Major global companies are walking away from opportunities to build offshore wind farms near Bunbury as the federal government extends the period for applications for a second time.
A pastoral station just north of Kalbarri could be home to Australia's first giga-scale hydrogen development after its backers introduced major changes.
The federal government has proposed a vast area 20 kilometres off the South West coast for wind farms, with at least four proponents already showing interest.
The Danish company hoping to build a giant wind farm in WA says renewable energy projects may be held back if developers need to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
Three international groups have declared their interest in building vast offshore wind farms between Perth and Bunbury after the federal government kicked off a regulatory review.
Korea's largest electricity utility has signed an early agreement with the backers of the Western Green Energy Hub, one of several giant renewable energy projects mooted for WA.
A Danish company is hoping to secure environmental approval for an ambitious offshore wind farm spanning the coast from Bunbury to Mandurah, among the largest proposed globally.
