Utilization of Renewable Energy Technology in the Mining Industry

doi:10.12972/ksmer.2013.50.3.422

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Utilization of Renewable Energy Technology in the Mining Industry 광업 분야의 재생에너지 기술 활용사례: 최요순
Yosoon Choi

30 June 2013. pp. 422-429

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Abstract

This study analyzed the utilization cases of renewable energy technologies in several oversea and domestic mining sites. For the oversea cases, three mining sites with photovoltaic systems(i.e., the Chevron Questa mine in USA; Chuquicamata mine in Chile; Meuro abandoned mining area in Germany) and five sites with wind power systems(i.e., the Veladero mine in Argentina; Dave Johnston, Somerset and Buffalo Mountain abandoned mining areas in USA; Diavik mine in Canada) were investigated. In addition, the Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea having geothermal power systems and the Summitville mine in USA with a micro-hydroelectric power system were analyzed as cases utilizing other renewable energy technologies. For the domestic cases, this study considered two passive treatment facilities of acid mine water in abandoned mining areas. The facility located in Boryeong has both photovoltaic and micro-hydroelectric power systems, and the other in Jeongseon utilizes a 85kW photovoltaic system.

Keywords

Renewable Energy

Photovoltaic System

Wind Power System

Geothermal Power System

Micro-hydroelectric Power System

본 연구에서는 국내외 광산 현장에서 재생에너지 기술을 도입하여 활용하고 있는 사례들을 분석하였다. 해외의 경우 미국 Chevron Questa 광산, 칠레 Chuquicamata 광산, 독일 Meuro 폐광산 지역에 대한 태양광 발전 시스템 활용 사례와 아르헨티나 Veladero 광산, 미국 Dave Johnston 폐광산 지역, 미국 Somerset 폐광산 지역, 미국 Buffalo Mountain 폐광산 지역, 캐나다 Diavik 광산의 풍력 발전 시스템 활용 사례를 조사하였다. 또한, 파푸아뉴기니 Lihir 광산의 지열 발전 시스템과 미국 Summitville 광산의 소수력 발전 시스템에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 국내의 경우 석공신성 산성광산배수 자연정화처리 시설에 설치된 소수력 발전 시스템과 태양광 발전 시스템을 소개하였고, 석공함백 산성광산배수 자연정화처리 시설에서 운영하고 있는 85 kW급 태양광 발전 시스템에 대해 분석하여 논문에 제시하였다.

키워드

재생에너지

태양광 발전 시스템

풍력 발전 시스템

지열 발전 시스템

소수력 발전 시스템

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 50
No :3
Pages :422-429
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/ksmer.2013.50.3.422

[1] Choi, Y., Rayl, J., Tammineedi, C. and Brownson, J.R.S., 2011, “PV Analyst: Coupling ArcGIS with TRNSYS to assess distributed photovoltaic potential in urban areas,” Solar Energy, Vol. 85, No. 11, pp. 2924-2939.

[2] Cichon, M. and Runyon, J., 2012, Renewable Energy Projects of the Year Highlight the Industry’s Best Achievements, 2012.12.11, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/12/renewable-energy-projects-of-the-year-highlight-the-industrys-best-achievements-part-1 (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[3] Iberdrola Renewables, 2013, CASSELMAN Wind Power Project, http://www.iberdrolarenewables.us/pdf/casselman-fact-sheet.pdf (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[4] Melaku, M., 2005, “Geothermal Development at Lihir – An Overview,” Proceedings of World Geothermal Congress 2005, Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April, http://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2005/1343.pdf (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[5] Nielsen, S., 2011, “A Solar Mother Lode for Chile’s Mines,” Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine, 2011.2.10, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216012473761.htm(accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[6] Paraszczak, J. and Fytas, K., 2012, “Renewable energy sources – a promising opportunity for remote mine sites?,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality(ICREPQ’12), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 28-30 March, http://www.icrepq.com/icrepq'12/288-paraszczak.pdf (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[7] Solar Plaza, 2012, SOLARPACK DEDICATES THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT IN CHILE, 2012.06.18, http://www.solarplaza.com/pressrelease/solarpack-dedicates-the-first-industrial-photovolt (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[8] Song, J. and Choi, Y., 2012, “Assessment of rooftop photovoltaic potential in the Pukyong National University for establishing a green campus,” J. of the Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 369-378.

[9] USEPA, 2011, Chevron Questa Mine Reuse Success Story, US Environmental Protection Agency, http://epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pdf/molycorp-success.pdf (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

[10] USEPA, 2012, A Breath of Fresh Air for America’s Abandoned Mine Lands: Alternative Energy Provides a Second Wind, US Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/aml/revital/wind_energy.pdf (accessed 23 Jun 2013).

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