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Gahcho Kué heated by generators

De Beers is reusing waste heat from its Gahcho Kué project in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Staff reporter
Each of the three generators providing electricity to the site is equipped with a heat-recovery system

Each of the three generators providing electricity to the site is equipped with a heat-recovery system

Heat created by diesel power generators at the diamond mine, soon to open, has been used to warm the process plant over the winter. This system is predicted to save about 630,000L of diesel and reduce...

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