The promise of green iron, steel and ammonia keeps the green hydrogen dream alive
Hydrogen was once sold as a universal climate fix — a clean, green wonder fuel for cars, homes, power grids and even global export - but reality has cooled that buzz.
The promise of green iron, steel and ammonia keeps the green hydrogen dream alive
Hydrogen was once sold as a universal climate fix — a clean, green wonder fuel for cars, homes, power grids and even global export - but reality has cooled that buzz.
Will WA’s coal exit be a green dream or lights out?
The Liberals predict by 2027 WA's south-west power system will be on the verge of collapse but Labor is confident that batteries, wind and gas will come to the rescue.
EPA refuses to consider Alcoa expanding mining near dams
Within weeks, the US miner will reveal for public comment plans to strip mine 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest.
BP puts $1b Kwinana hydrogen and clean fuel projects on ice
The two projects will be "recycled" amid BP's concerns about costs and government policy.
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Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
Critical minerals and hydrogen incentive set to re-energise regional investment
Production tax credits for hydrogen and critical minerals are set to be law after Labor struck a deal with the Greens.
Legal case pushes Federal funding agencies to consider climate impact
Fossil fuel developments may find it harder to get taxpayer funds in Australia after a "benchmark" case forced disclosure of environmental harm, lawyers say.
WA power cleaner as coal fails and batteries charge in
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.
A marine heatwave killing huge numbers of fish in northwest WA is heading south
Oceans worldwide are experiencing record-breaking heat as they absorb more than 90 per cent of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Woodside doubling its WA gas price in 5 years evidence of a tight market
Local industy in Australia's largest gas-exporting state is concerned gas producers are prioritising exports at their expense.
3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero and 4 reasons why we just might
The science is clear: achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is humanity’s only hope of achieving some measure of climate security. It’s time to think deeply about our chances of getting there.
Alcoa's Kwinana closure bill jumps by $131 million
The cost of managing water where it stores 140 million tonnes of caustic red mud has doubled.
Gas
Woodside doubling its WA gas price in 5 years evidence of a tight market
Local industy in Australia's largest gas-exporting state is concerned gas producers are prioritising exports at their expense.
Woodside and Chevron WA gas mega-deal paves the way for Browse LNG
Woodside will buy Chevron's one-sixth stake in the North West Shelf project and relinquish its stake in the Wheatstone LNG project to the US major.
INPEX chief executive expects Australia's help to blow the Paris Agreement
The Japanese energy giant is cherry-picking data to justify its gas growth plans.
WA faces gas shortfalls from 2030: AEMO
The ten-year forecast stops short of when gas could become very scarce and expensive in Australia's most gas-dependent state.
Renewable Energy
Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
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.
New 490MW MidWest WA wind farm plans 2028 start-up
The Parron wind farm could slash the carbon pollution from generating WA's power by one million tonnes a year.
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.
Power Generation
Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
WA power cleaner as coal fails and batteries charge in
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.
Renewable energy trounces nuclear on power costs: CSIRO
Ahead of opposition leader Peter Dutton releasing costs for his nuclear policy this week, for the seventh straight year renewables were the lowest-cost new power generation technology.
Solar growth, EV inevitability and emissions drive WA energy transformation
WA energy policy in Labor's second term may have to tackle tough issues avoided so far, including tariffs, Collie's future, the role of gas, and a path to net-zero by 2050.
Carbon Emissions
WA power cleaner as coal fails and batteries charge in
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.
Woodside plan to bury CO2 a step to Browse gas go-ahead
Carbon storage has gone from "high-risk" to the preferred option at the controversial gas export mega-project.
WA mining giants seek government help to turn their low grade ore into green iron
Australia's largest export has a problem - its low grade and high impurities make it unsuitable for producing low emissions iron and steel with current technology
Trusted partner to the Pacific or giant fossil fuel exporter? Australia chose the latter
In The Hague this week, Australia worked hard to minimise the legal liability of major emitters and fossil fuel exporters for their contribution to climate change.