When I heard last year about a plan to send solar energy from the Northern Territory to Singapore I thought it was a pipe dream. I wasn’t alone. The plan by Singapore’s Sun Cable involved building the world’s biggest solar farm in Tennant Creek to export 3 gigawatts of power via a 3,800-kilometre cable to […]
Mining The Future
We all know the future is digital but so far that hasn’t meant as much for miners. That’s about to change. A new Australian report called Staying Ahead of the Game says advanced analytics and robotics in the resources sector will add $74B to the economy by 2030 and create 80,000 new jobs. The study shows how […]
Clean Energy Needs Good Policy
A new study of Australia’s clean energy sector says investment committed so far this year has slumped to 2016 levels. That’s a problem. The Clean Energy Council report warns 2 years of record breaking solar & wind growth is now in danger of falling off the cliff. This would buck world trends if it continues. […]
World’s Wind Turbines Drive Copper
A new report says the global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028. Over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed by 2028 says Wood Mackenzie. And that will use over 5.5Mt of copper. “Wind technology is the most copper-intensive form of […]
The Growing Precision Of Copper Mining
To meet growing world demand for copper, miners will have to start doing things differently, very differently, says John Fennell. It’s no secret copper is facing some big challenges. Finding more copper is number one, but extracting it in greener, smarter ways so that miners are both profitable, but also responsible citizens is the other. […]
Does Mining Have An Image Problem?
A new report from PwC suggests mining is still suffering from poor public perception. And that’s a big issue. The company’s Mine 2019:Resourcing the future says the world’s 40 biggest miners-with over half world production-had a record 2018, but still saw their market capitalisation fall by 18% to $757B. PwC blames consumer sentiment. In particular it says […]
Supersizing Copper
I and a lot of other people were surprised by a new study showing that world copper demand has been widely-and significantly-underestimated. The 1st Edition of the Copper Demand To 2035 report showed that world total copper consumption might exceed 43Mt by 2035. That means every person on the planet will use 5.0kgs of copper a year by […]
Great Homes Have Great (Wired) Connections
Cut the Cable right? I see that a lot and yes wireless at home offers tons of convenience & flexibility, but it can also mean dead zones & signal drops. Trying to network all those gadgets around your home can get tough. The further you move from your router or put gadgets in areas with […]
How Connected are we?
Last week I attended the CEDIA + Connected conference in Broadbeach , Queensland and heard from some leading industry spokesmen from Australia and overseas. It seems that TV and Entertainment are still the most important focus for families and the new generation of 4K and 8K TV’s are providing some amazing visual experiences . But […]
A Roadmap To Adelaide Copper Conference
I was recently interviewed by Australian Mining magazine about the upcoming Copper To The World Conference in Adelaide on June 18. I’ve linked the article below, but I just wanted to make some main points about this important industry get together. First it makes a lot of sense to stage the conference in South Australia. […]
Next Gen Antibiotics Get Copper Weapon
Copper could lead the next generation of antibiotics as yet another superbug stalks the globe. We live in dangerous times as I see yet another drug resistant superbug outbreak is occurring globally. And Candida Auris could be the deadliest of all-over 90% of C. auris infections are resistant to at least one anti fungal drug, […]
Championing “Green Copper”
With copper crucial to a low carbon world the industry is moving to embrace “supply chain transparency”. Big and small brands have led the way to make clear where their products come from-so called supply chain transparency-under pressure from consumers prepared to buy more ethical and environmentally sustainable goods. Miners may have been a bit […]
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