How mining companies can embrace sustainable fuels to cut emissions

ByEllys Woodhouse

21 Feb 24

With challenges in place over full electrification for heavy vehicles, and hydrogen fuel technology still in its nascency,…

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Microvast joins consortium led by Shell to drive decarbonisation of mining industry

By NS Energy Staff Writer

17 Oct 22

Microvast’s LTO battery system is expected to achieve best-in-class energy density, ensuring that sufficient energy is delivered for…

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Scania and Rio Tinto agree to develop autonomous haulage solutions supporting a pathway to lower emissions mining

By NS Energy Staff Writer

14 Oct 22

Rio Tinto and Scania launched new trials on Scania’s 40-tonne-payload autonomous mining trucks in April 2022 and quickly…

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Teck and Caterpillar to advance zero-emissions mining haul trucks

By NS Energy Staff Writer

27 Jan 22

Teck anticipates initially deploying zero-emissions trucks at its Elk Valley steelmaking coal operations in British Columbia, Canada

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Tata Steel installs 4km piped conveyor at coal mines in Jharkhand, India

By NS Energy Staff Writer

04 Jan 21

The new conveyor will replace the 60-year old mono cable and bi-cable ropeway system, adding productivity at its…

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Supply chain bottleneck strangling scale-up of lithium-ion battery production for EVs

By Dan Robinson

04 Mar 20

Minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite are needed to make lithium-ion battery cells - but costs have…

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Sandvik introduces new truck for underground mining

By NS Energy Staff Writer

18 May 18

Sandvik is introducing a new intelligent underground mining truck, Sandvik TH545i, delivering benefits in customer safety, productivity and…

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It’s been a bad year for Uber – a timeline of bumps in the road for taxi app giant

By Dan Robinson

02 May 18

Losing its London licence and suspending its driverless car programme after an autonomous vehicle killed a woman in a crash

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