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Renewable energy plant at Gold Fields' Australian mine starts operating

Gold Fields' hybrid renewable energy project at Agnew mine, in Australia

Gold Fields' hybrid renewable energy project at Agnew mine, in Australia

29th November 2019

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Online News Editor

     

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The 23 MW renewable-energy power station built at JSE-listed Gold Fields’ Agnew mine, in Australia, has started operating.

Global distributed energy producer EDL installed the power station, which integrates 4 MW of photovoltaic solar power with 19 MW of gas and diesel genera­tion to power the gold mine.

This marked the first stage of the Agnew hybrid renewables pro­ject and is one of Australia’s biggest hybrid renewables micro­grid pro­jects. It is valued 
at A$112-million. The next stage of the project will see other renewable-energy technologies, including 18 MW of wind generation, 13 MW of battery storage and an advanced micro­grid control system, being added.

Once completed, the Agnew hybrid renewables pro­ject will be the first to use wind genera­tion as part of a large hybrid micro­grid in the Australian min­ing sector. 

The project will have a total installed gen­era­tion capacity of 54 MW, providing more than 50% of the mine’s power requirements.

“This is a significant milestone for both the Agnew gold mine and the broader Gold Fields group, demonstrating our ongoing com­mitment to strengthening our energy security, optimising energy costs and reducing our car­bon footprint through the adop­tion of new tech­nologies.

“We are hopeful that this will also enable other companies to con­sider the options for decar­bonising their operations,” Gold Fields Australasia VP Stuart Mathews said in a statement issued last week.

“The [Western Australian] govern­ment, [led by Premier Mark McGowan], is supportive of mining and resources com­panies that are embracing renew­able-energy solutions, parti­cu­larly when it helps reduce their car­bon emissions.

“This innovative, Australia-first project is setting the standard for mine sites throughout Western Australia,” said Western Australia Mines and Petroleum, Energy and Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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