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ABB Energy Industries Asia president Anders Maltesen.

Artificial intelligencePremiumAI’s data centre gold rush ‘bubble’ faces power reckoning

Australia’s AI data centre boom risks outrunning reality, with a senior executive at $220 billion Swiss industrial technology giant ABB predicting many proposed facilities will never be built.

Ryan Johnson

The area of the proposed land development for the integrated wind energy and battery energy storage system facility near Darkan.

Land developmentPremiumComments open for proposed Darkan BESS & wind farm facility

Plans for an integrated wind energy and battery energy storage system facility and associated infrastructure near Darkan are now open for public comment.

Amy Towers

Fortescue’s battery energy storage system at its North Star Junction site.

renewable boomPremiumMint Renewables Kojonup BESS project plan greenlit by RDAP

A proposal to construct a battery energy storage system on the outskirts of the Kojonup townsite has been given the tick by the Regional Development Assessment Panel.

Melissa Sheil

Fenix Resources, Newhaul, HW Richardson and Warradarge Energy announced a trial of dual-fuel hydrogen injection into trucks last year.

Herd on the TerracePremiumHydrogen bust puts fuel on the fire for Fenix fight

The Bull can reveal a new frontier in the dispute between WA iron ore miner Fenix Resources and a former executive.

A community-owned solar project has won a major contract to supply power to a tech company. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

renewable energyPremiumAustralian tech giant taps into community solar farm

One of Australia's largest technology companies has signed a decade-long deal with a community-owned solar farm to help power a landmark building.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

There are plenty of wind projects under way in WA.

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Kicking with the wind: Another WA energy project goes ahead

Another Wheatbelt wind project supported by the State Government is moving into construction after Atmos Renewables pressed go on a $1 billion-plus development.

Matt Mckenzie

Construction will create 145 jobs and electricity will be supplied into the grid from late 2028.

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Green light for $600m Wheatbelt wind farm

Private equity firm Foresight is pressing go on a $600 million wind energy project in Kondinin backed by the State Government.

Matt Mckenzie

Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Western Power CEO Gair Landsborough.

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Western Power manager linked to $800m battery deals

The State utility has been forced to defend its conflict-of-interest controls following revelations that a senior employee co-owns land hosting $800 million worth of battery projects.

Adrian Rauso

Meg O’Neill moved from Woodside Energy to BP this year.

EnergyPremiumBP moving forward on Wheatbelt green power project

Energy giant BP has lodged plans for a major wind and solar power project near Narrogin which would have capacity to supply 133,000 homes.

Matt Mckenzie

Fortescue is going racing with plans to enter the Formula E World Championships. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

EnergyPremiumAussie mining giant hits the track in Formula E debut

An Australian team could join the world's biggest electric racing series, with the company behind its rapid-charging technology preparing to step onto the grid.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Yara chief operating officer Laurent Trost says ‘there will be no green transition with red numbers’.

EnergyPremiumEmission rules risk future of Yara Pilbara’s ammonia plant

Yara Pilbara’s chief operating officer Laurent Trost says ‘there will be no green transition with red numbers’.

Rebecca Le May

Family fun at Synergy’s community event on August 19.

Blade runnerSynergy event a chance to see giant wind farm blade up close

About 60 locals took the opportunity to get a close-up view of the giant turbines of the King Rocks wind farm at a Synergy community event on August 19.

Claire Middleton

Synergy's Kwinana Battery Stage Two project.

EnergyPremiumSynergy fined $1.2m for software bungle that drove up prices

Government-owned Synergy has been fined $1.2 million after a software mishap accidentally drove up power prices across the State’s main energy grid.

Matt Mckenzie

Bart Kolodziejczyk and Michael Masterman.

MiningPremiumFeds back in WA green iron potential with $26m for start-up

Element Zero’s ambitious plans to turn Australian iron ore into iron using renewable electricity have been given a massive cash boost.

Rebecca Le May

Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation Amber-Jade Sanderson.

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State mulls big move to back in green power

Green power projects would be promised a guaranteed minimum electricity price under a State Government plan to build momentum behind renewables and avoid an energy shortage.

Matt Mckenzie

The first giant wind turbine at Kings Rock.

Fund opensSynergy’s $100k wind farm community fund open for business

As the first turbine soars over the landscape near Hyden, Synergy announced its Kings Rock Wind Farm community benefit fund was open for applications.

Claire Middleton

Electric hydrofoil vessels made by NZ firm Vessev, planned for rollout on Perth’s Swan River in partnership with Bayswater’s ENAUTIC.

Renewable EnergyPremiumMajor development in Swan River water tours, commuting plan

The planned rollout of electric hydrofoil vessels on Perth’s Swan River next year is advancing, with the venture capital firm behind Canva’s massive success leading a $27 million fund raising.

Rebecca Le May

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Bright Energy Investments General Manager Tom Frood. Credit: Synergy

EnergyPremiumREVEALED: Huge cost to keep WA’s power monopoly afloat

A whopping $7 billion of subsidies are being tipped into government-owned Synergy this decade as scrutiny over the electricity retailer’s monopoly status grows

Matt Mckenzie

A shipment of wind-farm blades went through Bunbury Port for a WA project recently.

EnergyPremiumWork starts on new wind farm north of Perth

Construction of a new wind farm in the Northern Wheatbelt will start on Thursday in the latest step towards the State Government’s 2030 energy target.

Matt Mckenzie

UWA professor Eric May is leading the charge on FENEX’s hydrogen proposal. Picture by Nic Ellis The West Australian

Renewable EnergyPremiumConstruction contract awarded for Kwinana hydrogen hub

Construction on the final stage of a hydrogen research project in Perth’s south will start in March after Pacific Energy was picked for the job.

Matt Mckenzie

Pictured at their HQ on Wellington Street is new Western Power CEO Gair Landsborough Ian Munro

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New boss to lead Western Power’s big expansion

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

he latest breach was due to delayed processing of contact details for four customers that need their electricity kept online due to life support requirements.

EnergyPremiumSynergy cops warning from ERA over sloppy admin error

Taxpayer-owned Synergy has been given another slap by regulators after an administrative mix-up over four customers with life support equipment.

Matt Mckenzie

The Narrogin Wind Farm site in Minigin as seen from the air.

Renewable energyPremiumConstruction starts on $65m Narrogin Wind Farm project

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. Pictured: Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Premier Roger Cook.

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Gas still vital for our state amid energy transition

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.