Fertiliser and explosives major Orica is shoring up alternative supply of ammonia amid two plant outages, after Yara's Pilbara operation was forced offline due to damage.
Yara's fertiliser operations in the Pilbara have been damaged, with production to be impacted for two months as the nation's agriculture sector grapples with supply issues.
Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara has joined a group of industry and government stakeholders pushing plans for an ammonia ship refuelling hub in the Pilbara.
The boss of Yara's Australian ammonia operations has criticised a maritime industry call to delay the rollout of new rules incentivising the uptake of green shipping fuels.
The first ammonia-powered iron ore bulk carriers could set sail for the Pilbara within three years under a deal signed on Thursday between BHP and one of its shipping partners.
An electrolyser needed to generate hydrogen at Engie Australia and Yara Pilbara's $87 million Yuri project is still yet to arrive, more than two years after a final investment decision was taken.
The world's first transfer of ammonia between anchored ships has taken place in the Pilbara, a move billed as a milestone for the development of global clean shipping fuel.
The state government has taken the next step in its billion-dollar plan to decarbonise the Pilbara, as it seeks proponents to build the transmission lines to deliver its plan.
State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state's gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.
Perdaman will funnel $122 million into construction of 100 new homes in Karratha as part of a broader push to ease a crippling housing shortage in the Pilbara city.
A power cable carrying renewable energy from a green power hub earmarked on the outskirts of Karratha could prove a game-changer in decarbonising WA's economic powerhouse.
Rio Tinto and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation are in advanced discussions for a green energy plant to help meet the mining giant's decarbonisation needs.
Draft eligibility guidelines for the government's $13 billion critical minerals downstream production tax credits have opened the door for Chinese-owned producers.
A $5 billion desalination plant providing water to green industries in the Pilbara is on the cards under a partnership formed between a French utilities giant and traditional owners.
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.
Yara Pilbara and Woodside Energy will explore the feasibility of carbon capture and storage, to mitigate the emissions impact of Yara's existing Karratha facilities.
The state and federal governments aim to achieve production from a long-mooted Pilbara hydrogen hub by 2028, having formalised a $140 million funding agreement.
Former Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls has joined an iron ore minnow to lead engagement with Pilbara stakeholders as it presses ahead with a new mine.
Yara Pilbara is unconvinced all producers are meeting domestic gas supply obligations in good faith, joining a chorus to question current supply arrangements.
International energy company ATCO has scrapped plans to build what had been promoted as one of Western Australia's first commercial-scale green hydrogen projects.
Updated: The WA gas market has been boosted by the restart of Chevron's Wheatstone domestic gas plant, but Alcoa will not yet return to full alumina production.
An independent 'reporter' will assess the effects of industry on ancient rock art in the Pilbara where a contentious fertiliser plant is being developed.
A proposal for a two-storey house on the former Taj on Swan site has been refused by the council, but the applicants were offered another chance if the design plans are revised.
