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title: "Dig it: mine goes 155 consecutive hours on 100% renewable energy"
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description: "Bellevue Gold mine operated on 100% renewable energy for over 155 consecutive hours, powered by a 90 MW hybrid station comprising solar, wind, and battery storage. This milestone supports the company's strategy to achieve net zero carbon gold production by 2026, exceeding its initial goal of meeting 80% of energy needs with renewables."
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# Dig it: mine goes 155 consecutive hours on 100% renewable energy

Last month, the Bellevue Gold mine did something that was previously unthinkable. For over 155 consecutive hours –a full six-and-a-half day work week –the mine operated on 100% renewable energy. The future is now, kids: **engines off**!

Bellevue Gold’s90 MW hybrid power station brought together a 27 MW solar panel array, 24 MW of wind turbines, and 15 MW (33 MWh) of battery energy storage to power the Australian mine’s operation. Originally designed to meet at least 80% of the site’s energy needs, the system recently proved that, in the right conditions, it can do much more.

“We’ve put out a strategy that’s ahead of the market that will have us producing net zero carbon gold by 2026 and we couldn’t do it without renewable energy as a core part,” BellevueGold’s managing director Darren Stralow said, in astatement. “(It’s) a significant milestone, not only for the project, but for what is possible in the Australian energy sector.”

## Bellevue’s green gold

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Image by Bellevue Gold, via The West Australian.

Bellevue first announced its plans to become the first operational gold mine to get 80% of its power generated by renewable energy back in 2022, after signing up for the $252 million off-grid hybrid power with its partners, Zenith Energy.

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