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FMG buses to run on gas

WESTERN Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group will roll out a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell coaches at Christmas Creek in the Pilbara as part of a $32 million renewable hydrogen supply project; becoming the first mine in the country to deploy hydrogen for transport and transition from diesel engines.

 On the buses

On the buses

Used to ferry 3000 workers to and from the mine site each day, the 10 coaches will run on renewable hydrogen produced by BOC using supplied electrolysers that will have capacity to produce 180kg of renewable...

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