Fortescue has been granted $45 million from the federal government coffers to enable renewable energy players to test and deploy emerging cost-cutting technologies at its projects.
Trucking giant Centurion has launched its 30-vehicle fleet of renewable energy trucks, the largest off-grid battery electric project for transport logistics in Australia.
A joint venture comprising some of Australia's largest mining and energy giants will receive $19.8 million from the federal government to aid design of an electric iron smelter in Kwinana.
An ambitious green hydrogen project north of Kalbarri has become the first recipient of the federal government's Hydrogen Headstart Program, gaining backing of $814 million.
Fortescue's work to develop fast battery chargers for its Pilbara iron ore fleet will get a leg-up courtesy of a $10 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Zinc bromine and sodium sulphur batteries will be tested at microgrids in regional Western Australia, as Horizon Power looks to beat the impacts of heat on its remote storage solutions.
A proposed $3.2 billion solar and hydro project led by Kimberley traditional owners has attracted Federal support to test the waters for what would be one of the world's largest renewable energy projects.
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will trial hydrogen calcination technology at Yarwun Alumina refinery after a $32.1 million funding boost from the Australian government.
Mineral Resources has stepped up its calls for increased government support for processing of ‘critical minerals' in Australia saying it is needed to match subsidies on offer elsewhere.
Plans to convert a Queensland ammonia plant to run on green hydrogen will enter front end engineering and design, proponents Fortescue Future Industries and Incitec Pivot announced today.
Two projects in the Mid West will potentially hinge on the outcome of a WA government tender for a new desalination plant, following a market-led proposal by AGIG.
Alcoa has announced an $8.6 million grant from the federal government's renewable energy agency just days after locking in a grant from the WA government.
ANALYSIS: The $243 million critical minerals package announced today adds to a seemingly neverending flow of federal government grants and cheap loans for commercial projects.
A Western Australian pilot project testing the performance of rooftop solar has been awarded $8.6 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
ATCO's proposed $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state's Mid-West is another step closer to fruition this week after the local council backed its approval.
Electricity network and port upgrades will be critical to get a potential 1 million tonne BP ammonia export project near Geraldton off the ground, according to a feasibility study.
An energy industry body representing thousands of companies may sue the federal government if it uses Australia's green bank to invest taxpayer dollars in fossil fuel technology.
Labor and the Greens are expected to make a fresh push on Wednesday to remove the ability of Australia's green bank to invest in fossil fuel technology.
The state government has awarded contracts worth $17 million for 98 new stand-alone power systems and partial funding for a $9.4 million biofuel plant.
The state government has pledged $2 million for a Burrup renewable hydrogen project, after revealing it had 65 expressions of interest for an Oakajee hydrogen precinct.
Construction of a hydrogen plant that will have enough energy to power 100 homes in the coastal town of Denham has been approved by the federal government.
UPDATED: Seven companies including Woodside, BHP and ATCO Australia have been shortlisted to share in the next stage of ARENA's $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Development Funding.
The team behind a planned green hydrogen project to be built near Dongara are hoping to raise $1 billion by the end of the year, while BP is undertaking feasibility on a plant close to Geraldton, less than an hour's drive north.
Electric vehicles and pumped hydro are high on the federal government's list of short-term priorities to reduce emissions, a new report shows, as Energy Minister Angus Taylor quietly moves towards an interventionist emissions policy.
Moves by the federal government to broaden the remit of two climate change agencies have been cautiously welcomed by business leaders, with new rules to promote investment into carbon capture and storage following a review of the government's emissions reduction fund.
A $112 million hybrid microgrid to power Gold Fields' Agnew gold mine has been completed, with 22 megawatts of renewable capacity, a battery, and gas/diesel backup plant in what the company claims is the largest such grid in Australia.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has made its latest contribution to the national hydrogen industry with $1.71 million of funding to BP Australia to progress a feasibility study for its proposed renewable hydrogen and ammonia plant in Geraldton.
Potential for a hydrogen industry in WA has been ignited in 2020, with at least 12 feasibility studies under way, while the federal government has announced $300 million to support the industry.
