Rio Tinto performed a feasibility study on the introduction of a wind power system at the Diavik mine beginning in 2008. Based on the results of a 3-yr meteorological survey on wind resources, it was decided to introduce a wind power system in 2011, and in 2012, four 2.3 MW wind turbines were installed that rose 64 m above the ground.
Rio Tinto Alcan, First Solar, and the Australian Government Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reached a joint agreement to develop a 6.7-MW solar PV facility at Weipa in 2014. There are 18,000 thin-film solar panels provided by First Solar.
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