Australian iron ore mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has announced that his Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) plans to get into the green energy business and aims to become completely carbon neutral by 2030—ten years earlier than its original target. To achieve this, FMG will develop a range of green electricity, green hydrogen, and green ammonia projects in Australia via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). Ammonia can be used to safely store and transport hydrogen. FMG chair Andrew Forrest said his projects would also aim to prove the economic value of green hydrogen in world-scale operations. “We have joined the global battle to defeat climate change,” Forrest said. “We are trialling and demonstrating green hydrogen technologies in global-scale commercial environments, while also rapidly evolving into a green hydrogen and electricity producer of similar scale.” The iron ore magnate said he aimed to create both the demand and the supply of green …