Tesla nickel supplier BHP announced that construction on one of the world’s largest off-grid mining solar and battery energy storage systems has started. BHP, a world-leading resources company in Australia, is working with TransAlta to shift its mines from fossil fuels to renewable energy. TransAlta, a clean energy provider in Canada, the United States, and […]
Construction has started on BHP’s "first off-grid large-scale renewable energy project", totalling 38 MW of solar power and a 10.1MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at two nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
BHP says works have begun on solar and battery storage at its Nickel West operations in WA, and it's scouting for suitable sites to add up to 50MW of wind.