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Renewable Energy

Renewable energy in WA comes mainly from rooftop solar panels and wind farms.

BP

BP’s Geraldton green hydrogen dream needs help

Green hydrogen has long term promise for WA but needs help to scale and escape the trap of being an expensive product with a limited market.

Hydrogen

$94B green ammonia hub proposed for the Nullarbor

Companies behind the Asian Renewable Energy Hub and the Mirning People are planning a vast $94B green ammonia hub on WA's south coast.

Pilbara Summit 2021

A green Pilbara needs wind and one network: Alinta

WA's iron ore miners must develop wind power and drop decades of rivalry to share transmission networks to meet their emissions reduction targets, according to Alinta Energy.

Pilbara Summit 2021

Green ammonia hub plans a decade of wind turbine manufacturing in the Pilbara

The $US36 billion Asian Renewable Energy Hub wants to make wind turbine towers as well as ammonia in the Pilbara to overcome logistics issues.

Pilbara Summit 2021

Yara plans massive Pilbara green ammonia plant by 2030

Norwegian Yara has big plans for green ammonia in WA's north while local Wesfarmers looks to build another traditional carbon-intensive facility south of Perth.

Renewable Energy

Feds shoot a rare green arrow at $US36B Pilbara ammonia hub

The Pilbara's giant Asian Renewable Energy Hub has been shocked by the Federal Government rejecting it on environmental grounds after awarding it major project status.

Geothermal

WA geothermal rush causes regulator rethink on titles

Two companies are chasing geothermal energy in WA but others must wait to compete for new acreage due to be released by September.

Hydrogen

Australia's green steel dream explained

In every type of steelmaking, the challenge of using hydrogen to cut emissions is different but the long term possibilities for Australia are enormous.

Hydrogen

Ammonia export a hope amidst Australia’s hydrogen hype: BNEF

Australia cannot compete exporting difficult to transport hydrogen but could use it locally to make low emissions products like ammonia for overseas markets.

Renewable Energy

Giant $1B offshore wind farm proposed for South West

Plans are underway for a $1B 20km-long wind farm 5km off the coast between Myalup and Preston Beach in WA's South West.

Hydrogen

Cheap green hydrogen to push out alternatives and threaten gas: BloombergNEF

Cheaper solar power making green hydrogen production competitive in many countries by 2030 in a boon for use in Australia but a hurdle for dreams of a huge export market.

Iron Ore

Forrest pushes FMG to be net-zero emissions by 2030

Ever-ambitious Andrew Forrest wants iron ore miner FMG to be carbon neutral by 2030 with the use of green electricity, hydrogen and ammonia.

Renewable Energy

Stokes’ $650M pumped hydro plan reveals huge Collie clean up cost

Kerry Stokes' $650M pumped hydro plan could let WA avoid a $1.3B bill if a Collie miner fails: a risk the State Government does not ask about.

Hydrogen

WA green hydrogen rush joined by the world’s biggest renewables fund

A wind and solar energy to hydrogen project near Kalbarri has won the support of the $19.5 billion Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners investment fund.

Power Generation

New wind crushes coal on South West grid

Two new wind farms and surging rooftop solar installation has pushed renewable energy to 35% of South West WA's power in October, mainly at the expense of coal.

Ammonia

$50B Pilbara energy hub targets 10M tonnes a year of green ammonia

The giant $50B Asian Renewable Energy Hub proposed for WA's Pilbara has upsized and switched from providing power to make green ammonia, in Australia's most ambitious hydrogen play.

Renewable Energy

Warradarge wind farm powers up

The start-up of Bright Energy's Warradarge wind farm completes a massive addition of wind generation to the South-West of WA.

Power Generation

WA plans $100M big battery to balance solar

A huge battery in Kwinana will help tame the chaos in the South-West WA power system caused by soaring output from rooftop solar panels and pave the way for more renewable energy.

Federal Government

Taylor’s roadmap flawed: renewables doable almost everywhere

Angus Taylor's 'anything but wind and solar' path to low emissions focusses on long term solutions to problems that can be tackled now with existing technology.

Renewable Energy

WA pushes green hydrogen hub near Geraldton

WA wants to hear from companies interested in turning the Oakajee industrial site into a hub for green hydrogen.

Renewable Energy

South West 90% renewable power job boost plan

South West WA could have 5000 jobs a year for a decade in a race to 90% clean energy, according to a study by Sustainable Energy Now.

Carbon Emissions

BHP's road to cleaner mining

Hydrogen is at the back of the queue in BHP's efforts to decarbonize mining, after cleaner electricity, in-pit crushing and trolley-assist trucks.

Power Generation

WA power plan not heading for net-zero emissions by 2050

The first cut at planning WA power's future ignores carbon costs that Woodside would estimate at many billions and comes nowhere near the WA Government's target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen: a simple molecule but a complex business

There is no shortage of hype about hydrogen. Time will tell what ideas fall by the wayside and which build enduring industries.

Renewable Energy

Chief Scientist calls for WA to ride the energy transition

WA chief scientist Peter Klinken sees jobs coming if WA uses cleaner energy and minerals for the production of hydrogen and batteries.