Coal India appears likely to develop 1 GW of solar PV. The state-owned miner, touted as the world's largest producer of coal, is expected to tender for 800 MW of solar projects, additional to an earlier tender for 200 MW. The falling cost of solar is attracting interest from unlikely quarters. With its fast growing economy Read More
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 11, 2016) - Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU) ("Nevada Copper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with NV Energy to conduct a study of the potential to develop a solar energy generation project on Nevada Copper's privately-owned land ("Solar Study"). This land Read More
While many outside the mining sector are wondering how the current commodity cycle is influencing energy plans for the resource sector, this is not a pressing topic inside most mining boardrooms. “Although it is evident that the current commodity cycle compels us to be more rigorous in the way we invest our resources, our development plans Read More
The combination of concentrated solar power (CSP) and gas or diesel allows for robust power generation in 24/7 applications with different fuel types incl. biogas and off-gas Munich, February 2016 - The study “A hybrid solution with concentrated solar power (CSP) and fuel for baseload mining operations” analyses the fit of Stirling Hybrid solutions for the Read More
Move will help Cat develop off-grid energy access Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., has made an equity investment in Powerhive, a Berkeley, California, U.S.A.-based energy solutions provider for emerging markets. Powerhive, founded in 2011, also has offices in Nairobi and Manila, and received early backing from First Solar. Powerhive develops Read More
Dr. Thomas Hillig, CEO of THEnergy, participated in and presented at the Energy and Mines Summit in London on January 28 and 29, 2016. More than 200 delegates from the mining, renewable energy and finance sectors attended this event. THEnergy is a German-based consulting company specializing in renewable energy solutions for the mining industry, and it Read More
A THEnergy and SolarPower Europe briefing identifies the key opportunities for solar companies to tap the potential of the mining sector for solar deployment Ahead of the Energy and Mines conference in London on 28/29 January 2016, SolarPower Europe and THEnergy have teamed up to explore the opportunity of solar and mines for our sector. In Read More
By Tom Kenning, PV Tech Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), an Indian state-owned mining and power company, is tendering for 260MW of grid-connected solar PV capacity in two Indian states. The firm has released a notice inviting bids, under a reverse bidding process, for four separate projects of 65MW capacity each, with two blocks in the mining Read More
American Vanadium Enters into a Letter of Intent to Acquire the Complete CellCube(TM) Vanadium Flow Battery Business From DMG MORI VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2016 / American Vanadium Corp. (TSXV: AVC) (OTC Pink: AVCVF) ("American Vanadium") today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with DMG MORI to acquire Read More
“A lot of local mining operations [in South East Asia] have lower environmental standards but that is changing and we are seeing a lot of project potential,” says Daniel Gäfke, Founder and Managing Director for Annex Power. “If you look at Indonesia, it is an island state with a limited infrastructure in a lot of areas Read More
