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Energy Solutions
Consultants offer energy efficiency planning, implementation
3rd February 2023 Making a mine energy efficient requires plenty of planning, which ideally means proactively designing for efficiency from an early stage in a project, says consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting. “Many mining companies are embracing new technology for energy efficiency, but there is... →
Correct lighting solution can help maximise energy savings
By: Simone Liedtke 3rd February 2023 As companies worldwide have become obliged to implement energy-saving methods, the growing popularity of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a variety of lighting applications has dominated the industry, including in mining operations, says lighting manufacturer BEKA Schréder industrial branch... →
Dry-type transformers lead to increased safety at mines
By: Simone Liedtke 3rd February 2023 The global trend of mining companies’ continuously showing their strong commitment to evaluating their operating practices and working towards zero harm has led to an increased demand for the installation of dry-type transformers at underground and surface mining operations. The safety imperative... →
New tech boosts energy, operational efficiencies
By: Halima Frost 3rd February 2023 A manganese miner, in the Northern Cape, has reported a double-digit increase in energy and operational efficiencies since it implemented an Integrated Remote Operations Centre (iROC) designed by energy management and automation company Schneider Electric. An iROC is an integrated operations... →
Motor manufacturer helping to reduce load on grid 
By: Tracy Hancock 2nd September 2022 In focusing on energy efficiency, Zest WEG, a subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is helping the South African mining industry reduce its load on the country’s fragile energy generation system through the uptake of its products. For example, the company started... →
Energy solutions for mining
2nd September 2022 Microgrids are a good energy solution for mines A microgrid is a combination and coordination of generation, storage and load assets in a power system that is completely customised and self-sustained. →
Transformers to be installed at local gold mine
By: Tracy Hancock 2nd September 2022 Gauteng dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions is on track to supply three transformers to a local underground gold mining operation for commissioning this month, despite the challenges manufacturers have been facing globally. While there is a global shortage of raw materials, from... →
PV solar ideal for mine integration
By: Nadine Ramdass 18th February 2022 As the trend towards decarbonisation gathers momentum, photovoltaic (PV) solar system manufacturer and distributor Valsa Trading, suggests that PV solar as a renewable, low-cost energy source continues to provide the mining industry with the opportunity to reap the benefits of renewable energy in... →
No one-size-fits-all for mine decarbonisation – engineering firm
By: Nadine Ramdass 18th February 2022 Mining operations are energy intensive, with energy representing one of the sector’s biggest operational costs. Fossil fuels remain the primary feedstock, which leaves miners exposed to volatile gas, oil and coal prices. Consequently, an overarching challenge is decarbonisation, explains... →
Hybrid solutions can be more affordable – firm
18th February 2022 Globally, mining is well-known as an energy-intensive sector, a situation that is further aggravated by a heavy reliance on fossil fuels, explains consulting firm Economic Development Solutions MD Janine Espin. She elaborates that there is an increasing global urgency to shift toward... →
Company introduces world-first sustainable lithium power solution
27th August 2021 A new power system, developed by automation company Schneider Electric and smart technologies provider Wärtsilä, enables sustainable and otherwise impossible lithium mining in areas without grid access, thereby unlocking global market supply. →
Microgeneration, the future of green stable power
By: Claire O'Reilly 27th August 2021 Amid growing interest in the adoption of hybrid energy solutions and South African mines’ aiming to invest in on-site standalone or microgrid hybrid solutions, engineering services consulting firm WSP suggests that microgeneration and hybrid solutions are the future for local industries and mines. →
Multinational oil company promotes EALs growth
By: Claire O'Reilly 27th August 2021 Biodegradable, environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) offer companies a solution to balance productivity and environmental protection, with performance levels comparable with those of conventional fluids, says multinational oil and gas company Shell. →
Victor Industrial Equipment
27th August 2021 Victor Industrial Equipment, which has been serving the mining industry for more than 80 years, has been appointed as the South African distributor for light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions company X-Glo. The LED light strip design used by X-Glo has been developed to be robust in its... →
Generators necessary despite new legislation
By: Claire O'Reilly 27th August 2021 With load-shedding a reoccurring problem for mines and businesses in Southern Africa, standby power generation company Generator and Plant Hire South Africa (GPHSA) suggests that mines will still need to rent generators for a while, even with the introduction of the new electricity regulations. →
Waste to power, a double opportunity
