Trump critical minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining for decades
An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedue and long term forest mining to be viable.
Grid-scale batteries are an increasingly important part of Australian power grids, with growth driven by plummeting prices and the surplus of daytime solar generation that can be used in the evening.
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.
All the storage is due to be connected to the grid before the first of WA's coal-fired power stations closes.
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.
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