RENEWABLES, STORAGE AND HYDROGEN TO LEAD ON RESOURCE SECTOR’S ENERGY TRANSITION IN AUSTRALIA Major and mid-tier mining operators are investing in renewable energy and storage and beginning to explore the potential of hydrogen to play a role in affordable, reliable, and sustainable power. Ongoing cost declines for renewable energy, combined with rising energy costs and a growing emphasis on reducing carbon emissions, are driving new projects and partnerships between Australian resource companies and alternative energy providers.
18-20 at the Westin Perth. (SEE FOLLOWING ARTICLE). The possibilities of renewables in the decarbonization of high-temperature processing is also explored in this issue here. The E25 project is just one of the latest examples of mining and metals companies investing in renewables to control energy costs and address environmental concerns. Other major and mid-tier Australian mines have recently announced or finalized renewables investments including Gold Fields, IGO, and Image Resources. Lion One Metals also recently announced its investment in a solar-diesel hybrid at its Tuvatu Gold Project on the South Pacific island of Viti Levu in Fiji. In the last 6 months, more than a dozen similar projects have been announced or commissioned.
In minerals processing, ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency) recently announced $490,000 in funding for WA-based Element 25 to explore whether electrolytic manganese metal can be produced with renewable energy, without reducing the quality of the finished product. This groundbreaking project will be presented by Element 25’s Executive Director Justin Brown at Energy As mining companies continue to invest in and Mines Australia Summit taking place June renewable energy, hydrogen is becoming a
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