Rio Tinto - Mining giants back eight winning ideas in global Charge On Innovation Challenge to decarbonise mining.
ENPNewswire-May 13, 2022--Rio Tinto - Mining giants back eight winning ideas in global Charge On Innovation Challenge to decarbonise mining
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Release date- 12052022 - Rio Tinto - Mining giants back eight winning ideas in global Charge On Innovation Challenge to decarbonise mining.
MELBOURNE, Australia - In the global quest to significantly decarbonise mining operations, eight technology innovators' submissions have been selected to progress beyond the Charge On Innovation Challenge. The global challenge, launched by BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale sought to accelerate commercialisation of effective solutions for charging large electric haul trucks while simultaneously demonstrating there is an emerging market for these solutions in mining.
The eight innovators selected are ABB, Ampcontrol and Tritium (Australia), BluVeinXL, DB Engineering & Consulting with Echion Technologies, Hitachi, Shell Consortium, Siemens Off-board power supply, and 3ME Technology.
The Charge On Innovation Challenge was launched in 2021 and invited vendors and technology innovators from around the world and across industries, to collaborate with the mining industry to present novel electric truck charging solutions.
The Challenge received interest from over 350 companies across 19 industries, with over 80 companies submitting expressions of interest (EOI). 21 companies were then invited to present a detailed pitch of their solution. The final eight were chosen from these 21 companies.
These technology innovators worked together with the founding patrons - BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale - and 16 other mining companies to accelerate commercialisation of interoperable solutions that can safely deliver electricity to large battery-electric off-road haul trucks - reducing emissions while enhancing mine productivity.
The Challenge?
Diesel-powered haul truck fleets are responsible for up to 80% of a mine's emissions, but electrifying them requires charging systems capable of delivering energy at unprecedented power levels during operations.
The truly global challenge saw the eight winning solution concepts from Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Denmark, Singapore, United Kingdom, and North America.
They are:
ABB - We are enabling the entire mining value chain to evolve through electrification, automation and digitalization embracing a joint industry approach linking the domain expertise of our people with the specialist knowledge of partners...
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