Panel: Optimizing Renewables for Mines to Decarbonize and Electrify

Along with significantly increasing power demand, the move to electrification impacts power management, scheduling, interdependencies, and carbon abatement. This panel will explore the complexities of modeling and optimizing renewable energy power systems to prepare for electrification.

● What are the key challenges of modeling renewable energy for a fully electric mine, including the intricacies of underground vs. open pit?

● What data inputs do miners need to successfully model renewable power infrastructure for electrification?

● How does electrification change peak demand, and what strategies can mines deploy to ensure capacity and reliability as a site transitions to fully electric?

● What technologies and strategies are miners considering to optimize vehicle charging - i.e., charging when renewable energy levels are highest?

● How can miners test their carbon abatement strategies for these new power and fleet systems that have yet to be designed and built?