Australia's Fortescue intends renewables center including 3.3 GW of solar

• Australian steels company Fortescue has actually introduced prepare for a vast renewables center consisting of as much as 3,333 MW of solar to power its mining operations in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has actually sent its Uaroo Renewable Energy Center proposition to the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia, with the public consultation duration now open until 15 February.

According to records organized on the Authority's website, the project, in the mineral abundant Pilbara region, would contain up to 340 wind turbines and a solar farm, which between them would certainly have a maximum energy producing capacity of 5.4 GW.

Repurposing land made use of mainly for cattle grazing, the site proposition additionally consists of substations and also various other framework as well as hosting as much as 9,100 MWh of battery storage space, which would easily make it the biggest battery project on the planet.

The Pilbara Uaroo Renewable Energy Hub would certainly use up to seven years to build and have an optimum project life of 42 years, although infrastructure would be preserved and then changed about every thirty years as assets reached their end of life.

The application has been made by Fortescue's subsidiary Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and its energy asset arm Pilbara Energy.