Plans for a big solar farm and battery in the South West have fallen through after the targeted customer, gold miner Newmont, extended its long-term coal power supply.
Fortescue is laying the groundwork for a major green iron plant in the Pilbara backed by hydrogen to be produced by as much as 6 gigawatts of renewable energy.
A Beijing-based green steel specialist has warned Australia's hopeful iron ore processors they need a reality check as they wade into a costly and competitive sector.
The half-owner of the Bluewaters coal power station is pursuing the development of a major wind farm in WA's South West in partnership with local outfit Wind with Purpose.
Backers of two Mid West iron processing projects hope to tap into more than 25 billion tonnes of magnetite discovered in the region to feed a growing global appetite for green steel.
The federal government has backed the development of four big batteries in regional WA, adding to the multi-billion-dollar investment in battery storage already underway in the state.
