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The high-tech gamble on green hydrogen

The overland conveyor used to t...ristmas Creek Western Australia

The overland conveyor used to transport the Iron ore through the entire OPF in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. Transporting unrefined product via conveyor reduces haulage costs and diesel consumption. Christmas Creek Western Australia

A Fortescue Metal Group enginee...ristmas Creek Western Australia

A Fortescue Metal Group engineer show a sample of iron ore at Christmas Creek mine site on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Christmas Creek Western Australia

The Green Energy Hub at Fortesc...ristmas Creek Western Australia

The Green Energy Hub at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek iron ore mine is in the final stages of construction in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. The hub features a refueling station for 10 hydrogen-fuel cell powered coaches that will replace the site’s existing fleet of diesel coaches, used to move workers around the mine site. Christmas Creek Western Australia

Fortescue’s Chichester Hub in C...ristmas Creek Western Australia

Fortescue’s Chichester Hub in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. This hub encompasses two large scale iron ore mines - Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak - and is located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, one of the sunniest regions of Australia producing approximately 4,015 hours of sunlight per year and daytime summer temperatures regularly over 104F. The 60MW Chichester Hub solar farm, a joint project between Fortescue and Alinta Energy, is Australia’s biggest solar farm outside of the country’s main electricity grids, powering up to 100 per cent of the daytime electricity consumption of the Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines. Christmas Creek Western Australia

Michael Glenny, Kwinana energy ... plant. Perth Western Australia

Michael Glenny, Kwinana energy hub site manager, stands inside residue cracking unit into the demolitions site in Kwinana WA, on Tuesday January 10, 2023. This site was once the biggest Australia's oil refinery. It has been closed in 2020 for a multi-year demolition activity that will lead to a conversion of the facility into biofuel and hydrogen production plant. Perth Western Australia

Removal of legacy refining infr... plant. Perth Western Australia

Removal of legacy refining infrastructure to make way for the H2Kwinana green hydrogen project in Kwinana WA, on Tuesday January 10, 2023. This site was once the biggest Australia's oil refinery. It has been closed in 2020 for a multi-year demolition activity that will lead to a conversion of the facility into biofuel and hydrogen production plant. Perth Western Australia

Portrait of Justin Nash, Busine..., 2023. Perth Western Australia

Portrait of Justin Nash, Business Development Director of Hydrogen project in Kwinana WA, on Thursday January 12, 2023. Perth Western Australia

Justin Nash, Business Developme..., 2023. Perth Western Australia

Justin Nash, Business Development Director of Hydrogen project shows the rendering of the future site conversion into hydrogen production after the site demolition in Kwinana WA, on Thursday January 12, 2023. Perth Western Australia

The bespoke electrolyser of For...diesel. Perth Western Australia

The bespoke electrolyser of Fortescue Future Industries in a nondescript warehouse on the outskirts of Perth, WA, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The manufacturing team has developed this bespoke electrolyser, a critical technology for the production of green hydrogen. It uses electrical energy to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen, with the hydrogen then used as a fuel capable of replacing diesel. Perth Western Australia

Aerial view of the outback surr...efuel. Pardoo Western Australia

Aerial view of the outback surrounding Pardoo, WA, on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The 2500 square mile proposed site of the Australian Renewable Energy Hub, which BP would have a majority stake in, is in a vast, flat expanse of the Pilbara near Pardoo, little more than a pitstop on the Great Northern Highway where travelers making their way between the Outback's sparse settlements can refuel. Pardoo Western Australia

Portrait of Christiaan Heyning,...ristmas Creek Western Australia

Portrait of Christiaan Heyning, Head of Decarbonization for Fortescue Future Industries at Fortescue's Green Energy Hub at the company's Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Christmas Creek Western Australia

Automatic haul trucks are trans...ristmas Creek Western Australia

Automatic haul trucks are transporting iron ore through OPF in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. Fortescue's truck haulage consumed approximately 200 million litres of diesel in FY21 and accounted for 26 per cent of Fortescue’s Scope 1 emissions. State-of-the-art zero emission battery technology delivered by WAE Technologies for Fortescue’s mining trucks not only boasts the highest energy storage of its kind, but will also be the first to offer 30-minute fast charging thanks to its 1400-volt architecture and 3MW charger. The technology will prevent enormous amounts of fossil fuel from being used in the mining industry. Christmas Creek Western Australia

The Christmas Creek’s mobile ma...ristmas Creek Western Australia

The Christmas Creek’s mobile maintenance facility services its heavy haul fleet needed for the heavy transport of iron ore across the mine site in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Christmas Creek Western Australia

The battery, delivered by WAE T...system. Perth Western Australia

The battery, delivered by WAE Technologies to Fortescue’s Green Fleet facility in Perth, WA on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. This battery is integral to Fortescue’s US$6.2 billion decarbonization strategy to eliminate fossil fuels from its mining operations, which includes replacing its existing diesel-fuelled fleet with battery electric and green hydrogen powered haul trucks. A team of 50 engineers and technicians are responsible for developing the pioneering power system, which weighs 15 tonnes, measures 3.6m long, 1.6m wide and 2.4m high, and is made up of eight sub-packs, each with 36 modules, all individually cooled and each with its own battery management system. Perth Western Australia

FFI operator is waiting for the...ristmas Creek Western Australia

FFI operator is waiting for the automatic haul trucks move away from the road at OPF in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. Christmas Creek Western Australia

Unrefined Iron Ore is stock at ...ristmas Creek Western Australia

Unrefined Iron Ore is stock at OPF in Christmas Creek, WA, on Wednesday, January 19, 2023. Christmas Creek’s coarse ore stockpile is fed by an approximate 6km (3.7 mile) overland conveyor from a remote primary crusher. Transporting unrefined product via conveyor reduces haulage costs and diesel consumption. Christmas Creek Western Australia

Aerial view of the iron ore ind... Port Hedland Western Australia

Aerial view of the iron ore industry inside the Port Hedland harbor area WA, on Sunday, January 15, 2023. The port, which is connected to various companies's mines by extensive rail networks, exports the highest tonnage of all Australia's port, almost entirely in unprocessed iron ore bound for East Asian steelmaking plants. Port Hedland Western Australia

Aerial view of Port Hedland har... Port Hedland Western Australia

Aerial view of Port Hedland harbor WA, on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The port, which is connected to various companies's mines by extensive rail networks, exports the highest tonnage of all Australia's port, almost entirely in unprocessed iron ore bound for East Asian steelmaking plants. Port Hedland Western Australia

The sun sets over the outback n...ily. Boodarie Western Australia

The sun sets over the outback nearby Boodarie, WA on Sunday, January 15, 2023. This land, belonging since ancient times to Traditional Owners community such as Kariyarra, Ngarla, and Njamal people, has been allocated by the Western Australia government for the production of renewable energy and green hydrogen, apparently without asking the permission to the ancestral custodians. Indigenous people have a deep spiritual connection to the land. The country is full of connections that speak a common language and follow the law, whether they are human, rocks or animals. The country is adored, required, and cared for, and the connection with it is about identity, culture and family. Boodarie Western Australia