PV

Caterpillar expands renewable power generation offerings in conjunction with First Solar

2019-02-25T06:32:08+00:00

Caterpillar and First Solar, Inc.  today announced a strategic alliance to develop an integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar solution for microgrid applications. Under the agreement, First Solar will design and manufacture a pre-engineered turnkey package for use in remote microgrid applications, such as small communities and mine sites. The package will feature Cat-branded solar panels manufactured by Read More

Caterpillar expands renewable power generation offerings in conjunction with First Solar2019-02-25T06:32:08+00:00

Providing Baseload Solutions for Mines – An Update from SolarReserve

2019-02-25T07:42:07+00:00

Tom Georgis, Senior Vice President of Development, SolarReserve provides insight on SolarReserve’s large-scale baseload solution for a Chilean mine and the scope for further collaboration between mining and solar in the Chilean market. “Some miners will start with solar by integrating PV into their diesel power systems for fuel abatement,” he comments. “It’s a good way Read More

Providing Baseload Solutions for Mines – An Update from SolarReserve2019-02-25T07:42:07+00:00

Australian mine to house off-grid solar power system

2019-02-25T09:49:59+00:00

Sandfire Resources, a Western Australian gold and copper miner, is set to build one of the largest off-grid solar-PV plants at its DeGrussa mine near Wiluna in the far north Goldfields of Western Australia. The project will integrate a 10.6MW solar array and 6MW of battery storage with the existing 20MW diesel generator, with the aim of Read More

Australian mine to house off-grid solar power system2019-02-25T09:49:59+00:00

A Renewable-Powered Mine and Township in Australia

2019-02-25T06:58:07+00:00

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) last year announced funding for a ground-breaking two-phase project in far north Queensland that will supply renewable energy to Weipa’s bauxite mine, township and port. ARENA CEO, Ivor Frischknecht, said the collaborative $23.4 million project was a first for Australia and a first for ARENA, and would demonstrate the potential for renewable Read More

A Renewable-Powered Mine and Township in Australia2019-02-25T06:58:07+00:00

10 Renewable Case Studies from Chilean Mines

2019-02-25T10:27:21+00:00

Providing insight and cross-technology detail including wind, solar PV, CSP, hydroelectric and biodiesel for both grid tied and remote mine operations, the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition, Santiago, May 6-7, will feature 10 mine – renewable energy case studies. The presentations will cover the project drivers, implementation issues, financial arrangements and operational details of case Read More

10 Renewable Case Studies from Chilean Mines2019-02-25T10:27:21+00:00

Financial Intelligence applied to Renewables for Mining

2019-02-20T13:11:30+00:00

The first is a series of guest posts from Arnoldus Mateo van den Hurk Mir, Ph. D. from Renewables4Mining  Times for mining are changing Before the commodity boom, according to industry experts, mining was focused on ramping up production and investing in new capital projects to expand supply. After the boom however, the world of mining has re-focused Read More

Financial Intelligence applied to Renewables for Mining2019-02-20T13:11:30+00:00

CSP-PV Hybrid – Solar Reserve Presentation PDF

2019-02-25T10:56:23+00:00

In support of the video of this presentation (available here) below you can download a hard copy of Joel Link's presentation at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Toronto 2014.  Solar Reserve are a US based renewable developer that creates PV and CSP projects. In this presentation (and this interview) we hear how the solar thermal Read More

CSP-PV Hybrid – Solar Reserve Presentation PDF2019-02-25T10:56:23+00:00

Cost of renewable energy continues to drop – Lazard releases its new levelized cost of energy analysis

2019-02-25T11:53:19+00:00

Lazard has released version 8.0 of the its Levilized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE) which continues to show a decline in the cost of renewable energy. The report,  that can be viewed at http://www.lazard.com/insights, highlights a number of trends that will be of great interest for those in the mining/renewables space. In particular: The costs of generating Read More

Cost of renewable energy continues to drop – Lazard releases its new levelized cost of energy analysis2019-02-25T11:53:19+00:00

"We’ve never had a mine ask for 100% renewables. What they want is lower cost energy." CSP-PV Hybrid to provide baseload generation for chilean mine – download interview

2019-02-25T12:05:16+00:00

California-based Solarreserve is currently negotiating with a mining company operating in Northern Chile to supply a CSP-PV Hybrid solution.  In this Q&A Interview, Kevin Smith, CEO of SolarReserve, lays out the economics, the drivers for the project and the wider opportunities for concentrated solar power in mines. Great quotes from the interview include: “We configured a Read More

"We’ve never had a mine ask for 100% renewables. What they want is lower cost energy." CSP-PV Hybrid to provide baseload generation for chilean mine – download interview2019-02-25T12:05:16+00:00

Caterpillar broadens energy services to include renewables

2019-02-25T12:18:38+00:00

Rick Rathe, Caterpillar's Global Rental Power Manager, sees the rapid decline in the price of renewables as a primary driver for the mining sectors growing interest in alternative energy sources. In this interview, available to download here,  Rick outlines how Caterpillar, one of the world's leading suppliers of technology and services to the mining sector, is Read More

Caterpillar broadens energy services to include renewables2019-02-25T12:18:38+00:00
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