Frontier Energy has appointed former Western Power chief executive Guy Chalkley as its non-executive chair, following an appointment of Mark McGowan that was ultimately never ratified.
Perth company WestGen has dropped its plan for a solar farm near Byford and instead is aiming to build a 40-megawatt battery energy storage system on the same site.
A pair of high-profile outgoing WA Labor MPs have revealed plans to venture into the world of strategic advisory, forming a climate-focused firm alongside a former PwC partner.
Perth property developers continue to grapple with Western Power connection delays, while the utility insists work is underway to clear backlogs and improve timelines.
Contractors at BP’s now mothballed Kwinana biofuels facility have remained tight-lipped on the impact of the oil and gas giant’s decision which cost 200 jobs.
Collie will host one of Australia’s largest Tesla remanufacturing facilities after reaching an agreement with the WA government as part of the town's transition from coal to renewables.
Italian company Enel Green Power and Japanese gas giant Inpex have bought a $1 billion portfolio of wind and solar farms across Australia, including WA’s largest wind project.
Premier Roger Cook still expects BP to deliver on its $600 million Kwinana biofuels refinery plan, after yesterday’s announcement that the project would be “rephased”.
BP has shelved its $600 million renewable fuel hub at Kwinana, in a move it says was taken to improve capital efficiency and align with government policies.
Infinite Green Energy has revived its Northam hydrogen plant proposal, submitting the $120 million application in a different planning pathway after it was rejected.
Strike Energy has not ruled out asset divestment as part of a strategic review of its operations, while its new management prepares to meet joint venture partner Hancock Prospecting today.
WA Labor says it will spend $150 million on a vanadium battery to support the at-times fragile Kalgoorlie power network, if it retains government at the March state election.
Western Power will get a $20.8 million cash injection from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as part of its major push to integrate household generation into the state’s grid.
Two senior figures have revealed departures from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Tattarang in recent weeks, but the organisation says both will remain part of its business interests.
Stuart Nicholls will resign as chief executive and managing director of John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy, with directors Jill Hoffmann and Nev Power stepping in.
Premier Roger Cook has backed industry to meet its social obligations, while weaving around questions on the adequacy of a $10,000 fine handed down to Santos over a 2022 oil spill.
A nuclear energy advocacy group backed by entrepreneur Dick Smith will bring 2023 Miss America winner Grace Stanke to Perth this month, in a bid to win public support.
Hazer Group, the cleantech spinout of research from the University of Western Australia, has been granted a patent by the Japanese Patent Office for a novel process of producing hydrogen.
Woodside Energy has submitted a carbon capture plan covering its proposed Browse joint venture project to federal regulators, with the hope of addressing emissions from the gas field.
Synergy’s contracts with the world’s largest battery maker CATL will not be impacted by a shock move from the United States Department of Defense to blacklist the Chinese company overnight.
The United States’ largest oil company claims Andrew Forrest damaged its reputation through his charity’s campaign against plastic polymers and Fortescue’s efforts to reduce fossil fuel use.
Belmont-based GenusPlus Group has landed an initial $42 million head contractor role for stage one work on TasNetworks’ $950 million northern Tasmanian grid upgrade.
A bid by RATCH Australia to significantly expand the operating hours at the Worley-operated Kemerton gas peaking power plant has been approved by Environment Minister Reece Whitby.
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.
Flooding has closed Western Power’s Wellington Street office indefinitely, displacing workers as the utility prepares for a peak period across the state’s main electricity grid.
The state government has poured in more funding towards Collie’s transition from coal-powered to green energy, as workers reportedly received bonuses over the upcoming station closures.
