THE RISING COST OF ENERGY FOR MINING

THE RISING COST OF ENERGY FOR MINING

By: Craig Baker, Head of Power Projects Sales, Aggreko, Africa, Middle East, and Asia

Mining operations require significant amounts of energy to power equipment, ventilation, processing, and other systems. Energy can account for 10-40% of operating costs for mines. With volatile fossil fuel prices and climbing electricity rates, energy costs

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TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO ENERGY RESILIENCE

TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO ENERGY RESILIENCE

By: Luca Ceschinelli, Project Development Manager at Aggreko Africa, Middle East, and Asia

The mining industry has historically relied on two primary energy sources to power operations – onsite diesel generators and grid electricity. While these traditional approaches provide a baseline of energy, they come with drawbacks with proven limits

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FLARE-TO-POWER: DEBUNKING COMMON MYTHS ABOUT THE WORLD’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD ENERGY SOLUTION

FLARE-TO-POWER: DEBUNKING COMMON MYTHS ABOUT THE WORLD’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD ENERGY SOLUTION

Today, flare-to-power solutions are garnering more and more attention as an innovative new method for tackling the environmental and economic hurdles tied to flaring within the oil and gas sector. These solutions have the potential to transform wasted gas into a valuable source of energy while mitigating the harmful effects

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FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION WITH GAS

FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION WITH GAS

By Kweku Frempong, Head of Sales – West & Central Africa

Gas has become an increasingly impactful solution for sectors looking to effectively transition to less carbon-intensive fuels and refine their energy frameworks. It offers organisations a bridging solution that can rapidly reduce their carbon footprint and minimise reliance on

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The energy transition – what future skills will be required to make it a reality?

The energy transition – what future skills will be required to make it a reality?

Fatou Diagne, Head of HR at Aggreko Africa

Organisations that are prioritising transitioning to more environmentally friendly energy solutions will require a well-defined strategy, which requires an in-depth understanding of what future needs will arise. This then needs to be translated into a skills matrix based on new emerging technologies.

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Aggreko releases top energy trends for guiding miners to net zero

Aggreko releases top energy trends for guiding miners to net zero

With decarbonisation at the forefront of miners’ agendas, the world’s leading provider of mobile and modular power solutions, Aggreko, has released its top tips to help miners decarbonise now and into the future.

Aggreko’s Global Head of Mining, Rod Saffy, said while miners were embracing the global energy transition, some

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The more Africa innovates, the closer the world gets to net zero

The more Africa innovates, the closer the world gets to net zero

By: John Lewis, Managing Director, Aggreko Africa

The climate crisis is an unavoidable reality. For every company, individual and government, changing the shape of this crisis has become, or should become a priority. It needs to be central to every conversation, expansion plan, and strategy because remaining aligned with the

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IS AFRICA’S ENERGY SECTOR READY FOR MORE DATA CENTRES?

IS AFRICA’S ENERGY SECTOR READY FOR MORE DATA CENTRES?

Being able to connect to the internet means opening up all the benefits and possibilities of developed countries to the people of Africa, including essentials like mobile banking, chat and video, and access to e-health and e-education – as a starting point.

It means that producers have more access to

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