Renewable heat supplier for large-scale copper and lithium mines
Newheat x Sunmark CHILE
A strategic alliance to decarbonise large-scale industrial heating
Newheat, based in France, is a provider of renewable and sustainable heat. Since 2015, the company has been developing, designing, financing and operating thermal plants that combine solar thermal energy, heat recovery, short- and long-term thermal storage, optimised electrification and, as a backup, combustion of renewable resources. The team specialises in thermal system modelling, design and control, and has extensive experience in the remote operation of plants, pursuing continuous innovation.
Sunmark Chile, has more than 15 years of experience in the design and construction of solar thermal power and seasonal pit-storage systems. One of its flagship projects is the Pampa Elvira solar thermal plant for CODELCO’s copper mine in Chile, one of the largest in the world. It benefits from more than 100 projects built in Denmark, Europe and Asia, with the contribution of Hans Grydehoj, partner of Sunmark Chile and founder of the Danish company Sunmark A/S, created in 2008.
Newheat and Sunmark Chile have joined forces in a joint venture to tackle a major challenge: decarbonising large-scale copper and lithium mines, worldwide.
This collaboration brings together two complementary areas of expertise and a shared ambition: to offer reliable and competitive renewable heating solutions tailored to the specific needs of each site and industry.
OUR OFFER
Renewable heat supplier for copper and lithium mines
Copper and lithium miningoperations demand reliable, continuous and competitive thermal energy.
At Newheat Latam we provide large-scale renewable heat solutions, with expertise in the design, financing, construction and operation of clean heat systems tailored to the most demanding industrial environments.
We offer a range of integrated renewable heat technologies designed to ensure competitive cost, high robustness and continuous availability in critical processes such as leaching, electrowinning and heating solutions in general.
Under our Heat-as-a-Service model, we deliver heat as a service through 15–20-year contracts, with no upfront investment required from the customer.
We take care of everything from engineering and project development to operation and maintenance, ensuring a stable, efficient and sustainable heat supply.
OUR SOLUTIONS
Solutions designed for each of our customers
Your mines require flexibility and reliability. Our tailor-made plants are perfectly adapted and integrated into your processes.
We master all renewable and recovery heat production and storage technologies and are independent of any supplier. We adapt to locally available energy resources, making the most of them and combining them. We offer tailor-made solutions that are competitive in the short term and sustainable in the long term.
Waste heat recovery
Solar thermal
Heat pumps
Short term thermal storage (daily)
Long term thermal storage (seasonal)
Electrification and Power-to-heat
Biomass
OUR CUSTOMERS
Our references around the world
Industrial sites, district heating networks and mines across the globe have opted for concrete solutions to decarbonise their heat production.
Find out more about some of these major renewable energy projects that are already shaping the thermal energy of the future.
District heating network
City of Narbonne
Tile production plant
Terreal wienerberger
Whey powder plant
Lactalis Ingredients
OUR MODEL
Integrated and independent renewable heat supplier
Integrated and technologically independent heat supplier, offering optimal solutions and guaranteeing their performance over time.
Our team
Pierre Delmas
Chairman of the Board Newheat Latam and President and co-founder of Newheat
Pierre co-founded Newheat in 2015 and became its technical director. He is involved in the design and operation of 7 renewable and recovered heat supply plants in France. In 2025, he became CEO of Newheat. He joined forces with Sunmark Chile to create the joint venture Newheat Latam.
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Ian Nelson
General Manager and Director
For 10 years, Ian was CEO of Energía Llaima, which owned and operated the 38 MW solar thermal plant at the Gabriela Mistral mine between 2012 and 2022. It was during this period that he met Hans. He then sold the company to Innergex in 2021 and has been CEO of Newheat Latam since 2025.
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Hans Grydehoj
Technical manager and director
Hans led Sunmark for 9 years, a company acquired by Arcon in 2015 and operated as Arcon Sunmark until 2020 where he was international sales director. He has collaborated with Ian for several years, being a partner in a joint venture between Sunmark and Ian's company Energia Llaima. Hans has supervised major solar thermal plants (BHP, DGM, Vojens, Marstal). Since 2025, Hans is CTO of Newheat Latam.
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Maite Cerda
Operations Manager
Maite is an engineer with experience in operational management and supervision of solar thermal projects. She has led pre-feasibility studies in the field of renewable heat. Since 2024 she is operational manager of Newheat Latam.
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Andrés Santibáñez Schiller
Project Manager
Andrés is an engineer with a background in renewable energies. He has led solar thermal plants and projects, managing commercial relationships and subcontractors. Since 2025 he is project manager at Newheat Latam.
LessOUR INVESTORS
They support us in our development
Contact us
Do you have any questions about our solutions and want to know more ? Do not hesitate to contact us
Av. Presidente Kennedy, 4700
office 802, 7630454 Vitacura
+56 2 2243 1249
