To: LoneClone who wrote (166509 ) 7/27/2022 2:41:42 PM From: LoneClone Read Replies (1) | Respond to BHP starts erecting solar panels at WA mining operations miningweekly.com Esmarie Iannucci solar panels at mining major BHP’s Leinster nickel operations , in the Northern Goldfields, are being installed.solar project , to be constructed and owned by one of BHP Nickel West’s renewable energy partners, TransAlta, includes a 27.4 MW solar farm at Mt Keith nickel operation and a 10.7 MW solar farm and 10.1 MW battery at Leinster nickel operation, which will be integrated into TransAlta’s Northern Goldfields remote power grid.project , which will replace power currently supplied by diesel and gas , will help BHP Nickel West reduce Scope 2 greenhouse- gas (GHG) emissions at its Mt Keith and Leinster operations by 12%, resulting in an estimated reduction of 54 000 t/y carbon dioxide-equivalent.solar panels will be installed at this site alone, helping to power BHP Nickel West’s mining and concentrating operations at Leinster, BHP said on Tuesday.construction phase of the solar project has created more than 100 direct and indirect jobs in the Goldfields and Perth regions and is expected to produce its first solar power by the end of 2022.Jessica Farrell said BHP was meeting its commitment to deliver sustainable low carbon nickel to its customers, a product that is in high demand to power batteries and electric vehicles.solar project is BHP’s first off-grid large-scale renewable energy project across our global operations and, significantly, will remove the equivalent of up to 23 000 combustion engine cars from the road every year, supporting our GHG reduction targets,” Farrell said.operations . renewable energy supply to support BHP’s growth and further each company’s sustainability goals, said Farrell.
