overcharging almost $2.3 million to thousands of customers.

Innovation is only part of the story as the north-west pivots from diesel dependence to renewable energy.

Premier Roger Cook has doubled down on exiting coal-fired power by 2030 while calling out cynicism over the target and misinformation on the LNG industry.