Rio Tinto to triple Weipa solar capacity and add battery storage to help power bauxite mining operations

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By mmillikinSep 20, 2021, 3:30 am795 ptsInteresting
Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations. The Weipa operations in Far North Queensland includes three bauxite…

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