POWER

BHP looks to the sun

BHP Nickel West operations could be running on solar power by the end of the year with the first solar panels going up at its massive solar farm at Leinster in Western Australia’s northern Goldfields.

 Mt Keith

Mt Keith

By the end of 2022 BHP Nickel West expects 20,000 solar panels will be installed to complete Leinster's 10.7 megawatt solar farm and 10.1MW battery, which will replace power supplied by diesel and gas....

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