AGGREKO
GEORGE WHYTE TITLE : MANAGING DIRECTOR , AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AND GLOBAL MINING SECTOR LEADER
INDUSTRY : ENERGY & MINING LOCATION : GREATER MELBOURNE AREA
George Whyte became Aggreko
AusPac ’ s Managing Director in 2013 . He previously served as Sales & Marketing Director and Area General Manager , and has held various leadership roles within Aggreko since joining in 1999 .
George brings extensive experience in the mining sector , having introduced the company ’ s Mine Cooling services and Life of Mine IPP contracts , and more recently solar hybrid solutions . Some of the company ’ s recent successes under George ’ s helm have included Gold Fields ’ Granny Smith Gold Mine Power Station and Rio Tinto ’ s Amrun and Gove Power Stations . George ’ s recent focus has been to globalise Aggreko ’ s Mining Services with consistent standards of Quality , Technology and Expertise . He is very driven to support Aggreko ’ s customer base through its energy transition strategy .
George holds a Master of Business Administration ( MBA ) from Deakin University .
EXECUTIVE BIO
at technologies which will support these fuels . He foresees thermal power will continue to play a key element in hybrid solutions .
“ When you think about renewables , it ’ s going to be a combination of solar , wind and storage . To achieve a high penetration , you will need all three . Everyone has different targets . We would like to reduce emissions for our customers and have a pathway to that .”
Typically solar accounts for less than half of your thermal load , but Saffy believes that will rise as batteries become more efficient . “ Mines will be able to access more storage .” he said .
Aggreko is exploring how it can integrate green hydrogen into its fleet , and combine it with renewables and battery storage to build efficient and resilient hybrid systems , which will help customers achieve their sustainability goals .