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