Large Australian mining and energy companies have advanced targets or increased spending to curb carbon emissions ahead of COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties being held in Glasgow. Going a step further, one company has evolved a radical plan to build a new copper-nickel mine that will be zero-carbon from day one, Read More
Leading global mining company Anglo American has updated on its progress towards the target of carbon neutral operations (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2040 and announced its ambition to reduce Scope 3 emissions by the same year, 2040, against a 2020 baseline. Its Sustainability Performance 2021 Presentation quantifies total Scope 3 emissions at 115 MT between Read More
The Russian chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI Russia), part of the World Economic Forum's Climate Action Platform, conducted a survey of Russian mining and metallurgical companies in partnership with Deloitte CIS to assess their commitment to a climate and decarbonization agenda. Polyus, the largest gold producer in Russia, and a top-five gold producer globally Read More
Cennergi, a wholly-owned arm of South African coal miner Exxaro Resources, has been contracted to provide renewable energy for Exxaro's Grootegeluk, Belfast, and Matla coal mines on an arm's length basis. In 2016 Cennergi built two renewable wind farms with a combined capacity of 229 MW in the Eastern Cape. It is now South Africa’s second-largest Read More
Australia, Canada, and Brazil, the major iron-ore producers, are likely to benefit from the looming shift towards green steel, according to Fitch Solutions head of commodities analysis Aurelia Britsch, who was speaking at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual summit on Wednesday. A primary benefit would be that mining companies in these countries could claim lower Scope Read More
Green hydrogen may not be cost-competitive in this decade, or even maybe in the first half of the decade beginning 2030, says Lee Levkowitz, BHP’s manager for energy, carbon and technology research. Speaking at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual summit, she said the economics of hydrogen production, especially the green variety, are currently “challenging.” In that Read More
Rachelle Doyle, hydrogen technology lead at Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), said the company was working to reduce the capital investment required for its renewable energy and green industry projects. Speaking at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual conference, Doyle said this would ensure FFI becomes the world’s lowest cost producer of renewable green hydrogen. “We know renewable Read More
Speaking at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual conference on Thursday, Peter Mann, Australia and New Zealand regional energy transition lead at global consultancy Partners in Performance (PiP), said demand for hydrogen was likely to be only “modest” this decade, but would accelerate significantly after 2030. In his presentation on the potential hydrogen adoption pathways for mid-tier Read More
Speaking at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual conference, Anglo American’s head of technology development, mining and sustainability Julian Soles said the mining industry would need to adopt diverse technologies in its drive to decarbonize operations. Anglo American is targeting carbon neutrality across all operations by 2040, according to Soles. He said the company was pushing for Read More
Release by Scatec has inked a two-year agreement to lease a 616kW containerized solar power solution for the production of green hydrogen by energy giant ENGIE at Anglo American’s Mogalakwena platinum mine in Limpopo, South Africa. The mobile PV solar unit will supply power to a 3.5MW hydrogen electrolyzer installed by ENGIE at the mine. ENGIE Read More
