Woodside Energy has called for taxpayer-funded development support to extend to gas power projects, in a submission to the federal government’s Future Gas Strategy.
Premier Roger Cook has left the door ajar for the export ambitions of gas developers in the Perth Basin, committing to look at the state’s domestic policy settings over the next six months.
Western Australia’s second state-owned battery storage system is expected to be up and running by late October, with early work on a third to start in a matter of weeks.
Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding deal with SK E&S to explore the development of a “lower carbon” hydrogen value chain between Australia and South Korea.
Woodside Energy says it is evaluating guidance offered by the US government that could affect the clean energy tax cut eligibility of its proposed H2OK hydrogen project in Oklahoma.
The operator of an accommodation village has applied for a $19 million expansion of its facility in anticipation of the $2 billion worth of projects proposed for Collie.
A decision by Woodside Energy not to renew its partnership with Fringe World organiser Artrage has been claimed as a win by an arts organisation pushing for a “fossil fuel free” festival season.
Strike Energy has secured a sales agreement with Alinta Energy as it ramps up marketing activities for production from its Walyering gas field in the Perth Basin.
BP’s Kwinana biorefinery has been recommended for approval by the EPA, but the project will be watched closely to ensure it meets emissions reductions goals.
The list of renewable hydrogen projects eligible for a share of $2 billion worth of Commonwealth funding has been whittled down to six, with two Western Australian projects making the cut.
Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA’s next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.
Western Australia faces gas shortage over the next decade unless major new supplies are developed, with shortages more extreme from 2031 after the government shuts its coal-fired power stations.
The state government is spending nearly $500,000 evaluating the establishment of a German innovation institute in WA to accelerate the take-up of clean energy and support decarbonization.
WA's immediate decarbonisation efforts will prioritise the electricity grid, identifying it as a key to unlocking emissions reduction opportunities in more challenging sections of the economy.
Woodside is one step closer to developing a solar farm, valued at up to $300 million, to supply energy to the Burrup Peninsula and its Pluto LNG plant.
Roger Cook says the funding will deliver certainty, but critics say its an admission of failure and rubber stamps the closure of Griffin Coal and Bluewaters power station in 2026.
Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.
North Metropolitan TAFE students will have hands-on experience and training in renewable energy infrastructure after the campus signed an agreement with Horizon Power.
The taxpayer-funded financial lifeline propping up the insolvent Griffin Coal Mining Company over the past year is closing in on $40 million, according to state government figures.
Fortescue Future Industries’ South and Southeast Asia president Allard Nooy has joined the migration of senior staffers departing the company in recent months.
Reactive domestic gas policy changes by the state government present a threat to stable supply in Western Australia, according to Strike Energy chair John Poynton.
Fortescue Metals Group has pressed ‘go’ on two mid-scale hydrogen developments and a small trial project in WA but surprisingly is not proceeding with the Gibson Island project in Queensland.
Australia's biggest emitter AGL has avoided a second strike on remuneration after accelerating plans to shut coal power plants and build more renewable assets.
The federal government has tipped $70 million into bp’s proposed Kwinana green hydrogen hub as the development enters the front-end engineering and design phase.
A $575 million investment in WA’s major electricity grid is designed to facilitate energy opportunities in a state “up to its guts” in the energy transition, according to Premier Roger Cook.
