Cogeneration projects a viable option for mines

摘要

Having completed a cogeneration project with diversified miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), energy solutions provider Vuselela Energy director Jacques Malan says the company looks forward to working on similar projects for more mining companies. Cogeneration, in the context of the South African mining industry, entails the use of wasted process energy for usable heat and/or power generation. Numerous examples exist at smelting operations where hot off-gas, or sometimes combustible off-gas is released into the atmosphere. These sources can relatively easily be harnessed for power generation.