Information Bnamericas Revealed: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta Minerals will put together a feasibility research To transform a fleet of diesel-powered haulage vans to electrical at its Antucoya mine, Based mostly on a launch.
The research Shall be produced with the Chilean center for sustainable acceleration of electromobility (Case), Chile’s power sustainability agency and Finnish know-how evaluation and enchancment center VTT.
“As a Outcome of of superior simulation devices, The complete fleet Shall be modeled, estimating power consumption and the charging methods’ dimensions. Carbon reductions and complete prices of possession May even be estimated, making potential The worth comparability between electrical And conventional vans,” The discharge reads.
Final month, the miner said It is going to look at a hydrogen haulage truck engine On the Centinela mine, which like Antucoya is in northern Antofagasta area.
