British mining firm reveals prototype heavy mining truck able to carrying as much as 290 tonnes of payload.
British mining firm Anglo American has revealed a hydrogen gasoline cell-powered haul truck it plans to make use of in its mining operations. The large truck makes use of a number of hydrogen gasoline cells able to growing as much as 800kW (1,073 bhp) which together with a 1.2 MWh battery pack can ship a complete of two MW (2,000 kW or 2,682 bhp) of energy. The truck itself weighs in at 220 tonnes and might haul as much as 290 tonnes of payload.
The prototype has been developed as a pilot challenge to check the powertrain’s feasibility with the corporate’s goal to shift most of its mining truck to the brand new powertrain system ought to it show profitable. The prototype began life as a diesel-powered mannequin earlier than being retrofitted with the two MW powertrain in partnership with First Mode. The truck additionally makes use of regenerative braking to cost the batteries – a helpful system given that almost all haul vans ascend and descend out of and into open forged mines requiring frequent modulation of the brakes on the best way down.
Diesel truck transformed to run on hydrogen gasoline cells and a 1.2 MWh battery pack.
Speaking on the prototype Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, mentioned: “nuGen is a tangible demonstration of our FutureSmart Mining program changing the future of our industry. With diesel emissions from our haul truck fleet accounting for c.10-15% of our total Scope 1 emissions, this is an important step on our pathway to carbon-neutral operations by 2040.”
nuGen is Anglo American’s plans to develop a inexperienced hydrogen surroundings in its mining operations from powering its vans to the on-site manufacturing of the gasoline. The mining truck shall be operated in an open forged mine in South Africa.
“Over the next several years, we envisage converting or replacing our current fleet of diesel-powered trucks with this zero-emission haulage system, fueled with green hydrogen. If this pilot is successful, we could remove up to 80% of diesel emissions at our open-pit mines by rolling this technology across our global fleet,” Wanblad added.
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The firm didn’t reveal the precise particulars of the hydrogen gasoline cell powertrain except for revealing that it used a number of hydrogen gasoline cells and electrical motors and the battery pack capability.
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With inputs from NDTV
