ABOUT NRG1-ECO

NRG1-ECO (Energy Consumption Optimization) is a mine-wide energy management solution that has a built-in Ventilation-On-Demand control strategy to maximize a mine’s productivity, profitability and worker safety.

Ventilation-On-Demand is a proven method of managing a mine’s ventilation using an innovative combination of hardware and software that responds to air quality sensors, mine personnel and vehicles underground and adjusts the ventilation accordingly in a fail-safe manner.

BESTECH has formed a consortium of industry experts and organizations that will support BESTECH in establishing the industry best practices and standards of excellence for NRG1-ECO. Consortium members include organizations such as the Centre for Mining Excellence (CEMI) and international mine site technology providers. Mining giants Vale and Xstrata Nickel are consortium members and have the NRG1-ECO technology commissioned in the Coleman and Fraser Mines in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

• Healthier work environment

• Maximized production

• Increased efficiency

• Improved worker safety

• Reduced Green House Gas   emissions

• Improved air quality

• Easily locate tagged vehicles and   equipment

• Easily install new field devices with   Industrial-Plug-And-Play   Technology

• Seamless integration with existing   technology

• Improved trouble-shooting with   alarms, real-time status and   information

• Simplified PLC programming –   ventilation configuration can be   easily changed from the surface

• Provides real-time data and tools   to help mine operations make   informed decisions

• Provides historical data for   analyzing mine operational KPIs

• Seamless integration with existing   ventilation modeling software

• Improves trouble-shooting by   providing alarms, real-time status   and information

• Easily add new devices through   user-friendly interfaces

• Optimized ventilation

• Provides real-time and historical   metrics to analyze system   efficiency

• Easily add new devices through   user-friendly interfaces

• Remote access to real-time air   quality & energy data reports

• Seamless integration with existing   ventilation modeling software

• Optimized ventilation to increase   production

• Real-time air flow information   visible on the level

• Instantly locate mine personnel in   areas of concern during mine   rescue

• Manage ventilation to control   temperature and diesel emissions   from vehicles

• Optimized ventilation to increase   worker safety

• Optimize ventilation for worker   safety

• Optimize ventilation to maximize   energy reduction and cost savings

• Optimized ventilation for increased   production

• Opportunities for future expansion   in established ore bodies

• Improved worker safety

• Up to 30% decrease in the mine’s   energy consumption

• Up to 5,000 k tonne reduction in   CO2 emissions

• Optimized air quality & ventilation

• Maximized productivity and   profitability

• Enhanced air quality

• Continuous operation despite   downtime

• Healthier and safer work   environment

IN THE NEWS

Spring 2010

Ontario Mineral Exploration Review

January 2010

The Canadian Business Journal

Technology Convergence for Sustainable Underground Mine Ventilation System Control

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