Two energy plants built to convert municipal and commercial waste into electricity to power homes are on the cusp of being operational, following lengthy delays.
A proposed doubling of a cap applied to energy prices has been met with calls for change by industry players, in a series of submissions to the Economic Regulation Authority.
The Economic Regulation Authority is hopeful a new Western Power process introduced this week will clear a backlog of large customer connections to the utility’s network.
Engineering consultant GHD has won a contract to carry out preliminary engineering on a shared-use power transmission network designed to support the Pilbara’s decarbonisation.
Money invested under the Federal Government’s flagship $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia plan will have to show a benefit to local communities and workers, under a new bill introduced to parliament today.
Rio Tinto and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation are in advanced discussions for a green energy plant to help meet the mining giant’s decarbonisation needs.
A proposal by Gina Rinehart-backed Senex Energy to develop and run as many as 151 new coal seam gas wells in Queensland was ticked off by the federal government this week.
Synergy has revealed it breached its licence almost 100 times between February last year and April 2024, by failing to properly handle contact details for 68 customers using life support equipment.
Strike Energy has unveiled a plan to build and operate a gas power plant in a bid to support the state’s main electricity grid, tapping its gas reserves at South Erregulla in the Perth Basin.
Strike Energy has refinanced and secured additional funding to support its Perth Basin gas acceleration strategy, agreeing to terms on a $153 million Macquarie Bank funding package.
Woodside Energy’s Perth-based head of new energy initiatives, Shaun Gregory, will step into an advisory role after a C-suite shake up at the LNG producer.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has substantially eased immediate forecasts of a looming shortfall in the state’s major electricity grid but warned of the need for continued investment in capacity.
A pastoral station just north of Kalbarri could be home to Australia’s first giga-scale hydrogen development after its backers introduced major changes.
Synergy’s 142-megawatt King Rocks windfarm near Hyden will be delivered at a cost above $500 million, around $200 million higher than a price tag placed on the project in 2022.
The global investor that owns construction giant Multiplex, major CBD office towers and WA’s freight rail network is set to own the state’s largest grid-scale battery.
The Western Australia Liberal Party has poured cold water on the federal coalition's plan for nuclear power in the state, while backing coal to keep the lights on.
Households and businesses could provide half the nation’s energy by 2050, according to an EY report, provided energy markets are restructured to support consumer participation.
Liberal Party of WA leader Libby Mettam says her position on nuclear has not changed, despite suggestions by federal opposition leader Peter Dutton that a site like Collie could one day host a nuclear power plant.
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher wants government to let the free market drive decarbonisation, claiming an agenda against fossil fuels will not facilitate an effective transition.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has claimed a new CSIRO report on the cost of building future electricity generation, released today, has “torpedoed Dutton’s nuclear fantasy”.
Yara Pilbara has conceded its vision for an ammonia plant fueled by green hydrogen is years away, as it explores options for carbon capture alongside Woodside Energy and Santos.
The cost of building a large-scale nuclear power plant in Australia would be at least $8.5 billion, according to the CSIRO and the energy market operator.
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has hit out at the Greens for their role in delaying approvals consultation reform which would deliver clarity to the oil and gas industry.
WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby has challenged a room of gas industry delegates to avoid going the way of “the dinosaurs and Kodak” while warning against climate “lip service”.
The state’s energy market regulator has pushed back on a request for almost $100 million in additional funds from energy market participants to run the state’s wholesale electricity market.
