RETHINKING MINE WATER MANAGEMENT FOR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

Mine operators are looking to technology to solve a rising demand for water resulting from changing regulations or in areas of water scarcity. Xylem director of sales and services Ken Albaugh details the quandaries and solutions.  As the global economy grows hungry for the raw materials that help power electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other technologies, the mining…

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Rio Tinto Kennecott adds solar plant

Rio Tinto has wrapped up construction of a new 5-megawatt solar power plant that will run its Kennecott copper mine outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The 12,800-solar-panel plan will serve as a pilot project, with its ultimate goal being to expand the mine’s solar energy supply. Commissioning is scheduled in the coming weeks, and Rio Tinto said the addition will…

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Cummins opens new microgrid testing laboratory

Cummins Inc. celebrated the grand opening of a new microgrid lab called the Power Integration Center (PIC) at its Power Systems facility in Fridley, Minn. The PIC is a state-of-the-art facility that allows for the configuration, integration and testing of power system technologies including diesel and natural gas generator sets, photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, battery storage systems, fuel cells, transfer…

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