Andreas Boes has been focused on microgrids for mining clients for a number of years and, as Sales Head of Hybrid Solutions, Americas, for Siemens, is overseeing business developing in Chile and across the region. Here Boes offers his unique perspective on the evolution and customization of hybrids for mining customers and the many benefits they Read More
Enel Green Power has developed a number of wind, solar and geothermal projects in Chile as well as a hybrid power plant for the Ollagüe Village combining PV, wind, battery storage and diesel. In this Q&A, Country Manager of Enel Green Power Chile and Andean Countries, Salvatore Bernabei discusses the opportunities for further collaboration between renewables Read More
With investments in wind and hydro (plus diesel) Minera el Toqui, a southern Chilean zinc and lead mine operated by Nyrstar, is aiming to self generate 45% of its energy from renewables. The presentation (from the Energy and Mines Chile Summit, May 2015) details the mine's key considerations and challenges of integrating wind and hydro for Read More
The combination of concentrated solar power (CSP) and gas or diesel allows for robust power generation in 24/7 applications with different fuel types incl. biogas and off-gas Munich, February 2016 - The study “A hybrid solution with concentrated solar power (CSP) and fuel for baseload mining operations” analyses the fit of Stirling Hybrid solutions for the Read More
Dr. Thomas Hillig, CEO of THEnergy, participated in and presented at the Energy and Mines Summit in London on January 28 and 29, 2016. More than 200 delegates from the mining, renewable energy and finance sectors attended this event. THEnergy is a German-based consulting company specializing in renewable energy solutions for the mining industry, and it Read More
By Simon Rees for Creamer Media's Mining Weekly TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The future success of renewables in the mining sector will require companies to overhaul the way they think about energy and mine development, according to professional services firm Deloitte. “When we look at mining, innovation and competitiveness, we don’t often put those things together,” said Read More
“A lot of local mining operations [in South East Asia] have lower environmental standards but that is changing and we are seeing a lot of project potential,” says Daniel Gäfke, Founder and Managing Director for Annex Power. “If you look at Indonesia, it is an island state with a limited infrastructure in a lot of areas Read More
“At the moment the public only sees the tip of the iceberg of off-grid projects for the mining projects. This segment has developed very quietly and quickly lately,” comments Thomas Hillig, CEO and Founder of THEnergy Consulting. “Many projects have really advanced in the last 12 months. And we would have already seen many more completed Read More
The Cerro Bayo gold and silver mine in Southern Chile is integrating wind energy as a means of reducing diesel costs and addressing logistical and social challenges of transporting diesel to the mine site. Over the past couple of years Energy and Mines has featured this case study because of a couple of unique characteristics - Read More
Significant carbon charges would speed up solar-diesel and wind-diesel hybrid projects at mines and could possibly boost storage applications as well. There has, until recently, not been much activity among mining companies regarding renewable energy. A recent report from CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, came to the conclusion that the biggest miners are Read More
