Alcoa to own just 5pc of WA plant to bust China’s dominance of gallium supply
The US miner under fire for its environmental performance in WA sees the gallium plant solidifying the importance of its Wagerup alumina refinery.
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Alcoa fined $400,000 for chemical burn to Kwinana school student
The 2022 incident is one of many at Alcoa's three refineries that are under an increased level of surveillance from the work safety regulator.
Exxon drops plan to reuse Bass Strait oil platform for carbon storage
The idea is one of many around Australia that would delay the cost of decommissioning old infrastructure.
WA's South West grid to be boosted by four new batteries
All the storage is due to be connected to the grid before the first of WA's coal-fired power stations closes.
Kalbarri green hydrogen project gets $814m in Federal backing
After many recent setbacks for green hydrogen a huge WA project now looks more likely.
Greenpeace wants NWS gas approval paused to consider Woodside's Browse project
Any further delay would enrage the oil and gas industry, but process shortcuts could lead to any approval being challenged in court.
Australia's biggest gas buyer JERA warns of lean times ahead
More LNG from Qatar and the US is expected to make the 2030s a buyers market.
Alcoa unpunished for illegally piping PFAS-contaminated water across WA dam
The $13 billion company will just get a warning letter for secretly creating "an unacceptable risk to drinking water quality."
WA Labor promised to protect the water supply but instead unleashed Alcoa's dangerous mining
Roger Cook granting Alcoa greater access to mine near Perth's dams risks could cost taxpayers billions of dollars and result in water restrictions
Will WA’s coal exit be a green dream or lights out?
The Liberals predict by 2027 WA's south-west power system will be on the verge of collapse but Labor is confident that batteries, wind and gas will come to the rescue.
EPA refuses to consider Alcoa expanding mining near dams
Within weeks, the US miner will reveal for public comment plans to strip mine 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest.
BP puts $1b Kwinana hydrogen and clean fuel projects on ice
The two projects will be "recycled" amid BP's concerns about costs and government policy.
WA power cleaner as coal fails and batteries charge in
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.