FLOATING SOMETHING NEW FOR SUSTAINABLE MINING
Black & Veatch has delivered the Philippines’ first megawatt-scale floating solar photovoltaic( PV) facility.
Commissioned by Carmen Copper Corporation, the three-hectare solar array on Malubog Reservoir features 8,540 solar panels generating up to 4.99 megawatts( MW) of clean energy – enough to meet 10 % of the mine’ s power needs.
The project is designed to scale up to 50 MW, with the potential to fully power Carmen Copper’ s operations with renewable energy.
“ This project exemplifies how engineering excellence and environmental stewardship can converge to deliver transformative infrastructure,” said Jerin Raj, Asia Pacific Managing Director for Black & Veatch. sustainabilitymag. com 19