THEnergy

After various projects have demonstrated the value of renewables for reducing diesel, heavy fuel oil and gas consumption, mining companies can now benefit from the significant cost reduction potential that renewable energy holds, according to a new report by THEnergy and Voltalia.

The price for crude oil is falling, and the diesel price is following, however a more interesting development is taking place on the supply side, which is improving the business case for renewable energy,...

Significant carbon charges would speed up solar-diesel and wind-diesel hybrid projects at mines and could possibly boost storage applications as well. There has, until recently, not been much activity among mining companies regarding renewable energy....

Hybrid solar power solutions are gaining more and more interest from mining companies as solar energy is becoming increasingly cost competitive when compared with conventional energy solutions – specifically in remote locations that are...