Rio Tinto announced an A$1 billion investment at its Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The amount includes the construction of a 13 km long conveyor system that will help lower greenhouse gas emissions from the mine by 3.5% compared to road haulage. Giles Parkinson says in an Read More
The World Gold Council (WGC) published this week a report titled “Gold and Climate Change: Current And Future Impacts.” The report analyzes gold’s climate impact, and how the sector, particularly gold mining, could reduce its carbon footprint in consonance with the Paris climate accord, according to a review by Kitco.com. The report revealed that gold mining Read More
The increasing demand for carbon-free energy has resulted in accelerated improvement in the cost and performance of renewable energy options. Both battery and hydrogen-related energy supply technologies have seen significant advancments over the past three years, providing mining compies, project investors and processing specialists with additional choices when it comes to low-carbon power for mobile fleets, Read More
Gold miner Resolute Mining Limited has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Ignite Energy Projects Pty Ltd to provide a hybrid power solution for Resolute's Syama Gold Project in Mali. The 40-megawatt (MW) independent solar hybrid power plant will combine solar, battery, and heavy fuel oil (HFO) technologies and, when operational in 2020, is expected to be the world’s Read More
Reliable green storage solutions are a key part of the mining industry's transition to high-penetration renewable energy generation. Battery storage can be used to overcome the intermittency problems associated with solar and wind generation, as well as being used as an alternative to diesel in mining fleets. Renewable hydrogen is set to revolutionize both green power generation Read More
Credit: Primus Power Anglo American Platinum has entered into an agreement with Primus Power to install eight EnergyPod battery systems at its Amandelbult mine in Limpopo, South Africa. Designed to be charged when the cost of grid electricity is low, the batteries, slated provide 200kW of power and 1,000 kWh of energy, will release stored energy Read More
Off-grid mines can slash fuel requirements and CO2 emissions by up to 28% by using microgrids that combine solar power, battery storage, and diesel generators, according to a new study. The ABB report, Reducing Energy Costs and Environmental Impacts of Off-Grid Mines, outlines how microgrids can help miners generate a reliable power supply and trim emissions 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
Atacama Desert, Chile. Photo credit: ogwen [CC BY 2.0]. The world’s first 24/7 emissions-free "plug-and-play" commercial microgrid is now operational, according to a news release from Enel Green Power Chile. The system integrates 125kWp (kilowatt-peak) of solar power generation with 580 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of lithium-ion battery storage (132-kWh) and hydrogen energy storage (450-kWh) to supply part Read More
Global wind energy developer, Gamesa, is testing its new off-grid system that combines traditional gensets with wind, solar and storage. The hybrid prototype is reported to benefit off-grid communities and remote mining operations the most. Gamesa estimates that traditional off-grid diesel costs will be slashed by 40% once the new system is introduced. The prototype began Read More
