{"id":8756,"date":"2023-12-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/?p=8756"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:56:03","slug":"mining-meets-climate-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/en\/2023\/12\/mining-meets-climate-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Meets \u00adClimate Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fortescue Future Industries is \u00adtackling the challenges of green hydrogen and renewable energy across a wide range of applications \u2013 and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies can contribute \u00adexpertise to its success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortescue is one of the world\u2019s largest mining companies. Its name often comes up when the conversation turns to iron ore. In the primary economic sector, Fortescue is known as a leader in raw material extraction and production. Yet its subsidiary Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is fully dedicated to renewable energy \u2013 and it\u2019s going all out. \u201cI have never seen this kind of speed or dynamism before in my career. It is unbelievable,\u201d said Benjamin Crouch, Western Australia State Manager & National Business Development Manager at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driving force behind this extraordinary commitment is the Australian entrepreneur and billionaire, Andrew Forrest, a large shareholder in FFI\u2019s parent company, Fortescue Metals Group. \u00adForrest has announced that he wants to produce 15 million tons of green hydrogen worldwide by 2030 (Source: Wikipedia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crouch\u2019s contacts with FFI only date back to the end of 2022. But the first contracts are already within reach. They will initially involve seals for various electrolyzer technologies for the production of green hydrogen. He would rather not say more, but he is expecting great things. \u201cWe are figuratively just scratching the surface. We still can\u2019t see all the potential at Fortescue Future Industries. FFI is developing technologies and expertise in renewable \u00adenergy along the entire value chain, from energy production, transportation, and distribution, all the way to storage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FST team in Australia at a\u00a0trade fair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Hydrogen cheaper than Diesel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FFI\u2019s hydrogen and renewable energy projects range from solar and wind energy, hydropower, geothermal and fuel cell technologies, to the green energy sector (ammonia as an energy source). Its partners on these projects are spread across the world. \u201cMaking hydrogen cheaper than diesel\u201d is one of the company\u2019s ambitious goals. With this in mind, the parent company Fortescue has succeeded in \u201cdecarbonizing\u201d its mining vehicles and operating them more cost-effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie Bilek, Vice President, Region Australia, is also optimistic that the cooperation between Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) and FFI on the fifth continent will quickly bear fruit. \u201cWe are a strong partner with the right experience, flexibility, agility, development expertise, and capacity to innovate \u2013 with a global presence and global support. The first customer projects show that our materials expertise and our capabilities meet or even exceed FFI\u2019s requirements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Customer Focus \u201cMade in Australia\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To build its presence as a strong, competent partner in Australia, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies acquired a venerable local firm, Ludowici Sealing Solutions, in 2015. It has long been fully integrated into FST\u2019s global network and is part of Industrial Services. FST Australia now has 18 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to a headquarters in Brisbane, it has three branch offices, in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. From these locations, it offers high-quality standard and customer-specific seals under the Freudenberg brand as well as Dichtomatik-brand parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Australia, FST is a full-service provider, offering sealing solutions for a range of market segments. including the food and beverage sector, heavy industry, agriculture, hydraulic operations and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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