BYD Supplies 250 MWh Blade Battery System to Fortescue Mine
The 48-container installation at North Star Junction marks China's deepest penetration yet into Western off-grid mining grids, replacing diesel generators with solar storage.
LCBy Lian Chen, China bureau chief··Updated October 15, 2026·3 min read
ShareLinkedInXWhatsAppEmailWorkers inspect rows of battery storage containers at an iron ore mining facility in Western Australia. (AI-generated image)
Fortescue completed site integration of a 250-megawatt-hour BYD battery storage system at its North Star Junction iron ore operations in Western Australia on Oct. 14, 2026.
The facility houses 48 liquid-cooled containers using BYD's Blade lithium iron phosphate cells. The units deliver 50 megawatts of power for five continuous hours, anchoring Fortescue's planned 4-to-5-gigawatt-hour off-grid storage program.
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China bureau chief — Lian Chen leads China coverage, reporting on EV and battery manufacturing scale, solar, and the export-control regime around critical inputs.
