Carbon War Room

How carbon is shaping energy for mines

2019-02-13T13:25:55+00:00

With insights from mining leaders at Fortescue Metals Group, Gold Fields, Teck Resources, and Avalon Advanced Materials, this week’s report looks at how carbon is driving new energy choices for the global mining sector. Alongside power security and cutting energy costs, reducing the emissions intensity of mining operations has been elevated to a top strategic concern for mines. Read More

How carbon is shaping energy for mines2019-02-13T13:25:55+00:00

Mining industry starts to dig renewables

2019-02-16T13:17:04+00:00

Via LC News Record-low solar, wind and energy storage costs have caught the attention of mining companies looking for clean power. Until about eight months ago, rolling blackouts were a common occurrence in South Africa, where the national power grid is notorious for being unreliable and Eskom, the state-owned utility, has struggled to keep up with Read More

Mining industry starts to dig renewables2019-02-16T13:17:04+00:00

Renewable energy opportunities rise as costs slide and solutions grow

2019-02-18T10:28:30+00:00

By Simon Rees, for Creamer Media's Mining Weekly TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Despite the tie-up between the renewables market and the mining sector being dynamic and exciting, the high levels of upfront capital expenditure (capex) needed to install and operate renewable components and storage solutions remained a significant impediment to uptake. “There’s a lot of uncertainty during Read More

Renewable energy opportunities rise as costs slide and solutions grow2019-02-18T10:28:30+00:00

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear

2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Sunshine for Mines, a Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room initiative, aims to accelerate renewables adoption for mine sites. RMI and CWR are jointly a global nonprofit that works in various industries to facilitate investment into profitable low-carbon opportunities. They are working in the mining industry to help firms assess how renewables—solar, especially—could benefit them Read More

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Gold Fields – "There is a much stronger convergence between mining and renewables in South Africa now than ever before"

2019-02-18T11:15:03+00:00

Challenged by frequent power supply disruptions and anticipated price increases South African mining company Gold Fields undertook a regional energy security plan in cooperation with the Carbon War Room Sunshine for Mines Project.  One of the first outcomes of this review is an RFP for a 40 MW solar PV project for its South Deep Mine. Read More

Gold Fields – "There is a much stronger convergence between mining and renewables in South Africa now than ever before"2019-02-18T11:15:03+00:00

Energy and Mines and Sunshine for Mines, an initiative of Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room, announce partnership for upcoming London Summit

2019-02-19T13:38:15+00:00

November 11, 2015 – Energy and Mines, the leading information source and networking platform for renewables for mines, and Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room, an independent non-profit that merged in 2014 and which focuses on market-based, low-carbon energy solutions, are delighted to announce a strategic partnership for the upcoming Energy and Mines London Summit Read More

Energy and Mines and Sunshine for Mines, an initiative of Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room, announce partnership for upcoming London Summit2019-02-19T13:38:15+00:00

Gold Fields set to release a Request for Proposal for a 40 MW PV System

2019-02-19T13:45:26+00:00

Johannesburg-based Gold Fields is presently out on an Expression of Interest (EoI) and intends to release a Request for Proposals on 09 November 2015. The RFP will be for a 40MW on-site PV system with option for energy storage for its South Deep gold mine in South Africa. Gold Fields, a globally diversified producer of gold Read More

Gold Fields set to release a Request for Proposal for a 40 MW PV System2019-02-19T13:45:26+00:00

Video: Golds Fields and Carbon War Room Outline Collaboration and Project

2019-02-20T12:52:25+00:00

In this video from the 2015 Johannesburg Renewables and Mining Summit, Duncan Stevens, the VP of Group Sustainable Development from Gold Fields and Carbon War Room Board Member Sean Cleary provide some background and initial findings on their project to explore the potential use of renewables across Gold Fields global operations. The powerpoint presented in this Read More

Video: Golds Fields and Carbon War Room Outline Collaboration and Project2019-02-20T12:52:25+00:00

Analyzing Global Energy Security Plans and the Role of Renewables

2019-02-20T12:27:26+00:00

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.

Analyzing Global Energy Security Plans and the Role of Renewables2019-02-20T12:27:26+00:00

Job Opportunity – Carbon War Room, Sunshine for Mines, Mining Operation Lead

2019-02-20T13:49:47+00:00

The Carbon War Room's Sunshine for Mines project aims to accelerate the installation of renewable energy capacity integrated into the power systems of on- and off-grid mines around the world, to a penetration rate of 15% by 2025 (30 GW). As part of the project expansion they are looking to hire a Mining Operation Lead. Full details Read More

Job Opportunity – Carbon War Room, Sunshine for Mines, Mining Operation Lead2019-02-20T13:49:47+00:00