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Fortescue closer to Real Zero with new solar farm

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Fortescue has begun construction of its 690-MW Turner River solar farm in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – the final solar installation needed to deliver its Real Zero decarbonisation plan – along with a 650-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its flagship Cloudbreak iron ore mine. These projects form part of Fortescue’s Pilbara Green Grid, which is being…

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Fortescue delivers BYD system to North Star Junction

Miners News

Fortescue has delivered its first-ever large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to its North Star Junction (NSJ) complex in the Pilbara, a major step forward in the miner’s push to decarbonise its iron ore operations in the region. The installation is the first in a planned 4-5 GWh rollout of large-scale storage systems Fortescue will need to decarbonise its energy…

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