Q&A with Resolute Mining COO David Kelly on the Syama Project ADRIENNE BAKER DIRECTOR Energy and Mines Energy and Mines: Can you please give us a brief update on solar hybridization for Syama?
“The new facility will initially provide 30 MW of power and will incorporate an additional 10 MW Y-cube battery storage system.”
DAVID KELLY COO
RESOLUTE MINING 20
David Kelly: The development of a new hybrid power station is being completed in 2 stages. The first, the construction of a new modular HFO thermal generation and battery storage system is nearly complete, and commissioning is under way. By the time of the conference in May it will be up and running. The thermal generation is based on Wärtsilä 32 engines, which are being installed in partnership with Aggreko and Wärtsilä, using new Modular Block technology and design. The Wärtsilä modular units utilise ISO containers to construct a modular powerhouse. The new Modular Block units will be fuelled using a refined heavy fuel oil (IFO 180) and also have the capability to run on diesel. Replacing existing diesel thermal generation at Syama with modern intermediate fuel oil thermal generation is expected to increase efficiency by approximately 30% and reduce overall power costs by approximately 40%. Each modular unit contains a single Wärtsilä W20V32 HFO Generator and has an at-generatorterminals output of approximately 10 MW. The new facility will ENERGY AND MINES MAGAZINE
