Cohering Existing Technology with Greener and Modern Innovation

Yudan Whulanza

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Nowadays, human has been looking at how the world harnesses renewable energies, with an example at the mining sector. A strategy discussion about innovation, green mining, is being pursued by all new modern mines. A great example of Chile as the largest producer of copper in the world is that they are going into renewable energy by investing a 500-Megawatt solar power, and the plan is to upgrade 1.2-Gigawatt in the Atacama Desert. Here, we noticed that innovation is still needed, although solar PV technology has existed for more than 30 to 40 years. Some technical challenges were evident because the design conditions at which this technology originated could differ. In Chile, UV radiation is very high, and because of that, the existing modules have a shorter lifespan. Therefore, technology and innovation in that area need to be customized to the needs of the specific country or region.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v14i2.6435