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GenusPlus is grown fast by servicing the renewable energy industry.

ContractingCommentsPremiumGenusPlus placement investors sitting pretty

Emerging from a two-day trading halt, GenusPlus shares raced as much as 10 per cent higher on Wednesday to a new peak of $10.70, easily bettering the infrastructure contractor’s placement price of $9.25.

Sean Smith

More than $1.8 billion is needed to subsidise Synergy to 2030. Inset: Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWhopping taxpayer cost for Synergy revealed

Energy Minister has an “aspirational” target to make Synergy profitable despite taxpayers being forced to pour $1.8 billion of subsidies into the State Government business to 2030.

Matt Mckenzie

The Cook Government is spending $64 million on the coal-fired Muja Power Station, despite plans to shut it down in 2029. Inset: Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumWA Government to spend $64m on doomed power station

The Cook Government is spending $64 million on the coal-fired Muja Power Station – despite plans to shut it down.

Joe Spagnolo

Synergy’s $500 million Scott River Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval by the Regional Development Assessment Panel, pushing the energy project closer to development.   

Renewable EnergyPremiumControversial Scott River wind farm gets go-ahead

Synergy’s $500 million Scott River Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval by the Regional Development Assessment Panel, pushing the controversial energy project closer to development.   

Craig Duncan

Solar power is being stored in a growing fleet of batteries, reducing reliance on gas and hydro. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumBatteries undercutting gas, keeping lid on power bills

Batteries are now the primary tool for managing evening spikes in electricity demand, a job previously falling to gas and hydro at greater expense.

Poppy Johnston

Andrew Forrest said the miner was engaging with interested parties and would develop this project with key partners, including government and traditional custodians.  

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Fortescue bets another $1b on Pilbara green energy

Fortescue’s board has green-lit plans to pour almost $1b into yet another green energy project in the Pilbara to take advantage of ‘insatiable’ data centre demand.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

An Aboriginal community will lead a solar power project to create jobs and clean energy. (Lucy Hughes Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable EnergyPremiumRemote community solar project to cut diesel and bills

Cheaper electricity bills, local jobs and clean energy are set to flow from a landmark solar power project owned and operated by a remote Aboriginal community.

Lloyd Jones

Amazon is set to become the biggest buyer of carbon-free energy in Australia. (Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable EnergyPremiumAmazon Australia adds to green energy portfolio

Amazon has invested an estimated $2.8 billion in renewable energy projects in Australia from 2020 to 2025 and is adding to that with nine new deals.

Derek Rose

Andrew Forrest has been a longtime proponent of green energy.

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FMG ‘close’ to securing industrial customers for green grid

Fortescue says it is targeting ‘diesel elimination’ under ambitious plans to bring forward a green energy grid to power its enormous Pilbara operations by years.

Rebecca Le May and Daniel Newell

Ardea Resources managing director and chief executive Andrew Penkethman.

MiningCommentsPremiumWA green hydrogen and nickel fast-tracked amid fuel crunch

Two WA developments — one in nickel and the other in green hydrogen — are among four projects the Albanese Government earmarked for investment to make Australia’s economy and fuel supply ‘more secure’.

Adrian Rauso

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Legacy of petrol crisis may be better health and environment

From plastic detoxes to EVs - the war is changing consumption and behaviour - and in the process, we are helping our hip pocket, our health and the environment

Kim Macdonald

Energy Minister Amber Jade-Sanderson has directed government agencies to purchase power from emerging windfarms.

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WA signs wind farm deals in major step to ditch coal by 2030

The State Government has signed contracts to buy future energy supplies from emerging windfarms, in a major step towards exiting coal and powering WA with renewables and gas.

Joe Spagnolo

Flat Rocks wind farm is located 30km outside of the Kojonup townsite.

renewable returnPremiumWest Arthur and Narrogin chosen for renewable benefits pilot

As renewable project developments surge, four local governments in the Wheatbelt have been chosen to pilot the State Government’s newest community benefit guidelines after years of demand.

Hannah Whitehead

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Bright Energy Investments general manager Tom Frood at the Warradarge wind farm.

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Connection missing in WA Government’s renewables plan

The West can reveal new guidelines to ensure local communities benefit from wind and solar projects excludes major infrastructure that will be needed to connect them to WA’s power grid. 

Jessica Page

The Murchison project received $814 million from the Federal Government’s Hydrogen Headstart fund.

EnergyCommentsPremiumSmaller $15b WA ammonia plant waits on clean fuel buyers

The company behind a $15 billion green hydrogen and ammonia plant in WA’s Murchison is confident it can make a final investment decision by the end of 2027 as it pursues offtake markets beyond shipping fuels.

Katina Curtis

Warradarge Wind Farm near Eneabba is partly funded by state-owned Synergy.

EnergyCommentsPremiumBrits back new Wheatbelt wind farm ahead of coal shutdown

WA’s scramble for green energy projects is heating up with the British company behind two northern Wheatbelt wind farms lodging plans for an even bigger build.

Matt Mckenzie

Port Hedland Solar Farm and Battery Project.

EnergyPremiumAPA boss confident in Pilbara green energy rollout

APA Group boss Adam Watson is backing in the potential of a big green energy rollout in the Pilbara even as customers push back their transition timelines. 

Matt Mckenzie

Synergy is a shareholder in Warradarge Wind Farm near Eneabba.

Renewable EnergyPremiumSynergy boss warns ‘no guarantees’ on finances

Synergy chief Kurt Baker won’t say whether the power supplier asked for a taxpayer bailout last year but has warned “there’s no guarantees” about the utility’s financial future.

Matt Mckenzie

The Collie Battery Energy Storage System. Mark Stewart / NewsWire

EnergyPremiumPlan for $500m battery in Perth suburb

The green rush to build power projects in WA has attracted another hopeful with development plans lodged to build a $500 million battery south of Perth.

Matt Mckenzie

Magellan founder Masoud Abshar, left, with WA Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at the company’s Bibra Lake factory.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumViburnum takes stake in Magellan Power

The investment, Magellan Power’s first outside equity injection, follows the company’s decision last year to mandate PKF Corporate to seek $15m from a strategic investor.

Sean Smith

Residents face costs between $600-$2000 to convert to bottled gas.

Gas furyPremiumAlbany households face $600-$2k bill for bottled gas switch

Albany residents will face bills between $600 to $2000 to convert from town to bottled gas once the decommissioning of the city’s gas network starts later this year, according to local plumbers.

Claire Middleton

Flat Rocks windfarm is located 30km outside of the Kojonup townsite.

Powerful messagePremiumLocal governments demand a voice in renewable energy choice

A host of local governments from across the Wheatbelt have demanded a seat at the table regarding decisions about the renewable energy projects being built in their backyard.

Hannah Whitehead

Rio Tinto built a solar farm at the Gudai-Darri mine site in the Pilbara as part of its decarbonisation push.

EnergyPremiumLifeline for Pilbara hydrogen mega plan

A company with ambitious plans to build a giant green hydrogen project in the Pilbara says the Federal Government will chip in $21 million to help, despite major partner BP walking away.

Matt Mckenzie

The Collie Battery Energy Storage System. Mark Stewart / NewsWire

EnergyPremiumPayments keeping WA grid reliable set to surge

The price WA power stations are paid to stay online and keep the grid reliable is expected to double over just two years.

Matt Mckenzie