Subscribe To Premium
Premium Subscription

mining

The solar farms will help spearhead renewable energy developments in the region once Rio Tinto's mining facility (above) closes at the end of the decade. Image: Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto signs Aboriginal agreements for two solar farms in Australia’s Northern Territory

July 4, 2024
Mining major Rio Tinto is set to develop two 5.25MW solar farms in the Gove Peninsula of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Kathleen Valley Lithium Project is an AUD$951 million (US$633 million) venture. Image: Liontown Resources.

95MW solar PV and battery plant fires up at Western Australian lithium mine

June 6, 2024
Liontown Resources' 95MW hybrid power station, including solar, has started powering its Western Australian Kathleen Valley Lithium Project.
Appalachian Power's Depot Solar facility in Virginia.

US DOE to invest US$475 million into clean energy projects at mine sites

March 22, 2024
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will commit US$475 million in funding for five clean energy projects at mine sites across the US.
Decommissioned PV panels.
Premium

Is the solar industry ready for a tidal wave of decommissioning?

February 22, 2024
At present, there are limited studies on the processes of decommissioning solar projects and cost estimates vary wildly.
Rio Tinto's Boyne smelter will be one of the three facilities to be powered through the 4GW RFP. Image: Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto signs PPA for 1.1GW proposed Australian solar project

January 24, 2024
Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with European Energy to buy all of the power at the latter’s Upper Calliope solar farm.
The Longreach solar farm in Australia. Image: Foresight Solar Fund

TransAlta and BHP commission solar-plus-storage project for Western Australia nickel mines

November 23, 2023
TransAlta and BHP have started commercial operations at a solar-plus-storage facility in Western Australia.
A 1.6MW solar install at Rio Tinto's Weipa in Queensland. Image: Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto solar PV plant to meet 25% of Canadian diamond mine’s electricity demand

August 11, 2023
Mining company Rio Tinto has announced a plan to build a solar power plant in a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories in Canada.
NextSource's Molo graphite mine and associated 2.6MW solar plant. Credit: NextSource

NextSource completes work at solar-hybrid plant for Molo graphite mine

July 10, 2023
NextSource Materials has completed work at its solar-hybrid power plant to power its Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar.
5B-Maverick-array-unfolding-002

5B appointed to deploy folding PV modules at hybrid Australian lithium mine

February 7, 2023
Australian solar equipment manufacturer 5B has been appointed to supply its Maverick module technology to a 95MW hybrid power station in Western Australia.
Juwi’s Sukari project in Egypt. Image: Juwi.

Juwi commissions solar-plus-storage project at Egyptian gold mine

November 18, 2022
German solar developer Juwi is in the final stages of commissioning a 36MW solar farm, accompanied by a 7.5MW battery energy storage system (BESS), at the Sukari gold mine in Egypt.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Most Read

ES Foundry signs 150MW cell supply deal for US community solar

News

Excelsior closes US$1 billion US renewables equity fund

News

Complete Solaria revives SunPower name, will list under SPWR ticker

News

250MW solar-plus-storage site in Tasmania added to Australia’s EPBC Act

News

Chinese, Indian and US companies lead solar EPC rankings

News

Can European solar power weather the geopolitical storm?

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads

Upcoming Events

Intersolar Summit Brasil Nordeste 2025

Media Partners, Solar Media Events
April 23, 2025
Fortaleza, Brazil

Large Scale Solar USA 2025

Solar Media Events
April 29, 2025
Dallas, Texas

Intersolar Europe 2025

Media Partners, Solar Media Events
May 7, 2025
Munich, Germany

Renewables Procurement & Revenue Summit 2025

Solar Media Events
May 21, 2025
London, UK

PV ModuleTech USA 2025

Solar Media Events
June 17, 2025
Napa, USA
PV Tech is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC
This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.
Copyright © 2025. All rights reserved. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC.