Envision Energy and Australian mining company Fortescue have formed a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating industrial decarbonisation, beginning with a 132-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, the companies said this week.
The agreement, announced during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, designates Envision as Fortescue’s strategic partner for wind energy and storage technologies. The collaboration will focus on supply chain integration across power generation, energy storage, and grid optimisation.
As part of the deal, Envision will supply EN182-7.8MW wind turbines, which will be installed on 188-metre Nabralift steel towers — described by the company as the tallest of their kind globally. The turbines are designed for low-wind conditions and engineered to withstand harsh weather, including cyclones.
“This is one of the first large-scale installations of this technology in Australia,” Envision said, adding that the project “will set a benchmark for renewable energy infrastructure by maximising generation capacity and efficiency.”
Fortescue said the Pilbara wind development is a key step in its Real Zero strategy, which aims to eliminate fossil fuel use from its terrestrial iron ore operations by 2030.
“This partnership supports our commitment to decarbonise and demonstrates the viability of low-cost, round-the-clock renewable energy systems for heavy industry,” Fortescue said in a statement.
The company plans to deploy 2 to 3 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar capacity, backed by large-scale battery storage and dedicated transmission infrastructure. The Pilbara project marks Fortescue’s first major wind initiative and is part of a broader effort to transition hard-to-abate sectors toward clean energy.
