SOLAR MINING APPLICATIONS
24/7 Clean Heat and Electricity
for Mines
At last, there’s a round-the-clock renewable solution for mines in remote locations or connected to unreliable grids. Solar thermal energy Solutions from 247Solar enable mines to decarbonize their thermal processes while simultaneously producing zero/low-carbon electricity at any capacity, day and night, in any weather.
Decarbonized process heat
Thermal processes such as calcining, drying, steam production, roasting, smelting and refining can produce 15%-30% of a mine’s GHG Emissions. 247Solar technologies provide industrial-grade process heat up to 970°C (1800°F) to decarbonize these processes or enable their implementation on-site.
Renewable and storable Solar Thermal Energy can provide the various medium-to-high temperatures that mining operations require for their onsite thermal processes. At the same time, it can be harnessed to produce low/zero carbon electricity around the clock in any weather.
A complete solution
247Solar thermal technology bridges the gap between conventional renewables and the need for hard-to-decarbonize process heat and round-the-clock clean power. 247Solar Solutions store the sun’s energy as heat instead of electricity at less than the cost of batteries, with none of the environmental hazards. They operate 24/7/365 with 99.99% reliability. No generators are required.
Compelling economics
247Solar builds, owns and operates round-the-clock clean energy systems specifically engineered to a mine’s power and heat requirements and then sells 100% of the energy needed on a PPA basis. The result is lower operating costs per ton, increased competitiveness, and longer life of mine.
Simple components, rapid construction
247Solar systems are constructed with pre-engineered, factory-built components with few moving parts for low maintenance and rapid, low-cost deployment. Their modular design allows for the gradual replacement of gensets, and they can be scaled to any capacity.
24/7 Solar Energy for Off-Grid Mines
Using technology born at MIT, 247Solar Mining Solutions bridge the gap between conventional wind and solar and the need for round-the-clock power and useful heat.
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