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About Andrew Slavin

I am one of the directors of Energy and Mines and am also the curator of this site. I have been involved with B2B communications for the last 18 years including publications, conferences, think tanks and reports.

Largest Solar Thermal Plant in North America Begins Operations at Mexican Peñoles’ Mine

2019-02-16T11:07:13+00:00

The largest solar thermal plant in North America is now supplying power to Industrias Peñoles’ Milpillas copper mine in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, reports BNamericas. The project was installed by Denmark’s solar heating specialist Arcon-Sunmark. The plant has a collector field of 6.270 m2 with a total capacity of 8,600MWh/y, according to Flemming Jørgensen, Read More

Largest Solar Thermal Plant in North America Begins Operations at Mexican Peñoles’ Mine2019-02-16T11:07:13+00:00

Press Coverage of Energy and Mines World Congress

2019-02-16T11:20:53+00:00

The Financial Post reports on Energy and Mines' 4th Annual Renewables for Mining World Congress that took place in Toronto on Nov 21-22. Excerpts from the article include: Mining companies are digging into renewable energy as a way to reduce costs and offset the impact of volatile conventional fuel prices as the world shifts to a low-carbon Read More

Press Coverage of Energy and Mines World Congress2019-02-16T11:20:53+00:00

Adani to Build 1,500 MW of Solar Projects in Australia

2019-02-13T13:16:43+00:00

India’s energy giant Adani, which is trying to build Australia’s largest thermal coal mine, has secured land for two solar farms worth A$400 million ($300 million) in Queensland and South Australia. The projects will kickstart the company’s five-year plan to install 1,500 MW of solar power plants in Australia. The energy conglomerate is planning to build Read More

Adani to Build 1,500 MW of Solar Projects in Australia2019-02-13T13:16:43+00:00

Thirteen Mines Recognized for their Leadership in Renewables at Energy and Mines Renewables in Mining Awards in Toronto

2019-02-16T11:54:53+00:00

Toronto, ON ---- November 22, 2016. Mining companies were awarded and celebrated last night for their investments in renewable energy at a glittering awards gala and dinner in Toronto. Mining companies from Canada, Chile, Mexico, Australia, and South Africa received awards for their investments in wind and solar technologies at the Energy and Mines Renewables and Read More

Thirteen Mines Recognized for their Leadership in Renewables at Energy and Mines Renewables in Mining Awards in Toronto2019-02-16T11:54:53+00:00

Redavia to Expand Its Shanta Mining Solar Project

2019-02-16T12:07:02+00:00

The leader of rental solar farms in Africa, Redavia, announced that it has been awarded the contract to expand the solar capacity at the New Luika Gold Mine in Tanzania by Shanta Mining Company. The work on the expansion project has already begun. It will see a new 609 kW plant installed at the site with Read More

Redavia to Expand Its Shanta Mining Solar Project2019-02-16T12:07:02+00:00

A Global View on Renewables for Mines: Enel Green Power

2019-02-16T12:12:10+00:00

The price competitiveness of renewables has increased significantly in recent years, making it possible for alternative energy to now compete with traditional energy sources in many regions, observes Francesco Venturini, CEO of Enel Green Power. In a Thought-Leader interview published in advance of the Energy and Mines World Congress,  Venturini provides expert insight on renewables for Read More

A Global View on Renewables for Mines: Enel Green Power2019-02-16T12:12:10+00:00

Addressing the Elephant in the Room at COP22

2019-02-13T13:20:37+00:00

Flyn McCarthy Principal SysEne Consulting Inc. The Convention of Parties (COP22) titled the ‘COP of Action’ is wrapping up here in Marrakesh, Morocco with policy makers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries outlining with more clarity their Nationally Determined “Carbon” Contributions (NDCs) and the policy measures intended to meet the Paris Agreement. There was obvious momentum Read More

Addressing the Elephant in the Room at COP222019-02-13T13:20:37+00:00

Genex Power Encouraged by Feasibility Study to Convert Old Mine into Hydro Storage Plant

2019-02-16T12:10:30+00:00

A feasibility study conducted to analyze a conversion of a former underground gold mine into a hydro storage plant in Kidston, Australia, found that the idea was commercially viable and the project could open as soon as 2018. https://twitter.com/ARENA_aus/status/795755303673307136 The site is run by Genex, a power generating development company based in Australia. The study released Read More

Genex Power Encouraged by Feasibility Study to Convert Old Mine into Hydro Storage Plant2019-02-16T12:10:30+00:00

The Collahuasi 150 MW RFP – A simulation for potential proposals

2019-02-16T12:27:21+00:00

Doña Inés de Collahuasi is the world’s second largest copper mine. The mine is located at an altitude of  4,000 to 4,800m and is located approximately 200 km from sea. In 2011-12 the mine released another tender for Solar PV with a PPA for 60 GWh/year which was won by the Spanish developer SolarPack who developed the 23.5 MWac  Almonte Solar plant. Read More

The Collahuasi 150 MW RFP – A simulation for potential proposals2019-02-16T12:27:21+00:00

Enel Green Power joins Energy and Mines World Congress as Thought-Leader Sponsor

2019-02-16T12:33:42+00:00

We are delighted to announce that Enel Green Power, a leading owner and operator of renewable energy plants, has come on board as a Thought-Leader Sponsor for the Energy and Mines World Congress taking place on November 21-22 at the Hilton Toronto. EGP is focused on development and management of energy generation from renewable sources on Read More

Enel Green Power joins Energy and Mines World Congress as Thought-Leader Sponsor2019-02-16T12:33:42+00:00
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