BHP Signs New ‘Baseload Renewable’ Deal with Wind and Battery Storage to Power Copper Mines and Smelter

BHP secures biggest renewable power deal yet for SA copper sites - Mining Magazine Australia

Image: Soonthorn/stock.adobe.comBHP has locked in its third and most significant renewable electricity agreement for its South Australian copper operations, securing 100 megawatts (MW) of base load renewable supply to power its Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill sites. The long-term deal with Neoen will draw on the first 300 MW from the Goyder North Wind Farm, backed by the new 200 MW/800 MWh Goyder Battery and Neoen’s energy managemen…

BHP locks in 100 MW green power deal - Ecogeneration

Image: Neoen AustraliaBHP has struck a renewable electricity deal for its South Australian copper operations. The company has secured 100 megawatts of baseload power from Neoen’s Goyder North Wind Farm and Goyder Battery. The 10-year agreement will supply the Olympic Dam mine, smelter and refinery, as well as the Carrapateena and Prominent Hill operations. Power will be firmed by the 200 MW/800 MWh Goyder Battery and managed through Neoen’s in-h…

BHP signs new baseload PPA with Neoen for 24/7 renewable energy

Mining giant BHP has signed a 100 MW baseload renewable energy contract with French developer Neoen to supply power to its copper mining operations in the far north of South Australia.The 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) will provide BHP with a 24/7 100 MW supply solution for its copper mining province in South Australia, including the Olympic Dam mine, its smelter and refinery, and the operations at the Carrapateena and Prominent Hill sit…

Neoen inks renewable supply deal with BHP in SA

Renewables developer Neoen has signed a 100MW renewable energy baseload agreement to supply power to BHP’s mining sites in South Australia. The agreement, starting in July 2029, will supply renewable energy to BHP’s Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill mines in South Australia, in one of the world’s most significant basins for copper. Related article: Neoen proposes wind farm with massive battery in WA This new agreement will provide BHP…

BHP signs new ‘baseload renewable’ deal with wind and battery storage to power copper mines and smelter

BHP signs another massive and landmark deal to source "baseload renewables" from wind and battery storage to power its huge copper mines and smelters.