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- This brings together leading thinkers and engineers under one umbrella to drive progress and combat climate change
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WAE, an offshoot from the Williams F1 team founded by the revered, late Sir
This acquisition brings together leading thinkers and engineers into one organisation to drive progress and combat climate change, enabling Fortescue to become a major player in the growing global market for green industrial transport equipment.
WAE will bring its race bred critical battery technology to FFI, which will in turn enable Fortescue, one of the largest iron ore producers in the world and a heavy carbon emitter, to realise its industry leading 2030 net-zero target. This will be achieved by working together to help bring green energy to life in programmes such as Fortescue's 3km long freight trains, 400 tonne haul trucks and industrial heavy mobile equipment.
The heavy industrial sector accounts for more than 20 per cent of global carbon emissions. Today's £164 million investment means Fortescue and FFI will acquire critical capabilities needed to help decarbonise this industry world-wide utilising FFI's green electricity, green hydrogen and ammonia which contains zero carbon.
Fortescue Founder and Chairman, Dr
"This is an historic moment in the future of our company as we welcome the WAE family into the Fortescue family to work together to de carbonise heavy industry and hard to abate sectors for the good of our planet, and the benefit of our shareholders"
"This announcement is the key to unlocking the formula for removing fossil fuel powered machinery and replacing it with zero carbon emission technology, powered by FFI green electricity, green hydrogen and green ammonia,"
"For decades, Sir
Former deputy team principal of the Williams F1 Racing Team, Claire Williams OBE, welcomed today's announcement.
"Since the team sold a majority shareholding in WAE to
"We are delighted to play a key role in Fortescue's decarbonisation strategy, contributing to the delivery of their emissions reduction targets through high performance battery systems, green hydrogen and related technologies. We will also be focusing on addressing the sector-wide challenges in the off-highway sector. Both companies have a shared culture of innovation, setting and achieving challenging objectives and a genuine commitment to creating a sustainable future."
Fortescue Chief Executive Officer,
"We look forward to working together to apply this technology-first strategy to our emissions reduction pathway while also empowering the highly capable WAE team to achieve growth opportunities in new products, services and markets.
"We have been working with WAE since early 2021, with WAE designing and building a battery system to power an electric mining haul truck; an important first step in the decarbonisation of Fortescue's mining haul fleet. WAE's expertise in battery systems and electrification further complements FFI's green hydrogen projects for haul trucks and mobile fleet to further underpin our technical leadership,"
FFI Chief Executive Officer,
"Rapid growth of WAE's world-leading technology and engineering business and an expansion of its manufacturing footprint further enhances FFI's position to become a major player in the global market for decarbonisation of the global heavy industry sector"
"Joining the Fortescue Family will also allow WAE to invest in new technologies and to further commercialise world leading electrification products in new markets. It is also an opportunity to continue to grow the Williams' family vision of creating cutting edge technology operating at the forefront of innovation in engineering and business".
Together FFI and WAE will work together to help achieve the goal to make zero emissions energy available at an industrial, global scale as we become the world's best, fully renewable energy and green products company.
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About
WAE is a world-leading technology and engineering services business delivering pioneering innovation to improve performance, efficiency and sustainability to a global customer base.
Combining cutting-edge technological advances and the industry's best engineers with precision and speed to market derived from the ultra-competitive environment of motorsport, WAE's capabilities cover a wide range of disciplines.
The company provides ground-breaking innovation covering advanced battery and electrification technologies and product development; aided by advanced simulation, testing, rapid prototyping and volume manufacturing. Working in close collaboration with our customers, WAE remains committed to meeting the continued sustainability challenges of the 21st Century.
WAE can trace its foundations back to 2010 when
WAE has grown from an embryonic business in 2010 to a company which employs approximately 400 people engaged in leading-edge and transformative technologies for a growing list of Tier 1 clients.
Following the acquisition by
WAE was honoured with the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2018.
For more information see www.wae.com and follow on Twitter LinkedIn and Instagram
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