Integrating renewable energy into mining operations: Opportunities, challenges, and enabling approaches
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Currently, remote mining sites without direct access to the power grid resort to diesel generators.
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Integrating renewable electricity can already improve operating margins for mining and metal companies, especially at isolated sites where fossil fuel supplies are expensive.
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- Authors
- Igogo, T., Awuah-Offei, K., Newman, A., Lowder, T., & Engel-Cox, J.
- Affiliations
- National Laboratory of the Rockies (US)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (US)
- Colorado School of Mines (US)
- Corresponding author
- Newman, Alexandra
- Venue
- Applied Energy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-10
- Volume
- 300
- Pages
- 117375
- ISSN
- 0306-2619 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3185653678
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 48 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 11.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (am, 292 d)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-004 (stm-asf)
- Locations
- Applied Energy (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- U.S. Department of Energy (DE-AC36-08GO28308)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Engineering and Environmental Studies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Mining and Resource Management
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Power Systems and Renewable Energy
- Keywords
- renewable energy, mining operations, energy-intensive industries, fossil fuel dependence, diesel fuel, energy recovery, CO2 capture, mineral demand, renewable energy integration, mining value chain, energy transition
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