James Koerting

Manager: Energy, Gold Fields Australia

James Koerting is a mining and energy professional, leading the regional energy supply strategy for Gold Fields Australia. He manages the power supply portfolio for the Granny Smith, Agnew, St Ives and Gruyere gold mines and is actively involved with integrating innovative renewable energy power solutions with these remote mining operations.
He has experience with contracting for remote power generation, gas transportation and natural gas as well as project studies and delivery. Projects include the 55-60% renewable Agnew wind, solar, battery & gas hybrid (with funding from ARENA) and the Granny Smith and Gruyere solar, battery & gas hybrids. Combined, these projects are contributing to a 66,000 t CO₂-e annual reduction in Gold Field’s carbon emissions.

James has a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control from Murdoch University, a diploma in Project Management and an MBA from Curtin University.