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Australia’s biggest off-grid renewable energy plant is set to power a major copper mine in remote North West Queensland, blending solar, batteries, and thermal tech to run like a mini-grid for 40,000 homes. Built because the region’s disconnected from the national grid and a stalled transmission line left miners stranded, the project is a pragmatic leap toward cleaner, cheaper power — cutting diesel use and emissions. Scheduled to go live in 2028, just as mining begins, it’s a bold, complex solution born of necessity — and a wake-up call for Australia’s energy infrastructure.

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