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Rheem delivers sustainable hot water solution
Located in Pilbara of Western Australia , Gudai-Darri is Rio Tinto ’ s first Greenfield mine in the region in more than a decade . Stretching across both Banjiman and Yindjibarndi country , both Traditional Owners were engaged through the planning and development stages in Rio Tito ’ s most technologically advanced iron ore mine yet .
Text & photos by ASSDA . Adapted from a case study originally published by Rheem Australia .
Gudai-Darri features the world ’ s first autonomous water carts , trucks , drills , and trains , as well as a robotic ore sampling laboratory and solar arm . Gudai-Darri has a 40-year mine life and will support thousands of jobs moving into the future .
The challenge Rio Tinto faced the challenge of providing a sustainable hot water solution for the site ’ s transit shower block , tasked with meeting the demands of 400 end-of-shift showers , totaling 24,000L of hot water . The project requirement reliability , energy efficiency and adaptability to the region ’ s limited energy infrastructure . ASSDA member Rheem Australia was engaged by SPP Group to work with Primero and Aussie Modular Solutions in delivering a solution tailored to meet these rigorous demands .
The solution Rheem Commercial stepped in with a robust solution , supplying ten 35kW air-to-water heat pumps , nine 30kW electrical heating units , and nine large-volume storage tanks , each equipped with boost elements to
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