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"Australian mining giant Fortescue is teaming up again with German-Swiss
equipment manufacturer Liebherr to develop and validate what they say will be
the first zero emissions autonomous haul trucks for mines in the world.
Fortescue and Liebherr are already working on trials for full battery electric
and hydrogen versions of the giant 264 tonne haul trucks that are used at the
iron ore mines in the Pilbara.
Fortescue has vowed to eliminate diesel use at its mines by 2030 as part of its
pledge a fully to reach “real zero” emissions, and expected to save nearly 90
million litres of diesel each year from electric excavators that is has
successfully introduced into its mines.
Other miners are also going electric, although at slower speeds than Fortescue,
with BHP announcing last week that it is now clear that battery electric
haulage trucks will be better than hydrogen or hybrid versions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
