Modern Mining August 2018

PRODUCT News

Microgrid solution installed at Eritrean mine tricity costs through the use of cheaper solar energy – without any compromise to their power reliability or security of supply. “Integrating grid-forming battery systems allow as much solar as is economi- cally optimal to be deployed, without any technical limitations. What’s more, it also cuts fuel requirements by significantly improving thermal generation efficiency and replacing the need for backup.

Battery storage integrator Younicos and its parent company, Aggreko, a leading global provider of modular, mobile power, are launching a new ‘microgrids-as-a-service’ offer. Customers around the world can benefit from this new modular and mobile approach, combining low-cost renewables, in particular solar, with thermal generation and battery storage in one single contract with flexible conditions. An initial project, a copper and zinc mine in Eritrea, is now being equipped with a PV-plus-diesel hybrid system. This combination will reduce fuel costs by more than 10 % thanks to a power purchase agreement for the solar energy, with no upfront costs to the customer. Under the ten-year rental agreement, the mine will be powered by a 22 MW diesel plant and a 7,5 MW solar power resource. “Microgrids-as-a-service is a win-win proposition,” says Karim Wazni, MD of Aggreko. “With this new offering, we enable our customers to reduce their elec-

of key mining data relating to equipment, personnel and materials and is suitable for underground and surface mine construc- tion, development and production. “Pitram 4.10 includes a number of enhancements specifically focused on improving stability and performance, which means users will have more control over their operations,” says Pitram Product “We already offer plug-and-play bat- tery solutions for rental periods of only a fewmonths. Integrating storage capability with Aggreko’s existing hybrid solar-diesel offering doesn’t just combine two types of savings – it allows us to really leverage the different technologies, with each com- ponent being used more efficiently, while increasing overall resilience.” Aggreko, website: aggreko.com

Latest Pitram offers increased stability MICROMINE has announced the release of Pitram 4.10, delivering major new features and functionality for users. It includes 35 new major features and over 650 improve- ments across the Pitram solution.

Pitram is a fleet management and mine control solution assisting mining opera- tions to record, manage and process mine site data in near real-time. It provides mine managers with an overall view of the cur- rent mine status through the acquisition

Strategy Manager Gareth Dean. MICROMINE, website: www.micromine.com

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