Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and SMEC have announced details of a partnership to propel the development of renewable energy engineering solutions.
The Engineering Partnership Agreement solidifies the commitment of both companies to leverage their expertise and resources in harnessing the world's renewable energy potential for the production of green electricity, green hydrogen, green ammonia, and other sustainable industrial products.
“FFI sees great opportunities in leveraging the global breadth and depth of capability of some of the world’s industry leading engineering houses to support and develop our front-end engineering studies,” FFI CEO Mark Hutchinson said. “By working with partners like SMEC, we can combine each other’s strengths to achieve the best outcome. Partnerships such as this will be critical in ensuring FFI can achieve the global scale and have the depth of impact needed to lead the world’s effort to decarbonise.”
SMEC, a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, brings a wealth of experience in delivering successful renewable energy projects, including the iconic Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme.
“Globally, we are at cross-roads in our quest to transition our energy sources to renewables. Bringing together the technical expertise of SMEC’s global workforce and FFI’s mission as a global green energy company; together we have a shared vision for a more sustainable future,” said Hari Poologasundram, CEO SMEC & CEO International, Surbana Jurong Group.
“With our team of international specialists in renewable energy infrastructure, but also technical advisory services we look forward to working collaboratively with FFI’s team as they develop green energy projects globally.”
Under the partnership agreement, SMEC will provide extensive support for the delivery of FFI's projects, ensuring long-term value across FFI's global portfolio.
