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HARTING Han Ex meets all the electrical requirements for implementing of high-quality connectivity solutions in explosion-hazard areas, and complies to the EN 60079 standard internationally.

The University of Newcastle has patented a thermal storage material that is set to be commercialised and used as an alternative energy source for coal-fired power stations.

Resolute Mining is set to partner with power generation provider Aggreko in developing a hybrid power station at its Syama gold mine in Mali, West Africa.

Increased urbanisation and development are driving a continued dependence on our resources and energy usage is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades placing an increased emphasis on reliability, security, costs and the environmental impact.

Aggreko’s decision to implement a standalone power station at an isolated mine site paid off dividends for the client. The mine site was so remote that there had been no way to connect the facility to mains power or mains gas. To find out how Aggreko achieved it, download the company whitepaper below.

OZ Minerals has released a power strategy that it hopes will achieve reliable, secure and affordable power for its assets in South Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has officially terminated a purchase agreement with TransAlta Corp at the South Hedland Power Station in Western Australia.

Advancements in stored energy springs can make a big difference in the transmission of power, improving operational efficiency. Richard Sharp, managing director, Leverlink, explains.

Rio Tinto is cutting more jobs and production at the Boyne aluminium smelter at Gladstone in Queensland.

The failure of a new demonstration power plant to attract private investment has led the Victorian Government to withdraw funding and announce an independent review of past development projects.

For the first time in history, renewable energy has outweighed coal-fired power in the UK’s electricity generation mix.

Rio Tinto’s energy boss said coal will remain the number one energy source for decades to come but said it needed to be cleaned up to help fight climate change.

Over the coming weeks Australian Mining will be showing you what to expect in the year ahead, in a 10 part series which will analyse the top ten trends for 2014.

Yancoal is seeking to alter its contract with WA’s state-owned power generator Verve Energy, as production costs continue to outweigh the price being paid for coal.

ABB Australia announces that Ulrich Spiesshofer has taken over as chief executive officer of ABB, the leading power and automation technology group.

Investigating power transmission and distribution in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Nuclear power is a clean energy source that will be used well into the future to help meet the world’s growing energy needs. Here we highlight uranium’s history, properties, and fundamentals moving forward.

Addressing the fear of the uranium industry was the central theme of a uranium conference held in Adelaide last month. Vicky Validakis reports.

Origin Energy have launched an advertising blitz aimed at educating the public about Australia’s energy industry by handing out lollies at train stations across the country.