Feds announce $7.1M for new wind turbines at Raglan mine
The Raglan nickel mine. Credit: Glencore.
Tugliq Energy to help fund the installation of two more wind turbines at
Glencore‘s remote Raglan nickel mine.
The operation, in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, already has two 3-MW wind turbines, one constructed in 2014, and the second in 2018. The two turbines currently generate around 10% of mine power, saving over 4 million litres of diesel every year, and reduces emissions by 12,000 tonnes. Two more wind turbines would increase the mine’s renewable energy capacity to 12 MW and its energy storage capacity to 6 MW, and reduce diesel use by 6.6 million litres annually.
Natural Resources Canada will invest $7.1 million towards increasing renewable energy at the northern Quebec nickel mine By Carolyn Gruske March 11, 2021
The federal government had previously spent a combined $12 million on two wind turbines at Raglan installed in 2014 and 2018, respectfully. Courtesy of La Raffinerie.
Raglan mine, located in the Nunavik region of Quebec, is getting two new wind turbines to generate clean electricity, the federal government announced on Mar. 10 during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention.
With the Raglan Phase III scale up, the mining company hopes to add an additional six megawatts of power per year (with each turbine producing three megawatts), while reducing CO2 emissions by 7,200 tonnes and saving over six million litres of diesel annually.
As part of its climate efforts, the federal government is providing $7.1 million to
Tugliq Energy to help fund the installation of two more wind turbines at
Glencore‘s (LON: GLEN) remote Raglan nickel mine.
The operation, in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, already has two 3-MW wind turbines, one constructed in 2014, and the second in 2018. The two turbines currently generate around 10% of mine power, saving over 4 million litres of diesel every year, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 12,000 tonnes. Two more wind turbines would increase the mine’s renewable energy capacity to 12 MW and its energy storage capacity to 6 MW, and reduce diesel use by 6.6 million litres annually.
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