ABB, Komatsu to collaborate on electrification platform

ABB and Komatsu have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to collaborate on the development of integrated solutions that will help bring net-zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The collaboration brings two global leaders together to share industry expertise and products in a bid to create world-class solutions, ranging from renewable energy generation to fully electrified…

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Rio Tinto to power Diavik with Canada’s largest solar plant

Rio Tinto said it will build the largest solar power plant in Canada to provide up to 25% of its Diavik diamond mine’s electricity during closure work that will run until 2029. The miner anticipates the plant will be fully operational in the first half of 2024. The solar power plant, which will generate 4,200 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, will…

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Load and haul with Hydrogen

Hydrogen is one of the buzziest of sustainable buzzwords. Does it deserve the hype?  By Jonathan Rowland  A hydrogen milestone Much about the mining process is complex – from exploration May 2022 saw the launch of the world’s largest mine haul truck to be powered – at least in part – by hydrogen. Developed by Anglo American, the catchy-named nuGen Zero…

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