Photo credit: Strip coal mining. Planet Geography, cc-by-2.5. The mining sector isn’t preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy quickly enough, according to a new report from CDP. While miners are spending 45% of their capital expenditure on commodities like copper and nickel that stand to benefit from the rise of clean energy technology, the Read More
Australia’s gold and coal mining companies may soon be contending with large spikes in electricity costs, as they renegotiate roughly $500 million of power contracts by 2020. Miners will be signing on to new agreements in the midst of market uncertainty, which is seeing the closure of coal-fired power plants, rising gas prices, and a transition Read More
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG7YQ76KHmU Video: SunMine: How solar is transforming an old mining town. Contaminated mining sites could be reborn as solar fields in the near future. A new solar project at the Sullivan mine site near Kimberley in southeast British Columbia is attempting to do just that. Rather than leaving the reclaimed yet tainted site vacant, energy company Read More
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
A qualitative and quantitative report on energy risk exposure in the Australian mining sector and the potential for renewables. The report explores energy use in the Australian mining sector and the current energy mix; the risks associated with the business as usual approach to powering mines; the potential and current limitations of renewables for Australian mines. Read More
“We are observing a strong and growing appetite from mining customers towards renewable energy globally,” reports Javier Vaquerizo, Head of Commercial Office - Business Development, Enel Green Power. “Cost competitiveness, long-term hedge, scalability, modularity, fast time-to market and sustainability make renewables very attractive in many geographies, whether it be for on-site or off-site projects.” In this Read More
June 19, 2017 --- International renewables leader Enel Green Power has joined the upcoming Energy and Mines Australia Summit as a Thought-Leader Sponsor. Taking place at the Pan Pacific, Perth on June 29-30, this Summit will provide a timely platform for mining leaders to meet with international renewables and finance experts to explore solutions for affordable Read More
“We understand that this wind-diesel hybrid power generation will be a first for an Australian mine, so naturally we are concentrating on the possible risks involved with implementing this technology,” comments Mike Kevan, Engineering Manager, Australian Garnet. Kevan is leading the implementation of a 6 MW wind-diesel hybrid generation system for the Balline Project, Australian Garnet’s Read More
(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
