Tag: Bill Johnston

Energy Minister Bill Johnston said that through the Western Australia-Indonesia Energy Forum, the government is exploring opportunities with Indonesian counterparts, to boost participation in global battery and critical mineral supply chains, as well as to grow value-adding and manufacturing industries.

Australian manufacturer bp Australia has completed a feasibility study into the development of a large-scale green hydrogen production facility on the site of bp's old Kwinana oil refinery, with the potential to create up to 143 tonnes of zero-emission fuel a day. 

The Cook Government has initiated an exclusive negotiation period with a major South Korean renewable energy group to build Western Australia's first green ammonia plant near Geraldton – an initiative that  Energy Minister Bill Johnston said would enable significant local manufacturing and jobs in the region.

The Western Australian government announced that Walpole has joined the state’s EV Network with a new EV fast charger now operating in Pioneer Park. 

The first of eight fast chargers for electric vehicles for the Kimberley region of Western Australia is now operational in Broome as the WA EV Network expands throughout the state's outlying areas. 

The $625 million Stage Two Battery at Kwinana, Western Australia's second grid-scale battery energy storage system, has commenced construction to help offer clean, reliable, and affordable electricity in the future.

Construction on the Western Range Pilbara iron ore mine has commenced with $1 billion in local contracts handed to Western Australian businesses, including firms focused on green steel manufacturing. 

The potential for Western Australia to join the globally expanding value chain for green steelmaking is highlighted in new research released by the Western Australian government, as announced in a media statement. 

Energy Minister Bill Johnston announced that Western Australia has secured six community batteries as part of the $200 million Federal Government's Community Batteries for Household Solar Grant Program.

The McGowan Government has allocated $2.3 billion towards new battery energy storage systems in the 2023-24 budget, including a second, larger system at the Kwinana site, after the government announced the first large-scale battery storage system is ready to charge and discharge energy into the grid.