Presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg, July 2015, Gold Fields and the Carbon War Room/Rocky Mountain Institute provide background and initial outcomes of collaboration on a project to assess the role of energy and the potential for new energy sources across their global operations. This video of this presentation can be viewed here.
NRG Renew has published a whitepaper on the benefits of solar energy as an independent energy source for the mining industry. As the whitepaper reports: “[In South Africa], for example, a solar solution’s ability to provide an independent source of power has heightened relevance, especially in the country’s mining industry, where remote locations are the norm. Read More
In support of the video of this presentation (available here) below you can download a hard copy of Joel Link's presentation at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Toronto 2014. Solar Reserve are a US based renewable developer that creates PV and CSP projects. In this presentation (and this interview) we hear how the solar thermal Read More
In support of the video presentation of Steve Letwin's keynote address at the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition in Toronto we are publishing here the pdf of his slides as support material. The presentation outlined in detail the drivers and barriers for the adoption of renewables in the mining sector. It is an excellent example Read More
We are excited that in a few weeks time, at the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition, Toronto 15-16 October, Jean-Francois Verret, director of strategy, projects and public affairs at Glencore's Raglan Mine will be presenting on their wind, energy storage project that is currently under construction. An interview with Jean-Francois can be downloaded here (link Read More
An interesting and technically detailed presentation on how diesel, energy storage and PV can be combined with smart grid technology to provide energy solutions for mines. There is quite a lot about Schneider Electric too, but a good use of graphics explains how this can all work. The presentation was given by François Alhaud, the technical tendering Read More
Many mine energy decision-makers are convinced that renewable energy is a good fit for the mining sector but face significant challenges when it comes to project finance. In a recent presentation, Lonmin's Energy and Asset Manager, Gerhard Wernecke outlined the financial issues his company faced when integrating PV. To view the presentation click the link below. To view Read More
This week, Hatch, the world's pre-eminent supplier of technical and strategic services, reinforced their position as a leader in the renewables and mining space by becoming principal sponsor of the Renewables and Mining Summits in Toronto, Santiago and Johannesburg. To view a presentation from Hatch's Director of Solar and Wind, Rob Lydan on energy diversification in mines, Read More
Gold Fields is one of the largest precious metals mining companies in the world. On the home page of their website it proudly states: Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable gold mining. Duncan Stevens, the VP of Group Sustainable Development presented at last month's Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg. In the presentation Read More
SIEMENS' Marcus Koenig provided this excellent and highly rated presentation on some of the latest developments in hybrid energy solutions. Download the presentation here
