Synergy plans $4.5b wind, solar and battery farm in WA's Wheatbelt
The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
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Synergy plans $4.5b wind, solar and battery farm in WA's Wheatbelt
The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
Woodside shrinks and delays Perth hydrogen plan
After a big splash four years ago and little publicity since, Woodside has teamed up with Japanese partners to promote a smaller, later, and dirtier hydrogen plant.
WA needs Bluewaters coal-fired power until 2028, but the dollars do not add up
The operator of South West WA's power grid needs insolvent Griffin Coal to keep supplying a vital power station, but if the WA Government won't keep it going, who will?
WA gas users launch Mia Davies at Woodside to pry more supply from Pluto
Woodside's Pluto project is delivering a tiny sliver of gas to WA compared to other exporters, but the Domgas Alliance wants to change that.
Regulator slams Jadestone Energy for dangerous corrosion in oil vessel off WA
NOPSEMA has ordered Jadestone to urgently address corrosion on its aged Montara Venture oil vessel in the Timor Sea, which "may pose significant safety and environmental risks."
Alcoa’s WA mining plan draws unprecedented opposition
The US miner's extraction of bauxite near Perth is facing significant public scrutiny for the first time, and many are resisting what is happening to their beloved jarrah forest.
Fortescue slashes electric train program but insists zero emissions 'on track'
Andrew Forrest's miner is back to the drawing board to find a new solution that does not disrupt production and can be delivered by 2030.
Alcoa lied about jarrah forest rehabilitation: advertising watchdog
The Ad Standards decision has demolished a key plank of the US miner's expensive campaign to win public support for expanded mining in WA.
Record 59,000 submissions to EPA on Alcoa as US boss flies in
Alcoa chief executive Bill Oplinger will look to shore up state government support for his vital WA mining that is facing public scrutiny for the first time.
Setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act
No room for the timid: The 2035 emissions target must signal strong ambition on climate action, to drive policy and investment and avoid being seen as unrealistic or too costly.
Chevron boss misled Australian deputy Prime Minister to push its policy agenda
The US giant pretends Labor's policies are thwarting the expansion of its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which it does not plan to do anyway, to gain leverage with governments.
Alcoa fail tests for protecting cockatoos and drinking water
The US miner has held back findings that it drilled near Cockatoo nesting trees and has had its plans for protecting Perth's water supply rejected.