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BHP signs solar deal for Kwinana refinery

BHP Nickel West’s Kwinana refinery is to get 50% of its electricity from the 132 megawatt Merredin solar farm as part of the miner’s first renewable energy power purchasing agreement in Western Australia.

BHP signs solar deal for Kwinana refinery

WA's largest solar farm 260 kilometres east of Perth, Merredin's approximately 360,000 solar panels can produce 280 Gigawatt hours of electricity annually. The 10-year PPA secured with China-based Risen...

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