Neoen inked the first-of-its-kind deal in November 2022, to supply around-the-clock power to BHP’s huge Olympic Dam copper mine through a combination of wind and storage from the battery at Blyth.

The first big battery signed up to help deliver a “baseload renewables” contract – in this case BHP’s giant Olympic Dam mine in South Australia – has now started full operations. Neoen ...

Blyth is a town in south east Northumberland, and lies on the coast to the south of the River Blyth. It was once a prosperous town relying on coal mining, shipbuilding, salt trade, fishing and ...

HMS Blyth was decommissioned in 2021, and HMS Pembroke will be retired in early 2024. Both vessels use high-definition sonar to scour the world’s seabeds for mines and lost explosives.