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Sustainable mining starts with energy innovations

A podcast from Cummins trucks and excavators. These include vehicles
powered by battery electric systems, fuel cells
hat do mining trucks that carry and advanced diesel engines.
loads as heavy as an airliner and Whether you oversee facilities, work in
Wthe facilities of your company, or maintenance, or lead a business, you could
even your home; have in common? They each benefit from hearing about the mining
feature similar engines within their power industry’s journey in leveraging energy
systems. The International Energy Agency and power generation technologies and
estimates that 4% of the world’s energy is used innovations in addressing economics and Dr. Thomas Hillig
by the mining sector. To make the 4% more sustainability.
relatable, this is a little more than Germany The duo then leads listeners through a virtual
or Canada’s annual energy consumption. The Click here to listen to the podcast tour of a modern mine site and debate:
mining sector leads many other sectors when • How do energy and power innovations
it comes to energy innovations. Join Thomas Hillig and Beau Lintereur as they help the mining industry improve
The mining industry pursues two start with interesting anecdotes around the sustainability and reduce environmental
categories of innovations to manage its energy role of mining in our modern, connected impact?
use. lives. Did you know an average infant born • What makes some of the world’s top
First is the site or system level energy today will need a lifetime supply of over 20 miners get recognized as the most
innovations. In a mine, a considerable amount tonnes of lead, zinc, copper, aluminium, and innovative companies?
of energy is used for mineral processing; and iron? That is the same weight as about 14 • Healthcare facilities, data centres,
miners are investing in renewable power passenger cars. manufacturing facilities or commercial
sources and micro-grids to power these Thomas and Beau then dive into tech buildings; learnings from the mining
operations. metals, and how human-kind’s recent focus on sector that other industries can leverage
Second is the asset level energy decarbonisation, sustainability, digitalisation, in their energy systems.
innovations, meaning energy innovations and connectivity drive the rise of tech metals • Why watch predictive analytics and
on the mobile equipment, such as haul such as copper, lithium, cobalt, and nickel. prognostics closely?

Danfoss showcases its the Eurocool Middelburg and Pretoria branches. Follow-up events were
then planned for Randburg (Gauteng) and Bloemfontein in June, and
expertise in partnership with Cape Town and Durban in July.
This expo is intended to demonstrate the latest energy-efficient
Eurocool HVAC roadshows products, outlining and demonstrating the benefits of the product to
the HVAC and refrigeration industry, as well as giving delegates the
chance to meet different partners in the industry and interact with
anfoss, a market leader in the manufacture of variable speed them on various technical aspects of the products and solutions.
drives, soft starters, refrigeration components, compressors and “The events provide an informal yet strongly interactive platform
Dswitches, recently took part in a number of different road shows for the HVAC and Refrigeration industry to engage in discussion about
around the country, with further events to come. challenges and solutions, and discuss the latest technologies available,”
Danfoss is a supporting partner of Eurocool, a leading wholesaler in the explains Roy Naidoo, Danfoss Climate Solutions Sales Director, Danfoss
HVAC and refrigeration industry, which is part of the Beijer Ref AB Group. South Africa.
The Eurocool ‘On the Road’ 2021 Expo kicked off in April, hosted at Danfoss has presented a number of different topics at the road
shows via streaming videos, including wider information on the
increased reliability of AC systems and industrial refrigeration trends,
as well as more focused, specific topics such as how an HVAC split mini-
system works and how to prevent compressor failure, to name just a few.
“A presence at live events offers excellent access to a targeted
and interested audience, as well as offering the opportunities for
networking and staying on top of industry trends and customer pain
points. The Eurocool road show events are giving us the opportunity
to showcase Danfoss’ credibility and brand, which is why we strongly
support the ongoing and enduring value of live events, wherever
possible, as a vital complement to online information in today’s digital
world, Naidoo concludes.

Contact Lynne McCarthy, Marketing & Communications Specialist,
Danfoss Turkey, Middle East & Africa. mccarthyl@danfoss.com

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