Western Australia

WA Budgets $126M To Beef Up SWIS As Miners Eye Surging Demand For Energy Metals

2023-05-15T19:51:48+00:00

The West Australian state government has revealed plans to expand the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), the power grid that stretches between Albany, Kalgoorlie and Kalbarri in Western Australia. Power generation from renewable energy sources is expected to triple in the coming decades to meet the fast-growing demand for low emissions products from the mining industry. Read More

WA Budgets $126M To Beef Up SWIS As Miners Eye Surging Demand For Energy Metals2023-05-15T19:51:48+00:00

How Gold Fields’ Agnew Mine in Western Australia Will Move From 54% Renewables To 99%

2020-08-26T16:47:43+00:00

Gold Fields, the South Africa-based gold mining company, pioneered a mix of solar, wind, battery storage, and back-up gas generation at its Agnew mine near Leinster, Western Australia. This hybrid system, commissioned in May, is now stable with renewables providing a 54% share on average annually. James Koerting, Gold Field Australia’s manager of electrical operations, said Read More

How Gold Fields’ Agnew Mine in Western Australia Will Move From 54% Renewables To 99%2020-08-26T16:47:43+00:00

Chevron and Algonquin To Develop Renewable Energy Projects, Including in Australia

2020-08-03T17:26:29+00:00

Chevron Corporation, the $157 billion global energy major, and Algonquin Power, the Canadian renewable energy and utilities giant, have agreed to co-develop more than 500 MW of renewable energy projects, according to RENEW ECONOMY. Under the four-year agreement, the jointly-owned, co-developed renewable energy projects will come up on Chevron-owned sites in  U.S. Permian Basin (TX and Read More

Chevron and Algonquin To Develop Renewable Energy Projects, Including in Australia2020-08-03T17:26:29+00:00

Gold Fields to install massive hybrid solar facility at Granny Smith mine

2019-09-25T15:11:25+00:00

As part of their push to become a global leader in sustainable gold mining, Gold Fields has partnered with power company Aggreko to install a hybrid solar and battery generation system to provide electricity to the Granny Smith gold mine. Located near Laverton, Western Australia, the Granny Smith mine has so far produced over 1.2M ounces Read More

Gold Fields to install massive hybrid solar facility at Granny Smith mine2019-09-25T15:11:25+00:00

Australia becoming the Global Centre for Renewables for Mines

2019-02-12T09:42:19+00:00

As recent project announcements show, the number of Australian mining operators seriously assessing and investing in renewables is growing rapidly. Driven by favourable economics and additional benefits including carbon reductions and social license, major and mid-tier Australian mines are adopting renewables. South32 recently announced its 3MW solar farm for its Cannington mine in Queensland for which Read More

Australia becoming the Global Centre for Renewables for Mines2019-02-12T09:42:19+00:00

Sunrise Energy Group to construct solar farm at Image Resources’ Boonanarring Mine

2019-02-12T10:47:22+00:00

www.australianmining.com.auSunrise Energy Group will supply and construct a 3-4 MegaWatt alternating current solar farm designed to supply power to Image Resources’ Boonanarring mineral sands project, located north of Perth in Western Australia. The solar farm will connect directly to the mine's existing electrical supply network in a ‘behind the meter’ configuration and is expected to produce around 25% Read More

Sunrise Energy Group to construct solar farm at Image Resources’ Boonanarring Mine2019-02-12T10:47:22+00:00

National Energy Guarantee to hit WA hard due to scale of mining industry

2019-02-12T11:47:51+00:00

According to a recent report from consultancy firm Energetics, the stipulations of Australia's proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) could have a disproportionate effect on Western Australia (WA). The Australian Government's stated plan for the NEG is to reduce emissions by 26%, compared to 2005 levels, by 2030 and focuses on the east-coast based National Electricity Market Read More

National Energy Guarantee to hit WA hard due to scale of mining industry2019-02-12T11:47:51+00:00

WA’s first grid-connected wind/solar farm with battery storage to power garnet producer

2019-02-14T11:08:48+00:00

Leading garnet producer GMA Garnet has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Advanced Energy Resources (AER), the partners announced at the Energy and Mines Australia Summit in Perth on Friday. The arrangement will see the construction of a 3 megawatt wind and solar farm with battery storage near the picturesque pink lakes of Port Read More

WA’s first grid-connected wind/solar farm with battery storage to power garnet producer2019-02-14T11:08:48+00:00
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