REMS2013 – Summit Feedback
“Thank-you very much it was a truly enlightening experience. I must say that your conference was without a doubt the best I have ever seen in its field.” – Gerhard Wernecke, Energy and Asset Manager, LONMIN
“Thanks very much for organizing such a great conference. The quality of attendees as well as content were exceptional, even for Canadian Clean.” – Adrienne Downey, Enercon Canada
“The recent Renewable Energy and Mining Summit in Toronto was a timely interface event for the Renewable Energy and Mining Industries as they both find common grounds for cost effective renewable energy development. The networking opportunities and the exchange of ideas between the two industries were exceptional.” – Scott Fraser, Director, Power Projects, Barrick Gold
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1) Resources-for-energy could help juniors seize renewable power opportunities
2) Renewable energy’s evolution to change mining economics
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Reducing costs, cutting emissions and securing energy supplies with renewables
To maintain supply the resource industry has to operate in increasingly remote locations with no access to the grid or connection to unreliable networks. The business-as-usual approach of diesel-based power is coming under pressure with increasing costs of fuel, potential GHG emission legislation and a growing need for the social license to operate.
To meet this challenge, many mining companies are already implementing significant renewable energy strategies that are creating new partnership opportunities for the renewables sector.
The Renewable Energy and Mining Summit will, for the first time, bring together the global mining industry and the renewable energy sector to outline the opportunities and barriers for solving mining’s energy dilemma with renewable energy sources.
Our expert speaking line-up includes:
| Ross Beaty Chairman Pan American Silver |
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Gerhard Wernecke Energy & Asset Manager LONMIN |
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| Scott Fraser Director, Power Projects Barrick Gold |
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Liezl van Wyk Manager, Business Improvement Rio Tinto |
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| Terry Brace Energy Leader Teck Resources Limited |
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Sunil Kumar Director, Energy Strategy Kinross |
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| Jody Kuzenko, General Manager, Production Services, Ontario Operations Vale |
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José Estela Ramírez Energy Manager Volcan |
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| Bill Radvak, President & CEO American Vanadium |
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Rollie Armstrong Managing Director Cronimet Mining Power Solutions |
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| Yani Roditis President & COO Sandspring Resources Ltd. |
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John Sagman Senior VP & COO Prophecy Platinum Corp. |
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Our highly-researched agenda will deliver the latest updates on the economics, practicalities, challenges, and viability of adding renewables to the mining power supply mix. Agenda highlights to include:
- Up-to-date, detailed, practical experience from mining companies that have implemented renewables
- Gain insight from top renewable energy developers and suppliers on the capabilities of renewables in meeting mining’s energy needs
- Learn about how mining operational managers assess the specific energy needs of their sites and whether renewables can fit
- Learn about finance models, power purchase agreements and partnerships that facilitate mining’s investment in renewables projects
- Understand the latest developments in renewable energy technologies, integration and hybrid solutions to provide reliable, consistent energy for mining operations
- Advances and trends in wind-diesel and solar-diesel hybrids with timely examples from mining applications
- Balancing and integrating multiple sources with storage and microgrid solutions
Renewable energy developers and suppliers participating include:
| Denis Hickie New Business & Development Manager Mainstream Renewable Power |
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Adrienne Downey Business Development Operations Manager ENERCON Canada |
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| Helmut Harold Managing Director REPower Systems |
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Carlos Barrera General Manager, South America SunEdison |
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| Resja Campfens Vice President Sea Breeze Power Corp. |
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Pieter Dhaen Chief Operations Officer Rame Energy |
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| Ken Mitchell Fuels Engineer Shell Canada |
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Pablo Burgos CEO Solarpack |
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| Hans Grydehøj CEO SUNMARK |
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Kevin Smith CEO SolarReserve |
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| Ian Nelson General Manager Energia Llaima |
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Ravi Menon Director, Business Development Solar Frontier Americas |
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Who will you meet?
From the resource sector the event will attract those responsible for strategic and site-specific energy decisions
- Energy Manager, Energy Leader, Energy Projects Director, Energy Strategy Director
- Manager, Energy & Greenhouse Gases Strategic Technology Solutions
- Manager Integrated Remote Operations
- Director of Operations
- Leader, Energy & Carbon Management
- Director Capital Projects
- Technical Services Manager
From the energy supply side the event will attract project developers, technology providers, EPCs, consultants and lawyers. The event will be of great interest to Business Development or Project Development professionals. For manufacturers and suppliers the event will attract Product and Sales Directors. There will be a great deal of interest from engineering firms as well as traditional resource power supply companies.
