Energy

Resources companies are working together to hasten development of lower-emission vehicles and equipment.

WA mining magnate Andrew Forrest has slammed the state government for “dithering” on green hydrogen, days after unveiling plans to build a $1 billion green hydrogen hub in Queensland.

Rio Tinto is considering the use of sustainable technology in its steelmaking process, joining the likes of Fortescue and BHP in tackling the iron ore sector’s emissions challenge.

Fortescue Future Industries is set to play a major role in NSW's $80 billion hydrogen strategy.

WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has won a $25 million contract with APA Group to deliver a new gas compressor station within the Goldfields Gas Pipeline in the Pilbara.

Fortescue Future Industries will conduct a feasibility study on ammonia production in Brisbane, its second major deal in two days after announcing a hydrogen manufacturing hub in Gladstone.

AMTE Power and InfraNomics are planning a 200,000 micro cell battery production line in Kwinana.

West Perth-based Nomadic Energy has commissioned a 3.3-megawatt of solar farm at Northern Star Resources’ Carosue Dam mine in the Goldfields.

Fortescue’s green hydrogen arm has bought a 60 per cent stake in Netherlands-based High yield Energy Technologies Group (HyET).

GenusPlus Group has won a $50 million contract to install a 200 megawatt hour battery, understood to be in Kwinana.

There’s plenty of hope for hydrogen, but the sector needs to avoid playing into hype.

A survey of government backbenchers found 12 support the 2050 net-zero emissions target being pushed by the prime minister and his treasurer.

The state’s main power grid will likely face operational security issues by 2024, later than previously expected.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has declared it is in Australia's interest to back global climate targets as he makes the economic case for a 2050 net zero emissions goal.

Energy provider AGL has defeated climate activists' attempts to more quickly part with its coal-fired power, including an 18-year-old challenger for a board role.

Local IT services firm Empired has won a managed services contract worth at least $9 million from state-owned Horizon Power.

Political debate about coal power is boiling but economics and engineering will have a substantial impact.

Power generator TransAlta hopes to expand its renewable energy presence in Australia.

The Pilbara is one of seven sites nationally identified as a prospective hydrogen hub, but not the Mid West.

WA is ideally placed to secure reliable renewable energy from offshore wind farms.

State government payments to electricity producer Synergy are nearly four times higher than expected just two years ago, with $395 million planned this financial year.

The East Rockingham Waste to Energy project has won a public tender to process residual waste from the Western Metropolitan Regional Council.

The state’s peak environmental body will review the impact of Alinta Energy’s $200 million plan to expand Port Hedland Power Station.

Cleantech business Hazer Group and marine technology manufacturer VEEM have raised a combined $13 million from share placements to fund research and development initiatives.

BP will assess the feasibility of hydrogen production at Kwinana, while the state government has promised a further $62 million for hydrogen projects.

The federal government has hit back at a senior United Nations official's call for Australia to accept coal's days are numbered.

It’s unlikely the debate over climate change will lead to an honest debate about nuclear energy in Australia.

Laws to allow offshore wind and other clean energy technologies to be built and operated have been introduced to parliament.

Billionaire Andrew Forrest says there are scams in offsetting carbon emissions and has defended Fortescue Metals Group for not doing so.

Monadelphous’s partly owned subsidiary, Zenviron, has secured work on the Rye Park wind farm in regional NSW.

Some aspects of the push for greener energy are having unintended consequences.

Carbon capture and storage is one of several technologies we’ll need to adopt to meet our emissions targets.