Time is of the essence for Gair Landsborough as the new boss of Western Power pushes down the pedal on WA’s energy transition.
Matt Mckenzie
Taxpayer-owned Synergy has been given another slap by regulators after an administrative mix-up over four customers with life support equipment.
Neoen broke ground on the $65 million Narrogin Wind Farm project last week, which is set to employ hundreds of workers throughout its construction.
Jacki Elezovich
A report in The West Australian today reveals that the State Government is moving to build a new gas-fired power station in Perth’s south — evidence that gas will play a key role in WA’s energy transition.
The WA Government is planning to build a new gas-fired power station in Perth’s south, in a key sign it will continue to play a key role in the State’s energy needs as it transitions to renewables.
Joe Spagnolo
Construction has started on a new wind farm in Narrogin backed by France’s Neoen as the State Government’s scramble to ready the grid for coal closures picks up steam.
A $280 million debt package has pushed Frontier Energy’s Waroona solar and battery project closer to construction.
Ryan Johnson
WA’s new State Development laws will be put to the test by slow connection times for green power projects looming as a threat for the energy transition, an analyst says.
Power-hungry data centres face new rules set by the Prime Minister on Wednesday but a Kimberley project says it has the answer.
GenusPlus has won a $55m Rio Tinto contract to upgrade a key Pilbara substation ahead of more renewable power coming online.
Analysis by CSIRO has played down the impact of net zero on power prices as a build out of batteries helped shield electricity bills from the Iran War.
Denmark’s first fast electric vehicle charger opened at the Community Resource Centre last week, with the shire president touting the new tech as a “good step forward” for sustainable travel in the town.
Australia should adopt national biofuel mandates to bolster its energy security, according to GrainCorp, after months of uncertainty from the Iran war.
Bloomberg
Alinta Energy is seeking environmental approval for a major gas power plant in the Mid West that will be big enough to supply 400,000 WA homes.
Tesla’s second quarter vehicles sales beat Wall Street’s modest expectations by a wide margin, gaining in a slower-growing global market for plug-in cars.
The airport is constructing the 4.545 MW facility with energy giant AGL as it aims for net zero by 2032 while handling growing traveller numbers.
Rebecca Le May
BYD is poised to reclaim the title of the world’s top seller of fully electric cars from Tesla as the Chinese automaker ships an increasing number of vehicles abroad.
Mining services provider and explosives producer Orica has approved a major renewable hydrogen project, the biggest in Australia to reach the milestone.
The engineering company has landed a swag of new deals in the resources and energy sectors, including with Fortescue in the Pilbara and at Synergy’s Muja power station in Collie.
Hyden is set to benefit from a wind farm windfall after Synergy announced last Wednesday it was setting up a community benefits fund.
Claire Middleton
Woodside Energy has signalled construction of a $1 billion hydrogen plant in Rockingham could start as soon as next year but the company has axed green power in favour of natural gas.
Resources Minister Madeleine King took a thinly-veiled swipe at Andrew Forrest’s efforts to champion Fortescue’s green credentials and suggested where the billionaire should instead focus his energies.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
A colossal shipment of wind farm blades has landed at Bunbury, ready to be transported to the Wheatbelt.
Craig Duncan
The waters on the outskirts of King George Sound will soon play host to another wave energy project, with WaveX preparing to deploy its pilot wave energy convertor later this year.
Melissa Sheil
