Frontier Energy Limited (ASX:FHE; OTC:FRHYF) develops large-scale renewable energy projects in Western Australia, focusing on integrated solar power generation, battery energy storage systems and potential green hydrogen production. The company advances the Waroona Renewable Energy Project, a multi-stage initiative on approximately 820 hectares located 120 kilometers south of Perth that includes Stage One with 120 megawatts direct current (MWdc) solar capacity paired with an 80 megawatt / 360 megawatt-hour DC-coupled battery energy storage system (BESS); Stage Two adding another 120 MWdc solar and 80 MW BESS; Stage Three delivering 200 MWdc solar and 140 MW BESS; and Stage Four targeting 560 MWdc solar with 300-360 MW BESS, for a total potential of up to 1 gigawatt solar generation and 660 MW battery storage by 2031. It also controls the adjacent Bristol Springs Solar Project spanning 868 hectares with development approvals for 355 MWdc solar capacity and grid connection infrastructure capable of exporting over 1 gigawatt of renewable energy via the Southwest Interconnected System.
Frontier Energy operates primarily in the renewable energy sector, targeting utility-scale power generation to support Western Australia's transition amid the retirement of 1.3-1.7 gigawatts of ageing coal and gas assets by 2031, with customers including industrial users and the Wholesale Electricity Market. The company recently completed a Definitive Feasibility Study for Waroona Stage One in December 2024, received multiple non-binding indicative offers and definitive proposals from strategic investors by June 2025, and advanced negotiations with preferred parties toward exclusive binding agreements in the third quarter of 2025 to fund development through commercial operations.
In October 2025, Frontier Energy secured 88.06 MW of Certified Reserve Capacity for Waroona and announced the multi-stage expansion strategy positioning the project as the largest renewable energy precinct in southwest Western Australia, while pursuing support under the Australian government's Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 5; it also eyes additional land acquisitions for later stages. Founded in 2009 and formerly known as Superior Lake Resources Limited until its name change in January 2022, the company maintains dual exploration interests including the Superior Lake Zinc and Copper project in Canada alongside its core Australian renewable operations. Frontier Energy headquarters in Perth, Western Australia, at Level 20, 140 St Georges Terrace.