MINING & Energy

Market Insights

September 2025

Across mining and energy, the pressure to do more with less keeps growing. Whether it’s carbon taxes, land constraints, or system reliability, the stakes are rising. So is the cost of getting it wrong. RESPEC works with clients every day to find the right mix of performance, impact, and risk.

The articles in this issue reflect a balance: practical where it counts, forward-looking where it matters.

Insights

Five Trends Impacting Sustainable Goals

Learn where clients are finding value, and how RESPEC is helping them stay ahead.

Project Highlight

The World’s First Grid-Scale Compressed Air Storage System in Hard Rock

The Willow Rock project in California could reshape the economics of grid-scale storage.

Project Highlight

How Construction Materials Producers Are Profitably Cutting Carbon

Is your operation taking advantage of opportunities to improve performance and reduce impact?

Project Highlight

Repurposing Mined Lands into Long-Term Energy Assets

What Kentucky energy projects can teach developers about the community impact of site reuse.

Also Inside

Voices

We asked members of our Mining and Energy teams to share their insights about sustainability, stewardship, and finding value in unexpected places.

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People

Behind every project is a team of experts. These recent additions expand the depth of our safety, geotechnical, and energy capabilities.

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Events

View our calendar and make plans to connect with our team of experts at an upcoming conference, presentation, or webinar.

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