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Deal closedUranium veteran talks up nuclear on merger

The boss of aspiring uranium miner Deep Yellow believes climate change, energy security and technological improvements have moved the dial for nuclear energy as a safe, low-emissions supplier of baseload power.

Stuart McKinnon

Changing climateRio Tinto eyes move into renewable energy

Rio Tinto is eyeing a move into renewable energy generation and supply to meet its own emissions reduction targets and capitalise on commercial opportunities as the world seeks to decarbonise.

Stuart McKinnon

Diggers & dealersCommentsPremiumInsatiable lithium demand fuels investment boom in Australia

In the rocky deserts of Western Australia, a handful of little-known and once-shunned miners are suddenly in vogue as the electric vehicle industry clamours for a metal it can’t do without.

Harry Brumpton and Annie Lee

Green future PremiumWestpac ramps up emissions targets on oil and gas companies

Westpac will slash the volume of emissions it finances from the oil and gas industry and shift its operations to use 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030. 

Caitlin Paroczai

Green energyCommentsAussie billionaire joins renewables rush with bid for Genex

One of Australia’s richest people has joined several of his peers including Andrew Forrest in making a renewable energy play.

Harry Brumpton

New recordPremiumPilbara Ports deliver bumper exports

State Government-operated ports in the Pilbara have again achieved record annual throughput with WA’s biggest commodity responsible for the lion’s share of $166 billion in export income for the State.

Stuart McKinnon

Energy futureCommentsAustralia ‘could become the Saudi Arabia of green hydrogen’

Australia could become to green hydrogen what Saudi Arabia is to oil, according to the senior executive of a German energy and utilities giant.

Stuart McKinnon

Locked inPremiumYara strikes gas supply deal with ExxonMobil

Yara Pilbara Fertilisers has struck a multi-year gas supply deal with ExxonMobil Australia for its ammonia plant near Karratha.

Stuart McKinnon

Insidious messagingPremiumForrest ramps up attack on oil and gas companies

WA mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has ramped-up his attack on the oil and gas sector, accusing it of greenwashing and questioning the effectiveness of carbon capture and storage.

Stuart McKinnon

Grim predictionWorst yet to come for global energy crisis, IEA chief warns

The head of the International Energy Agency has warned the global energy crisis will worsen as the Northern Hemisphere enters winter later this year.

Stuart McKinnon

Clean partnershipCommentsPremiumCarnarvon, Horizon strike regional renewable diesel deal

Oil play Carnarvon Energy has struck a preliminary agreement with WA’s regional power provider Horizon Energy to collaborate on the development and production of renewable diesel.

Stuart McKinnon

Green future CommentsPremiumWoodside invests $US9.9m to boost decarbonisation efforts

Woodside Energy has invested $US9.9 million in String Bio, with the aim of using the India-based company’s carbon-to-products technology to support its decarbonisation efforts. 

Caitlin Paroczai

Renewables urgencyCommentsClosing coal-fired power stations by 2030 ‘needs action now’

WA will need to build significant renewable energy and storage capacity now if it is to phase-out coal-fired power stations by 2030 while avoiding power disruptions, according to an East Coast energy expert.

Stuart McKinnon

Renewables falloutPremiumWA solar pioneer’s extraordinary $8.5m legal action

A West Australian solar pioneer has launched an $8.5 million legal action against a company he founded in 2015, alleging it continued to ride on his coattails after his resignation. 

Danielle Le Messurier

New chapterCommentsPremiumBig energy at the top of a changing Woodside

INSIDER: Meg O’Neill has ambitious plans about how to grow Woodside Energy in a climate-conscious world.

Danielle Le Messurier

Mammoth taskCommentsPremiumSynergy CEO feels need for speed in switch to clean energy

David Fyfe, the man overseeing WA’s $3.8b transition to a renewably powered grid has no doubt the energy chaos on the Eastern States will be avoided – but that optimism comes with a warning.

Josh Zimmerman

Greener future CommentsPremiumCCIWA warns of ‘significant’ risks in emissions target law

Two-thirds of WA businesses are willing to pay higher energy bills to contribute towards achieving net-zero emissions – but would support hikes of no more than 12 per cent.

Josh Zimmerman

Not readyPremiumSkilled labour needed to make WA greener

Western Australia's business lobby has called for more skilled migration and assistance for companies as the state moves towards net-zero emissions.

Michael Ramsey

Exporting the sunCommentsPremiumTwiggy-backed mega solar project sets target start date

The Sun Cable project that aims to export solar power from Australia’s outback to Singapore is targeting a final investment decision in early 2024 after winning new support.

David Stringer

Renewables pledgeCommentsGudai-Darri mine a ‘pivotal moment’ for Rio iron ore

Rio Tinto’s iron ore chief has hailed the opening of the $US3.1 billion Gudai-Darri as a “pivotal moment” for the company and pledged all future mining developments will have a renewables component.

Danielle Le Messurier

Leadership test CommentsPremiumMethane spewing coal mines a climate test for Albanese

Australia’s coal mines cause more planetary warming in a typical year than emissions from all of the country’s cars. If Prime Minister Albanese wants to meet tougher climate targets, he’ll need to fix that.

Nicholas Swee Yang Lua and Aaron Clark

Renewable tickBP’s investment shows tide is turning on hydrogen: WoodMac

BP’s purchase of a big stake in the massive Asian Renewable Energy Hub project in the Pilbara shows the tide is turning on hydrogen investments in Asia, according to global research company Wood Mackenzie.

Stuart McKinnon

Supply chain issuesCommentsPremiumExpensive battery storage a risk to WA coal transition plan

The rising cost of batteries looms as a potential downside risk for the McGowan Government’s $3.8 billion green energy infrastructure push, according to an analyst from Wood Mackenzie.

Danielle Le Messurier

Power shortageCommentsCannon-Brookes outlines LNG fix for energy crisis

Billionaire climate activist Mike Cannon-Brookes has floated the idea of taxing LNG exports more heavily as one step to addressing the energy crisis.

Danielle Le Messurier