Alcoa flags 'pretty aggressive' cost cuts at alumina refineries
Alcoa chief executive Bill Oplinger told Wall Street the US aluminium specialist could take strong action to boost profits from alumina, most of which it refines in Western Australia.
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The promise of green iron, steel and ammonia keeps the green hydrogen dream alive
Hydrogen was once sold as a universal climate fix — a clean, green wonder fuel for cars, homes, power grids and even global export - but reality has cooled that buzz.
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.
Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
Critical minerals and hydrogen incentive set to re-energise regional investment
Production tax credits for hydrogen and critical minerals are set to be law after Labor struck a deal with the Greens.
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.
Legal case pushes Federal funding agencies to consider climate impact
Fossil fuel developments may find it harder to get taxpayer funds in Australia after a "benchmark" case forced disclosure of environmental harm, lawyers say.
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.
A marine heatwave killing huge numbers of fish in northwest WA is heading south
Oceans worldwide are experiencing record-breaking heat as they absorb more than 90 per cent of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Woodside doubling its WA gas price in 5 years evidence of a tight market
Local industy in Australia's largest gas-exporting state is concerned gas producers are prioritising exports at their expense.
3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero and 4 reasons why we just might
The science is clear: achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is humanity’s only hope of achieving some measure of climate security. It’s time to think deeply about our chances of getting there.
Alcoa's Kwinana closure bill jumps by $131 million
The cost of managing water where it stores 140 million tonnes of caustic red mud has doubled.