Fortescue Metals Australia green steel project

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Fortescue Metals Australia green steel project is located in Pilbara, Australia. It is part of the Green Steel Tracker.

Location

The map below shows the approximate (region) location of the project in Pilbara, Australia:

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• Coordinates (WGS 84): -20.40744989, 118.6213299 (approximate (region))

Project Details

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project Details
Company	Fortescue Metals
Company has climate goals?	No
Location	Pilbara, Australia
Project name	Christmas Creek Green Iron Pilot
Project website	Site
Project scale	Pilot
Project status	Announced
Year to be online	2025
Technology to be used	H-DRI
Technology details	Green electricity electrolysis + ESR
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	0
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	Not stated
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW)	Not applicable
Investment size	50
Date of announcement	2021-01-22

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