Via: Reuters Siemens and Spain's Gamesa agreed on Friday to create the world's biggest builder of windfarms, with the German company paying 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) for a majority stake in the combined business. The group would bring together Siemens' strength in offshore wind power and Gamesa's leading role in developing markets. Months in the Read More
The full agenda for the 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit is now available to view and download via the conference brochure. Download Brochure This year’s expanded agenda includes 25 senior mining leaders sharing their energy strategies through interactive panels and detailed case studies. Speakers include senior mining leaders from major mining houses and junior Read More
In a Q&A interview published this week, Pattern Development’s CEO Mike Garland offers the lessons learned from partnering with Antofagasta and predicts how Chilean mining companies will expand their use of renewable energy in the future. Great quotes include from Mike Garland include: “Renewables are probably the least expensive option they [the mines] have. We’ll typically Read More
In this interview, available to download below, Till Krumbholz, sales manager for the Energy Sector’s Smart Generation Solutions at Siemens AG, discusses the landscape for powering mines with renewable energy hybrid solutions in North America. He also lays out the SIEMENS vision for hybrid power plants with high renewable penetration rates, sometimes over 100%, and its performance guarantee program.
