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"Australian iron ore giant Fortescue has this week taken delivery of its second
14.5 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery electric locomotive, part of its plans to
reach real zero emissions at its Pilbara iron ore operations by 2030.
Fortescue purchased the two new battery electric locomotives from Progress Rail
back at the start of 2022 but only took delivery of the first unit in June of
this year, two years after originally planned.
The 8-axle locomotives boast an energy capacity of 14.5 MWh and have been
manufactured at Progress Rail’s facility in Sete Lagoas, Brazil. They will be
used to transport iron ore to port.
The second locomotive arrived in Port Hedland late last week before making its
way to Fortescue’s mining operations in the Pilbara. When fully operational,
both locomotives will be recharged using renewable power from Fortescue’s own
Pilbara Energy Connect transmission and generation project."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
