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The new year has started with multiple announcements of solar hybrid plant projects at mine sites, including the confirmation that power supply company Aggreko will go ahead with the installation of a solar and battery set-up at Gold Fields’ Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. MM caught up with George Whyte, Aggreko’s global sector lead for mining

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"Decarbonisation is one of the major trends reshaping the mining industry, and we’ve seen an increasing number of mine operators adopt green technology," George Whyte says

"Decarbonisation is one of the major trends reshaping the mining industry, and we’ve seen an increasing number of mine operators adopt green technology," George Whyte says

What's the background behind the original project where Aggreko replaced the Granny Smith diesel power station with a gas-fuelled one? The previous diesel-powered station at the Granny Smith mine was...

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