AGGREKO
For more than 60 years Aggreko has helped businesses manage their power demands – and now the focus is on doing so sustainably as LNG and renewables rise in stature
Far from its Glasgow HQ and the COP26 conference halls , around 150kms north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia , Aggreko has been embarking on a new phase of industrial sustainability .
It has been integral to the development of a newly commissioned gas station at Ora Banda Mining ’ s Davyhurst Gold Mine , part of a broader global strategy to assist miners decarbonise their modular energy solutions .
Formerly running on diesel , the project – which provides around 8MW of power output – is believed to be the first to incorporate latest gas technology and involves a ‘ virtual pipeline ’ of gas being trucked over 650kms . It was installed in three months .
“ We are very excited about this project ,” said Rod Saffy , Global Head of Mining at Aggreko . “ It ’ s going to save about 25,000 tonnes of CO2 and a great example of new technology coming to market , and miners having the foresight to commit to cleaner energy on site .”
Saffy says it now has similar projects up and running in four countries – two in Australia ; two in Canada ; one in Spain ; and it is about to commission one in Chile . They are all between 6-10MW loads – five involve LNG truck gas and one is CNG compressed gas , and the distances are roughly the same , spanning between 500-1,000kms .
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