Councils in WA's grain belt want the state to impose bigger setbacks and stronger end-of-life rules on wind farm proponents and let locals decide how to use community funds.
A plan to build a 490-megawatt wind farm in the Mid West has been put before federal regulators, as its developers push to begin producing energy by 2028.
An expansion of WA's renewable energy sector is proceeding after a lull in activity, with contracts awarded for an expansion of one wind farm and construction of a second, new wind farm.
The company behind one of the state's biggest wind farms has been given a second chance to pursue a damages claim, after a ruling effectively killing the lawsuit was overturned.
Collgar Wind Farm has lost a last ditch attempt to claim damages over works that were allegedly faulty, after the court refused to correct an error that led it to it sue the wrong entity.
The difficulty of building large scale hydrogen export projects has been brought into sharp focus after a multi-billion dollar Pilbara proposal was knocked back on environmental grounds.
A plan to install 15 gigawatts of solar and wind generation capacity in the Pilbara to export electricity to Indonesia has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Perth-based contractor Decmil has won its sixth major contract for the year after securing two packages of works for Adani Mining's Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Queensland.
Alinta Energy has given the green light to the $400 million Yandin wind farm development north of Perth, with the company saying it will dial down production from its gas portfolio to make room for the new capacity.
