BP puts brakes on Kwinana clean fuel plans
BP has stood down contractors working on its biofuel plant just weeks before discovering if its adjacent green hydrogen project will win $1 billion of government backing.
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy in WA comes mainly from rooftop solar panels and wind farms.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.