renewable energy

Canadian mines could power the clean energy transition – new report

2019-02-12T11:28:13+00:00

Jericho Diamond Mine pit in Nunavut, Canada. Photo by Tom Churchill (Tomchurchill at en.wikipedia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Think clean energy jobs are just in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance? Think again. Specifically, think of the extraction industries. Canada’s mining sector produces a host of metals and resources that are critical to renewable energy technologies. Copper Read More

Canadian mines could power the clean energy transition – new report2019-02-12T11:28:13+00:00

Mining Firms Hurt by ‘Ridiculously High’ Energy Prices in Australia Mull Renewables

2019-02-14T13:30:22+00:00

(pictured: Dr. Arnoldus Mateo van den Hurk Mir, general manager of the Renewable Energy and Mining International Observatory) Glencore’s response to soaring energy costs in Australia has sparked calls for more renewables in mining. Last month, copper division head Aristotelis Mistakidis complained to regulators about the 100% spike in energy prices over the last three years, and Read More

Mining Firms Hurt by ‘Ridiculously High’ Energy Prices in Australia Mull Renewables2019-02-14T13:30:22+00:00

Miners increasing green power

2019-02-16T07:19:15+00:00

Renewable energy is undoubtedly picking up steam—even among fossil fuel extraction companies themselves. The world's biggest shipper of seaborne coal, Glencore, boosted its share of renewables one point to 19 percent, according to its 2017 sustainability report. The company is deploying renewable energy in the remote areas in which it mines, and supports policies that reduce Read More

Miners increasing green power2019-02-16T07:19:15+00:00

Former gold mine to become renewable energy hub

2019-02-15T12:25:07+00:00

Photo: Marc McCormack, via Genex Power Sydney-based Genex Power will transform the abandoned Kidston Gold Mine in Northern Queensland into a clean energy powerhouse combining solar and storage. The site will host a 50 MW solar project (KSP1), a 250 MW pumped-storage hydro project (KPSHP), and another 270 MW solar project (KSP2). Kidston’s former status as Read More

Former gold mine to become renewable energy hub2019-02-15T12:25:07+00:00

Miners v. renewables in Australia

2019-08-28T12:21:27+00:00

Photo credit: Max Pixel. The Minerals Council of Australia's submission to scientist Alan Finkel's review of the electricity market's future security pans his preliminary report, charging it fails to reflect the true cost of an emissions-based approach, omits advanced coal technologies, and favors renewable energy sources, rather than remaining technology-neutral. It claims that review appears to Read More

Miners v. renewables in Australia2019-08-28T12:21:27+00:00

BHP knocks renewables after $100m loss

2019-02-13T07:07:46+00:00

BHP’s Olympic Dam copper, gold, and uranium mine in South Australia (Credit: Aaron Bunch, via the Australian Business Review.) BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie is slamming renewable energy after a three-week outage at the firm’s Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia that cost the company $US105 million. “Let’s talk about affordability, reliability Read More

BHP knocks renewables after $100m loss2019-02-13T07:07:46+00:00

10 Ways Rio Tinto is Paving the Way to Sustainable Mining

2019-08-28T12:31:09+00:00

  Credit: Shooter's Bottom wind turbine at dusk (Sharon Loxton) / CC BY-SA 2.0 Major players in global mining are beginning to acknowledge that environmental sustainability is key to business sustainability, and lead the industry toward a low-carbon future. London-based Rio Tinto, for example, outlines 10 ways it’s pushing forward on this front. These include: Signing the Paris Pledge for Read More

10 Ways Rio Tinto is Paving the Way to Sustainable Mining2019-08-28T12:31:09+00:00

Powering Iamgold’s Essakane mine in Burkina Faso with solar

2019-02-16T07:27:14+00:00

A massive new hybrid fuel project is coming to West Africa. Toronto-based gold producer Iamgold has plans to integrate a new solar plant with its existing 57 MW thermal power plant. When finished, Iamgold may boast the largest hybrid fuel project in the world. This won’t be the company’s first renewable energy project; Iamgold built a Read More

Powering Iamgold’s Essakane mine in Burkina Faso with solar2019-02-16T07:27:14+00:00

Australian zinc refinery to build 100MW solar plant

2019-02-16T07:33:20+00:00

Large-scale commercial solar is beginning to make headway in Australia. Zinc metals producer Sun Metals has announced it will build a 100MW solar PV plant to support its refinery located near Townsville, northern Queensland. The project already marks the largest commitment to renewable energy by a major Australian company, and it may increase in size to Read More

Australian zinc refinery to build 100MW solar plant2019-02-16T07:33:20+00:00

Centuries-old New York mine gets new lease on life supporting renewable energy

2019-02-16T10:40:54+00:00

Steve Burke and Jim Besha of Albany Engineering Corp. stand at the site of an abandoned iron mine in the Adirondacks, in Mineville, NY. Credit: CBS News. A long-defunct iron mine in Mineville, NY may be the key to storing the area’s solar and wind energy. Renewable energy producers need ways to ensure an uninterrupted flow Read More

Centuries-old New York mine gets new lease on life supporting renewable energy2019-02-16T10:40:54+00:00