A development assessment panel was unable to decide on a $120 million Northam energy plant over concerns on risks and hazards from hydrogen production.
The Australian Energy Market Operator will seek further emergency support for Western Australia’s main power grid, as it looks to address projected risks to supply in the state.
Chevron’s proposed US$60 billion (A$94 billion) acquisition of producer Hess Corporation has been hailed as the acceleration of a new era of global oil megamergers.
The state government’s EV charging network has hit the Pilbara, with the first of six EV fast chargers planned for the region launched at Karratha this morning.
Independent assessment of Water Corporation’s $283 million plan for a wind farm near Kojonup has flagged staffing competition among state-owned utilities as a potential development risk.
Rio Tinto and Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation are aiming to approve their first solar farm next year as the first step in building multiple projects in the Pilbara.
Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill says the Federal Court’s decision to overturn seismic testing approvals at Scarborough will not impact first production from the protested development.
New Fortescue Metals chief Dino Otranto is resolute the miner will meet aggressive decarbonisation targets by 2030, as a fledgling green energy hub starts to take shape.
Infinite Green Energy’s $120 million proposal to build a hydrogen plant and expanded solar farm could be hindered after its solar plans were recommended to be excluded.
Fortescue Metals Group has signed a deal to buy 337.5 megawatts of solar energy from listed company Genex Power to power a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia project in Brisbane.
A Cockburn Central power line business that has been operating for more than 30 years has been snapped up by New South Wales-based resources services provider RSGx.
State-owned energy retailer Synergy has recorded a before tax loss of $732.6 million last financial year, attributed to contracts where expenses exceed economic benefit.
Horizon Power has boosted its fuel storage in the North West to better cope with wet season inundation in the wake of this year’s Fitzroy River floods.
A development body has approved a $19 million solar facility that is expected to power Iluka Resources’ Cataby mining operations for the entire life of the mine.
The state government has awarded more than $1 billion worth of contracts to two international firms tasked with delivering battery energy storage at Kwinana and Collie.
