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Onsite solar PV at the Fekola gold mine, Mali. Image: B2Gold. An off-grid hybrid energy system at Fekola, a gold mine in Mali, Africa, has gone online incorporating solar PV, battery storage and the site’s existing fossil fuel generators, project partners Baywa r.e. and Suntrace have said. Malian mines produced 66.5 tonnes of gold in 2020, making it the third biggest producer on the African continent, according to the country’s Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water. The Fekola mine is in operation 24 hours a day and so while it will continue to rely on six generators that run on heavy fuel...

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By: CEO For the US to thrive while achieving its decarbonisation goals, it needs a robust clean energy economy, creating well-paid jobs and a strong trajectory for technical innovation, argues Philip Brennan, CEO of Echogen, an Ohio-based provider of waste-heat recovery systems and electro-thermal energy storage solutions.   With the United States’ planned investment of between US$2 trillion and US$4 trillion to achieve a net-zero emissions economy by FY2050, what role do clean energy companies play in reaching these goals? To reach a net-zero emissions economy, America requires clean tec...

Published: 6 Apr 2021, 08:24 By: Andy Colthorpe Solar modules at Granny Smith mine, Australia, a project Aggreko completed and announced in October last year. Image: Aggreko. The first battery energy storage system deployed to help stabilise the electricity grid in Turkey could help show the country’s energy sector that more rapid uptake of renewable energy can be feasible and cost-effective. Scotland-headquartered multinational power solutions company Aggreko has recently completed work on a project in the north of Turkey, installing a 500kW / 500kWh lithium-ion battery stora...