Energy

The point about energy, old or new, is that the state has it, and the world wants it.

Procurement work for Woodside Petroleum's Pluto LNG Train 2 has started, ahead of a final investment decision within weeks, as the company posted a 19 per cent lift in sales.

NHOA Australia has won a $155 million contract to install a battery in Kwinana for Synergy, the state government has confirmed.

Aquaculture businesses and local universities have chipped in for a $3.4 million wave technology project by Carnegie Clean Energy.

Sun Cable has hired a suite of global companies including PwC, Bechtel and SMEC to deliver a $30 billion solar project designed to supply renewable energy to Australia and Singapore.

A collaboration between Woodside Petroleum and Bill Gates-backed Heliogen to build an AI solar energy system has progressed to the procurement stage.

Superior Lake Resources intends to undertake an $8 million capital raising after outlining plans to acquire a company developing a 105 megawatt solar farm in Collie.

The state opposition has lashed Mark McGowan for his response to Andrew Forrest's comments about WA "dithering" on green hydrogen, after he said he would not hand over billions of dollars simply to attract industry.

State-owned Horizon Power has contracted two businesses in the West Kimberley to install rooftop solar panels as part of a $5.2 million project at Derby Hospital.

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.