By: Claire O'Reilly 27th August 2021 Waste management is not only fundamental to the sustainability and legal compliance of a mine but it also has larger-scale, industry symbiotic economic benefits through enforcing and contributing to a circular economy-based business model. →
‘Green’ trend an opportunity for mining
12th February 2021 Africa’s minerals sector should “seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards green energy”, experts noted during a virtual webinar on the future of mining in Africa, post-Covid-19. One opportunity lies in growing global demand for lithium, which is used in batteries for... →
juwi Renewable Energies
12th February 2021 juwi Renewable Energies in South Africa is part of the international juwi Group, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies. With over 5.1GW of installed capacity and 25 years of experience, we are proud global leaders in the renewable energy sector. We develop solar photovoltaic,... →
Company delivers solar mounting structures to mine
12th February 2021 Solar equipment supplier Valsa Trading announced that it supplied its locally designed and manufactured solar photovoltaic (PV) ground mounting structures to a large mine in the Northern Cape in December. The mounting structures are designed and manufactured to provide a “quick-install, secure... →
Positive progress at ‘mine of the future’
By: Halima Frost 12th February 2021 Global automation company ABB says operators at the Sustainable Underground Mining (SUM) future mine project, have been able to make use of new remote technological systems implemented by the company since September 2020. The SUM project aims to establish a new world standard for sustainable... →
Generator supplier completing two orders
By: Halima Frost 12th February 2021 International power generator supplier Cummins has recently commissioned one mining site and is in the process of commissioning a further site where both system monitoring and control philosophies, were upgraded. The mining sites operate and supply 18 MVA and 5 MVA of prime rated generator power... →
Company to provide energy storage for local mines
By: Cameron Mackay 28th August 2020 The local mining sector is becoming more open to implementing new technologies in terms of energy solutions, as they can make mining operations more efficient, productive and cost effective, states microgrid and energy solutions provider Hitachi ABB Power Grids MD Malvin Naicker. Hitachi ABB... →
Leading Transactional Advisor in Captive Energy
By: Yolande Botes 28th August 2020 Cresco is a hands-on financial advisory firm dedicated to helping project ideas become a reality. Cresco’s role in enabling growth is to work with both project promoters and project funders across Africa to achieve their unique financial and entrepreneurial goals. Cresco provides pro-active... →
Higher energy efficiency can save costs for miners
By: Cameron Mackay 28th August 2020 Local energy organisation the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) GM Barry Bredenkamp states that South Africa’s mining sector can continue to explore cost-saving measures through increased energy efficiency. Local miners face many challenges, including rising energy... →
Logistics company branches out
By: Cameron Mackay 28th August 2020 Local logistics services supplier Mixcorp is including renewable-energy technology suited to the mining industry in the scope of its research and development (R&D) department to add renewables-related logistical services to its offering. Mixcorp special scientific adviser Dr Godfrey Gandawa... →
Mining waste can boost alternative-fuels prospects
By: Cameron Mackay 28th August 2020 Certain wastes in the mining sector present an opportunity to create alternative fuels, which can alleviate the energy supply challenges in the local industry, says waste management solutions provider Interwaste. Repurposing waste for energy purposes can also reduce the reliance on landfills and... →
Investing in energy increasingly needs to be on mining agenda
By: Natasha Odendaal 28th August 2020 With the stabilisation of South Africa’s energy crisis still years away, investment will be critical to ensure the country’s heavily energy-dependent mines remain operational and viable. While that investment can be, in some cases, significant, the productivity gains can be massive. →
New focus implies decarbonisation assent
By: Mamaili Mamaila 14th February 2020 In its seventh year, the 2019 Energy and Mines World Congress marked a “historic shift in conversations about energy in mining”, says Energy and Mines director Adrienne Baker. →
Mines need energy alternatives
By: Mamaili Mamaila 14th February 2020 Although South African mines are not yet ready to fully adopt renewable energy, they are desperate for a reliable and cost-effective alternative to State-owned power utility Eskom’s monopoly, says energy equipment and solutions provider Vuselela Energy co-founder and director Jacques Malan. →
Solar price signifies renewables’ viability
By: Mamaili Mamaila 14th February 2020 Although renewables were perceived as expensive a decade ago, the same cannot be said today, says energy company Abengoa. The sentiment that renewable energy is unreliable and provides power only intermittently – when the sun shines or when the wind blows – has also since changed, says Abengoa... →
Centenary milestone spurs ‘new dawn’ for genset specialist
By: Mamaili Mamaila 14th February 2020 Global diesel and alternative fuel engines supplier Cummins celebrated its hundredth year in 2019, which Cummins South Africa application engineer Rodney Naidoo states has resulted in a “new dawn”, as the company embarks on a mission to find alternatives to fossil fuels to supply back-up power. →
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