Australia’s renewable energy ambitions dwarfed by coal
Mining News Pro - One of the refrains of the environmental lobby is that Australia is extremely well-placed to become a renewable energy superpower, and that this will replace the loss of revenue from coal and natural gas exports.
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Gulf widens between fossil fuels, transition to renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, shocking oil and natural gas markets, an energy crisis had already been brewing in Europe – a crisis that was somewhat self-induced.
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Australian mining billionaire to invest $2.2bn in renewable energy project
Mining News Pro - Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, who’s been betting big on a global green revolution, said on Sunday he was investing A$3 billion ($2.2 billion) in renewable energy in central Queensland.
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Western Australia plans world’s biggest renewable energy hub
Mining News Pro - An international consortium plans to build what would be the world’s biggest renewable energy hub along the south coast of Western Australia.
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Torex makes first foray into renewable energy at its mines
Canada-based intermediate gold producer Torex Gold on Thursday announced that it would build a new 8.5 MW solar plant at its Morelos property, which includes the El Limon Guajes mine and Media Luna project, in Mexico.
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Cemin’s Pullalli gold-silver operation in Chile to use 100% renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Chilean mid-tier miner Cemin Holding Minero announced a deal with the local subsidiary of France’s Engie for the supply of renewable energy to its Pullalli gold-silver operation, located in the central region of Valparaíso.
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Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Stanford University and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.
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Gruyere JV amps up power with renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Gold Road Resources and Gold Fields are installing a renewable energy hybrid microgrid to boost the throughput of their Gruyere gold project joint venture (JV) in Western Australia.
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Teck mine in Chile switches to renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Teck Resources has signed a long-term agreement that will provide its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation in central Chile with 100% renewable power, eliminating 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – the equivalent of taking 40,000 cars off the road – annually.
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BHP Nickel West makes move towards renewable energy
Mining News Pro - BHP Nickel West has been shortlisted for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)’s $70 million funding to develop hydrogen projects.
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Mining becoming significant corporate buyer of renewable energy
Mining News Pro - The mining industry has started to become a significant corporate buyer of renewable energy in regions where these technologies have become reliable and cost-competitive when compared with fossil-fuel-based electricity, says the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).
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Gold Fields powers Agnew mine with hybrid renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Gold Fields and EDL have completed a 56 megawatt hybrid renewable project in the Agnew mine in Western Australia, delivering up to 70 per cent of the mine’s power requirements.
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Pilbara`s renewable energy hub moves ahead
Mining News Pro - Resources projects in the Pilbara are one step closer to a new power supply after the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approved the development of a large-scale wind and solar renewable energy project, subject to a number of conditions.
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OZ Minerals launches renewable energy industry collaboration
Mining News Pro - OZ Minerals is embarking on an energy-focused project with six other notable industry organisations called the Energy and Mining Collaboration (EMC).
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