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EnergyPremiumEPA to take a look at ambitious $100b hydrogen hub

Another ambitious green hydrogen project is headed for environmental review — this time with a plan to install solar and wind farms across hundreds of kilometres alongside the Trans Australian Railway.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergyCommentsOrigin pulls the plug on hydrogen hub, says too expensive

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s hopes of kick-starting a hydrogen energy revolution have suffered another setback after Origin Energy revealed it had pulled the plug on a project in NSW.

Daniel Newell

Renewable EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside snaps up Texas ammonia plant in $3.6bn buy

Woodside has dropped a cool $US2.4 billion ($3.6bn) to buy a lower-carbon ammonia plant under construction in Texas as the company again looks offshore for growth options.

Matt Mckenzie

HydrogenPremiumTop-name Infinite Green Energy trio pull plug in shock exit

High-profile directors Peter Coleman, Chris Salisbury and Tim Lester have exited the board of hydrogen hopeful Infinite Green Energy.

Matt Mckenzie

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opinion
David HoneyCommentsPremium
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‘Green hydrogen’ financial case must stack up

It is probably fair to describe hydrogen as the ugly duckling of the renewable energy industry.

David Honey

big budgetCommentsPremiumWoodside gets going on $US5b new energy target

Woodside Energy will link up with South Korean utilities major SK E&S to look into potential offtake deals and cash investments in new hydrogen and ammonia projects.

Simone Grogan

slow to startCommentsPremiumChina’s green hydrogen project faces slow ramp-up

The world’s largest green hydrogen project will take nearly two years longer to reach full capacity .

Bloomberg News

not on the listCommentsPremiumCanberra snubs Woodside, Fortescue in hydrogen handout

The Federal Government has whittled down a list of hydrogen projects angling for a share of $2 billion in funding but passed up Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue, one of the nascent industry’s biggest backers. 

Simone Grogan

Solar hopesPremiumPilot charts course for Mid West solar farm

ASX-listed Pilot Energy has lodged plans to build a $440 million solar farm near Three Springs.

Matt Mckenzie

Going greener?CommentsPremiumARENA backs Perth hydrogen pipe plan

Plans to convert part of the Parmelia Gas Pipeline to green hydrogen have been boosted by funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

Matt Mckenzie

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The West Australian exclusive
Decarbonisation effortsCommentsPremium
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WA Govt introduces new process to slash green tape headache

The WA Government has introduced a new process slashing the approval times for major green energy projects in a bid to support the State’s decarbonisation efforts.

Cheyanne Enciso

US link exitsCommentsPremiumAnother key chief jumps off Twiggy’s green dream bandwagon

Another senior Fortescue Future Industries executive has flown the coop, with a key director set to quit Andrew Forrest’s green energy business by the end of the year.

Josh Zimmerman

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The West Australian exclusive
Unwelcome handbrakeCommentsPremium
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Cook vows to cut ‘green tape’ headaches for major projects

WA Premier Roger Cook has vowed to clean up green tape delaying major projects — a significant issue that is estimated to cost the State $318 billion in investment and 106,000 jobs.

Adrian Lowe

‘Not rocket science’PremiumLapsed land approval for $1b-plus hydrogen plan

Plans to redevelop a large swathe of industrial land — including the site of Woodside Energy’s H2Perth hydrogen project — have been sent back to the EPA after a key environmental approval lapsed.

Matt Mckenzie

Future energyPremiumBP takes Kwinana hydrogen to next stage

BP hopes to build a hydrogen project at the old Kwinana refinery by 2026, saying it’s an ideal place to develop the industry in WA.

Matt Mckenzie

Key partnerPremiumJapan keen to back WA green hydrogen

Japan is keen to pump billions into developing a hydrogen industry and Western Australia is likely to be high on the list of destinations, according to the local lead of its export credit agency.

Matt Mckenzie

New industry hopesCommentsPremiumGreen hydrogen project progresses in Northam

Plans for a green hydrogen project near Northam have taken a step forward with a $120 million development application lodged.

Matt Mckenzie

Project axedPremiumATCO shelves Mid West renewable hydrogen project

ATCO has pulled the pin on government-backed plans to build one of the world’s biggest renewable hydrogen projects in regional WA.

Daniel Newell

Land concernsPremiumGet motoring on Kwinana land, State Government urged

The scarcity of heavy industrial space near Kwinana is so significant that there are calls for the government to speed up new land releases or move racing hub the Perth Motorplex.

Matt Mckenzie

Green hydrogen CommentsPremiumMassive WA green energy hub moves one step closer

One of the world’s largest green energy hubs being developed in WA’s Goldfields-Esperance region is a step closer to reality with the project’s owners partnering Korea Electric Power Corporation. 

Danielle Le Messurier

CNBCPremiumTransportation costs a challenge for hydrogen

While there’s a huge amount of excitement about the potential of hydrogen, there are also undoubted challenges.

Anmar Frangoul

Critical focusCommentsPremiumBHP at odds with Twiggy on role of hydrogen

BHP, the world’s largest miner, says hydrogen only has a niche role to play in a clean energy future, at odds with billionaire Andrew Forrest’s crusade to make it the focus of his green ambitions.

Daniel Newell

Energy transition VideoCommentsPremium‘Stop pursuing hydrogen labels’: Woodside boss

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has called for an end to debate over the hydrogen rainbow, saying the focus should be on making a cost-effective product. 

Danielle Le Messurier

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analysis
Josh ZimmermanCommentsPremium
analysis
‘People’s Budget’ fails to confront structural issues

The easiest way to characterise the Albanese Government’s second Budget is that it is about people rather than things. 

Josh Zimmerman

Josh Zimmerman