{"id":1207,"date":"2025-05-19T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/200-turbine-wind-project-planned-by-fortescue-for-western-australia-s-pilbara-power-systems-technology-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T17:30:25","slug":"200-turbine-wind-project-planned-by-fortescue-for-western-australia-s-pilbara-power-systems-technology-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/200-turbine-wind-project-planned-by-fortescue-for-western-australia-s-pilbara-power-systems-technology-news\/","title":{"rendered":"200-Turbine Wind Project Planned by Fortescue for Western Australia&#8217;s Pilbara"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"485\"><strong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"121\">Fortescue<\/strong> has submitted plans to build a 2.1-gigawatt wind farm near Marble Bar in Western Australia, aiming to significantly reduce its carbon emissions by 2030. The proposal, lodged with the <strong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"346\">WA Environmental Protection Authority<\/strong>, outlines the installation of up to 200 wind turbines across a remote site selected for its strong wind conditions and minimal vegetation.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"848\">The wind farm will be connected to the <strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"541\">Iron Bridge<\/strong> mine via a 110km-long, 220kV transmission line. <strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"603\">Fortescue<\/strong> estimates the project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1.5 million tonnes annually\u2014around 70% of its current footprint\u2014as it strives for net zero emissions by the end of the decade, a target set by its chair, <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"847\">Andrew Forrest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1102\">The company is considering innovative construction techniques, including <strong data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"938\">Nabrawind\u2019s<\/strong> self-erecting towers, which use less concrete. The project will also include up to five substations with battery storage and a camp for 1,000 construction workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1354\">Construction is expected to begin after environmental approval is granted in late 2026, with a build period of 32 to 42 months, targeting operations by mid-2029. Consultation with the <strong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1298\">Nyamal<\/strong> people, the area&#8217;s native title holders, began in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer>\n<p><em>Source:&nbsp;boilingcold.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortescue has submitted plans to build a 2.1-gigawatt wind farm near Marble Bar in Western Australia, aiming to significantly reduce its carbon emissions by 2030. The proposal, lodged with the WA Environmental Protection Authority, outlines the installation of up to 200 wind turbines across a remote site selected for its strong wind conditions and minimal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3090,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[809],"tags":[783],"class_list":["post-1207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-pstinternational"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3090"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7036,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/7036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pst.inthemaking.be\/pst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}