A number of large-scale mineral processing facilities in Australia have been unable to secure long-term energy contracts at competitive prices, and have opted to either close their doors or decrease production as a result. For zinc refinery Sun Metals, the solution is to invest in a 125 MW solar project, using large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) to Read More
Energy reliability is a major concern for grid-connected mines in Australia with supply constraints and power disruptions hampering production and expansion plans. In this context, the Lakeland Solar & Storage Project, currently under construction in northern Queensland, is particularly relevant for miners as it will demonstrate the power reliability benefits of large-scale solar PV and storage. Read More
Paris and Johannesburg, March 6th 2017 – EREN Renewable Energy (EREN RE) and its partner African Energy Management Platform (AEMP), announced today the signature of a 15-year power purchase agreement with IAMGOLD Essakane SA gold mine to complement its existing heavy fuel power plant in Burkina Faso with a 15 MWp solar farm. This project representing Read More
Doña Inés de Collahuasi is the world’s second largest copper mine. The mine is located at an altitude of 4,000 to 4,800m and is located approximately 200 km from sea. In 2011-12 the mine released another tender for Solar PV with a PPA for 60 GWh/year which was won by the Spanish developer SolarPack who developed the 23.5 MWac Almonte Solar plant. Read More
Storage solutions are dramatically changing the resource sector’s energy landscape by allowing solar and wind to provide 24/7 energy supply to remote mines. Glencore’s Raglan mine Currently, mines are implementing storage technologies either in combination with renewables to solve intermittency issues or with diesel generators to save on fuel costs. Off-grid mines, which usually have at Read More
The construction of Peñoles’ 199.5 MW wind farm in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila is in full gear, with plans to have the project operational by the end of 2016. The wind farm is being developed by EDPR Renewables, which is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Below is RCG's video, showing the progress of the wind farm’s Read More
After tremendous success in Canada’s remote Arctic area of Nunavik, Tugliq Energy is considering doing similar wind turbine projects across other northern communities, including maybe the Hope Bay mine in Nunavut, which belongs to TMAC Resources. The 3 MW wind turbine installed in Nunavik sits at the Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in the northern part of Read More
Renewable energy sources have reached the stage, where they can reduce energy costs as well as emissions, Barrick Gold’s Senior Manager of Energy and GHG, Russell Blades, tells Energy and Mines. “We are seeing a ‘perfect storm’ brewing around renewables. Solar and energy storage are improving in efficiencies and reducing in costs. Renewables are already cost-effective Read More
Australia is getting its first grid-connected solar and storage plant, which will be built in the northern Queensland town of Lakeland and connected to Ergon Energy network. Conergy is developing the US$42 million project, with the BHP Billiton resource company joining in via a Knowledge Sharing Partnership (KSP). Others involved in the KSP are the Australian Read More
Enel Green Power has developed a number of wind, solar and geothermal projects in Chile as well as a hybrid power plant for the Ollagüe Village combining PV, wind, battery storage and diesel. In this Q&A, Country Manager of Enel Green Power Chile and Andean Countries, Salvatore Bernabei discusses the opportunities for further collaboration between renewables Read More
