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May 25

Fortescue accelerates Real Zero with construction of 690MW solar farm and 650MWh battery energy storage system

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25 May 2026
Fortescue accelerates Real Zero with construction of 690MW solar farm and 650MWh battery energy storage system
Construction has commenced on Fortescue’s 690MW Turner River solar farm in the Pilbara – the final solar installation required to deliver the Company’s Real Zero decarbonisation plan – and a 650MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Cloudbreak.
12 May 2026
Fortescue's response to the 2026-27 Federal Budget
Attributed to Fortescue Metals and Operations CEO, Dino Otranto: Fortescue welcomes the Federal Government’s move to increase the R&D Tax Incentive expenditure cap to $200 million.
12 May 2026
Statement on the Federal Court's decision in the Yindjibarndi compensation claim
Attributed to a Fortescue spokesperson: Fortescue advises that the Federal Court has delivered its decision in relation to the Native Title Compensation Claim commenced by the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation in 2022.
7 May 2026
Fortescue proves green grid can withstand major network disruption
When bushfires caused a major transmission disruption across our Pilbara energy network last year, Fortescue’s renewable energy systems did something many once believed impossible: they kept our grid stable without thermal generation.
28 April 2026
Pilbara students gain drone pilot skills through Fortescue-Hedland school partnership
Students at Hedland Senior High School are gaining hands-on experience with emerging technologies and industry pathways through a partnership between Fortescue and the school that is transforming STEM learning in the Pilbara.
25 April 2026
Fortescue Invests $680m to Expand Pilbara Green Energy Infrastructure
ASX announcement on Pilbara green energy infrastructure investment
22 April 2026
Fortescue launches national campaign to cap diesel tax handouts to big mining companies
Fortescue is launching a national advertising campaign calling for reform of the Federal Government’s diesel tax “handout”, which is delivering excessive benefits to a small number of large mining companies at the expense of a fairer and more secure energy system for Australians.
10 April 2026
Fortescue accelerates world's first replicable large scale heavy industry green grid
Fortescue Ltd (Fortescue, ASX: FMG) is pleased to announce it is accelerating delivery of the world’s first industrial and fully integrated green energy grid dedicated to eliminating fossil fuels from large-scale industry, at a scale comparable to a city. Fortescue intends to replicate and commercialise this technology wherever it is invited.

GLOBAL NEWSROOM

Fortescue accelerates Real Zero with construction of 690MW solar farm and 650MWh battery energy storage system

Fortescue's response to the 2026-27 Federal Budget

Statement on the Federal Court's decision in the Yindjibarndi compensation claim

Fortescue proves green grid can withstand major network disruption

Pilbara students gain drone pilot skills through Fortescue-Hedland school partnership

Fortescue Invests $680m to Expand Pilbara Green Energy Infrastructure

Fortescue launches national campaign to cap diesel tax handouts to big mining companies

Fortescue accelerates world's first replicable large scale heavy industry green grid

Statement from Fortescue Executive Chairman and Founder, Dr Andrew Forrest AO

Celebrating 2.5 billion tonnes of iron ore

All stories

Fortescue accelerates Real Zero with construction of 690MW solar farm and 650MWh battery energy storage system

Fortescue's response to the 2026-27 Federal Budget

Statement on the Federal Court's decision in the Yindjibarndi compensation claim

Fortescue proves green grid can withstand major network disruption

Pilbara students gain drone pilot skills through Fortescue-Hedland school partnership

Fortescue Invests $680m to Expand Pilbara Green Energy Infrastructure

Fortescue launches national campaign to cap diesel tax handouts to big mining companies

Fortescue accelerates world's first replicable large scale heavy industry green grid