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PV powers resource sector

Storage for mines: Long apparent, the attraction of bringing solar power to bear on remote mining operations waned in recent years as the price of diesel plunged. But solars potential is being mined by the emergence of affordable and reliable storage technologies, writes Thomas Hillig of specialist consultants THEnergy.

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pv magazine

29 Jul 2015

After numerous headlines and an expected boom for solar-diesel hybrid applications deployed at mining sites around the world, the development of this niche sector slowed for quite some time a few years back. This contraction of a fledgling industry was mainly driven by lower oil and diesel prices, which distorted many expectations – even though …

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