Mining giant Rio Tinto is installing General Electric’s aeroderivative gas turbine technology to supply power on two of its Pilbara sites in WA.
The company recently installed the LM6000-PF Sprint aeroderivative gas turbine with dual-fuel dry low emissions (DLE) technology at its West Angelas iron ore mine.
The gas turbine and steam turbine technology will also be in use at Cape Lambert for a new combined-cycle power station for improved grid power generation.
Cape Lambert is a seaport used for exporting iron ore from the company’s Pilbara mines.
This is the first time the LM6000-PF will be used for a combined cycle power application in Australia.
The West Angelas mine needed heavy-duty sources of power for uninterrupted operation. GE’s gas and steam turbine can deal with some of the technical and logistical hurdles that come with adding a mine to the electrical grid.
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