Renewable energy for sustainable mining

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Main Author: Alves, Wellington
Publication Date: 2020
Other Authors: Ferreira, Paula Varandas, Araujo, Madalena, Souza, Julio
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Mining industry is known for requiring energy-intensive processes with significant impacts on the greenhouse gas emissions, which represents a major concern to both economic competitiveness of the sector and climate change. Low carbon sustainable technologies as renewable energy sources (RES) are emerging as key opportunities to sustainable mining in tandem with climate change challenges. However, the use of RES on this sector is still scarce even in countries well known for their mining potential and availability of renewable energy resources, as is the case of Brazil. This research investigates the economic viability of a proposed renewable-mining model for a mining company in the Northeast region of Brazil. The case of photovoltaic is analyzed considering the avoided electricity grid costs as potential benefits. The results showed that this renewable-mining strategy is promising for both PV and storage-PV.
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spelling Renewable energy for sustainable miningRenewable Energy SourcesMiningBrazilScience & TechnologyMining industry is known for requiring energy-intensive processes with significant impacts on the greenhouse gas emissions, which represents a major concern to both economic competitiveness of the sector and climate change. Low carbon sustainable technologies as renewable energy sources (RES) are emerging as key opportunities to sustainable mining in tandem with climate change challenges. However, the use of RES on this sector is still scarce even in countries well known for their mining potential and availability of renewable energy resources, as is the case of Brazil. This research investigates the economic viability of a proposed renewable-mining model for a mining company in the Northeast region of Brazil. The case of photovoltaic is analyzed considering the avoided electricity grid costs as potential benefits. The results showed that this renewable-mining strategy is promising for both PV and storage-PV.Mining industry is known for requiring energy-intensive processes with significant impacts on the greenhouse gas emissions, which represents a major concern to both economic competitiveness of the sector and climate change. Low carbon sustainable technologies as renewable energy sources (RES) are emerging as key opportunities to sustainable mining in tandem with climate change challenges. However, the use of RES on this sector is still scarce even in countries well known for their mining potential and availability of renewable energy resources, as is the case of Brazil. This research investigates the economic viability of a proposed renewable-mining model for a mining company in the Northeast region of Brazil. The case of photovoltaic is analyzed considering the avoided electricity grid costs as potential benefits. The results showed that this renewable-mining strategy is promising for both PV and storage-PV.This work has been supported by FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UID/CEC/00319/2019; and CAPES and Science Without Borders scholarship, BEX Process 10.190-13-9.University of Montenegro. Center for QualityUniversidade do MinhoAlves, WellingtonFerreira, Paula VarandasAraujo, MadalenaSouza, Julio20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/71109eng1800-645010.24874/IJQR14.02-16info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-11T06:09:38Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/71109Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T15:43:05.661205Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
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title Renewable energy for sustainable mining
spellingShingle Renewable energy for sustainable mining
Alves, Wellington
Renewable Energy Sources
Mining
Brazil
Science & Technology
title_short Renewable energy for sustainable mining
title_full Renewable energy for sustainable mining
title_fullStr Renewable energy for sustainable mining
title_full_unstemmed Renewable energy for sustainable mining
title_sort Renewable energy for sustainable mining
author Alves, Wellington
author_facet Alves, Wellington
Ferreira, Paula Varandas
Araujo, Madalena
Souza, Julio
author_role author
author2 Ferreira, Paula Varandas
Araujo, Madalena
Souza, Julio
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Alves, Wellington
Ferreira, Paula Varandas
Araujo, Madalena
Souza, Julio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Renewable Energy Sources
Mining
Brazil
Science & Technology
topic Renewable Energy Sources
Mining
Brazil
Science & Technology
description Mining industry is known for requiring energy-intensive processes with significant impacts on the greenhouse gas emissions, which represents a major concern to both economic competitiveness of the sector and climate change. Low carbon sustainable technologies as renewable energy sources (RES) are emerging as key opportunities to sustainable mining in tandem with climate change challenges. However, the use of RES on this sector is still scarce even in countries well known for their mining potential and availability of renewable energy resources, as is the case of Brazil. This research investigates the economic viability of a proposed renewable-mining model for a mining company in the Northeast region of Brazil. The case of photovoltaic is analyzed considering the avoided electricity grid costs as potential benefits. The results showed that this renewable-mining strategy is promising for both PV and storage-PV.
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