Plans to produce iron using agricultural waste in Perth’s south from next year are no longer on the cards.
Adrian Rauso
Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is in prime position to win from a $75m State Government manufacturing binge just months after his Whyalla Steelworks collapsed — all with the help of Alannah MacTiernan.
Matt Mckenzie
Alinta Energy might install one of Australia’s biggest batteries in regional WA.
Anthony Albanese won’t commit to extending Labor’s energy bill rebate scheme, reminding Australians of his previous admission that the ‘rebates won’t be a permanent feature’.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The Federal Government will dish out $45 million to support Fortescue’s renewable energy trials in the Pilbara while chasing a separate $45m package it gave to the iron ore miner.
A fight over the $377 million contract to build East Rockingham waste to energy plant has widened with a fresh court bid over key equipment.
Energy bosses say power prices will come down as the green transition speeds up, amid political chaos in Canberra over net zero.
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Kim Macdonald
A big east coast utility has revealed its second WA move this week as the State scrambles to close taxpayer-funded coal by 2030.
Tilt Renewables could press go on a $400m wind farm in the Northern Wheatbelt within months after signing a deal to sell the power to AGL Energy.
Fortescue is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire a stake in a Spanish solar power portfolio owned by energy giant Iberdrola, sources say.
Thomas Gualtieri
Frontier Energy has locked in peak capacity credits for the first stage of its Waroona renewable energy project, about 120km south of Perth.
Private coal power plant Bluewaters will be needed to keep Western Australia’s lights on until at least June 2028 — even as the Collie generator’s future hangs in the balance.
A bitter battle over a battery in Wagerup has headed to the Supreme Court as Alinta Energy sues two contractors over almost $110 million of equipment.
Power bills could be slashed by 2050 if Australians make more environmentally conscious moves, leaving room for the government to make stronger carbon policies.
Melissa Meehan
A new power station in Perth’s south is now expected to be finished more than three years behind schedule as receivers push to ink a potential rescue deal.
The State’s approval of Narrogin’s third major renewable energy project last week has sparked concern from shire leaders who fear community benefits have been sidelined in the rush to develop.
Hannah Whitehead
When Brad Jones learned it could cost up to $200,000 to have his new home connected to the power grid, he decided to look at different options.
Craig Duncan
A wind power boom is emerging in the Mid West as Alinta Energy gets set to join an increasingly crowded queue of major renewable projects in the region.
The multibillion-dollar project could be key to the State Government’s hopes for a new energy grid as it races to switch off coal by 2030.
Fortescue lieutenant Dino Otranto is banking that an onslaught of Chinese renewable deals will allay the fears of the miner’s real-zero “sceptics” as Andrew Forrest caps off a week of climate crusading.
Simone Grogan
Woodside’s proposed H2Perth liquid hydrogen plant in Rockingham has been given a big boost, with Roger Cook on hand to witness a handshake deal for it to supply two major power companies in Japan.
Jessica Page
The price tag for Western Australia’s transition to clean energy may eclipse even Metronet.
A giant wind farm planned in the South West has scored a boost after the State Government proposed to build a new power line to the front door.
