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COMET: An Alliance To Create A Universal Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculation Framework

2020-01-28T21:01:32+00:00

COMET, a new alliance, will construct a standard method for computing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the production of materials such as steel, copper, and cement.  The COMET Method will inform the carbon content of consumer products like cars, buildings, and phones. Rocky Mountain Institute, MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the Read More

COMET: An Alliance To Create A Universal Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculation Framework2020-01-28T21:01:32+00:00

Mining industry starts to dig renewables

2019-02-16T13:17:04+00:00

Via LC News Record-low solar, wind and energy storage costs have caught the attention of mining companies looking for clean power. Until about eight months ago, rolling blackouts were a common occurrence in South Africa, where the national power grid is notorious for being unreliable and Eskom, the state-owned utility, has struggled to keep up with Read More

Mining industry starts to dig renewables2019-02-16T13:17:04+00:00

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear

2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Sunshine for Mines, a Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room initiative, aims to accelerate renewables adoption for mine sites. RMI and CWR are jointly a global nonprofit that works in various industries to facilitate investment into profitable low-carbon opportunities. They are working in the mining industry to help firms assess how renewables—solar, especially—could benefit them Read More

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Gold Fields – "There is a much stronger convergence between mining and renewables in South Africa now than ever before"

2019-02-18T11:15:03+00:00

Challenged by frequent power supply disruptions and anticipated price increases South African mining company Gold Fields undertook a regional energy security plan in cooperation with the Carbon War Room Sunshine for Mines Project.  One of the first outcomes of this review is an RFP for a 40 MW solar PV project for its South Deep Mine. Read More

Gold Fields – "There is a much stronger convergence between mining and renewables in South Africa now than ever before"2019-02-18T11:15:03+00:00
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