Decarbonisation, Electrification, Renewables, Hydrogen and ESG for Mines - Energy and Mines Australia Summit 2023 How can mines grow their assets and portfolios while reducing their carbon footprints? What is needed to accelerate the transition to fully decarbonised power systems for mines? How does the all-electric mine move from concept to reality in Read More
Understand the complexities of renewables, decarbonization, and ESG for mines Issue 46 of Energy and Mines Magazine is available to download and read here. This issue is Part I of our Energy and Mines Toronto Summit preview and includes interviews with: Martin Schlecht, Director of Engineering and Projects (COO), Dornier Suntrace Marnie Finlayson, Managing Director, Battery Read More
Download Energy and Mines Magazine Issue 45 featuring interviews on mine decarbonisation, renewables, and electrification with Caterpillar, Shell, Enel Green Power, Pacific Energy, and Hitachi Energy. Quotes from the interviews: "It will take ALL of us taking action to a reduced-carbon future – no single person or company can do it alone – it will really require the entire value Read More
In the run-up to next month's Energy and Mines Australia Summit, Sept 6-7, we asked around 70 miners about their energy challenges and who they think might help them solve them. Here are the results. Q1: Q2: Q3:
Issue 44 of Energy and Mines Magazine includes a feature article on Rethinking Mining for A Decarbonized Future, an interview with Hydrostor on Long Duration Energy Storage for mines, plus interviews with South32, MMG, and Energetics on ESG, Decarbonization, Mobility, and Sustainability for mines. Quotes from the articles: "We need smart, megawatt-scale, flexible solutions to meet Read More
19 recently announced renewables in mining projects and commitments by Australian mines. Issue 41 of Energy and Mines Magazine is available to download (just complete this form). This issue focuses on 19 new project announcements in the last 6 months. The issue includes details of projects by BHP, Rio Tinto, Calidus Resources, Red5, Northern Star Resources, Read More
Two recent announcements highlight how innovative miners are harnessing technologies associated with renewables, energy storage, hydrogen and electrification to reduce their climate impact. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) yesterday committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, with an interim target (via a “decarbonization pathway”) of a 26% operational emissions reduction from current levels by 2030. “Mining is Read More
Issue 13 of Energy and Mines Magazine is now available. The edition includes a detailed report on the Energy and Mines Australia Summit including several new project announcements and updates. The feature includes a write-up of the Hydrogen and Mines event and an assessment of the opportunities for the mining sector to benefit from momentum with Read More
Principal Research Scientist Alfonso Chinnici and professors Gus Nathan and Bassam Dally who direct the Centre for Energy Technology (CET) at the University of Adelaide, have developed a solar “combustor” that can run round the clock and provide temperatures as high as 1500°C. Processes in iron, nickel, alumina, and copper mining require continuous heat at such Read More
Mining major Anglo American will buy up to 3TWh of renewable energy annually from Enel Generación Chile, a subsidiary of energy group Enel. Effective 2021, Enel will power Anglo's Los Bronces and El Soldado copper mines, as well as the Chagres smelter, for ten years. Enel will use only renewable sources for this energy. The agreement, Read More
