USH and European Partner Complete Hybrid Micro-Grid Deployment at Remote Mining Operation

UsH Industries and a European clean energy technology partner have completed the deployment and commissioning of a hybrid micro-grid system at a remote mining site operated by the Strategic Resources Division. The system, combining solar generation, lithium-iron-phosphate battery storage, and redundant diesel backup, has been fully operational for 90 days.

Measured Results

Following 90 days of full operation, the hybrid micro-grid has delivered measurable results against pre-deployment baselines. Total energy cost per tonne of extracted material has decreased by 38%, driven by the displacement of approximately 62% of previous diesel consumption. Carbon emissions at the site have fallen by 45% over the same period.

Grid reliability measured as uptime of operations-critical power supply has improved from 94.2% to 99.6%, reducing costly production stoppages caused by diesel supply disruptions in the remote location.

"Energy resilience and sustainability are not in tension in remote operations they are the same goal. A site that runs on reliable clean energy is both cheaper and more secure."

Scalability

Based on the results of this pilot, USH is evaluating deployment of similar systems at two additional operational sites. A modular design approach allows the system to be right-sized for different operational scales and geographic conditions, including high-altitude and equatorial climate variants.

• 38% reduction in energy cost per tonne
• 45% reduction in carbon emissions
• 99.6% power uptime achieved
• Two additional sites under evaluation