Komatsu: 4 companies and promotion of decarbonization: Rio Tinto, BHP, Codelco, Boliden.
-Acceleration of decarbonization development of dump trucks-
Komatsu:
Collaborate with four major global resource companies, including Rio Tinto, a major British and Australian resource company, to decarbonize mines.
Collaboration with 4 major resource companies:
Share information on product planning by Komatsu and infrastructure development by major resource companies.
Accelerate the development of dump trucks that support various power sources such as hydrogen fuel.
Aim for introduction at mining sites by 2030.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC022220S1A800C2000000/
Komatsu announces collaborative customer alliance to advance zero-emission equipment solutions
-New offerings to leverage electrification for next generation-
Aug. 2, 2021
Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets,
Komatsu and several of its customers
have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance.
The founding members of the alliance are
Rio Tinto,
BHP,
Codelco and
Boliden.
Through the alliance framework, Komatsu’s GHG partners
will work directly with Komatsu to actively collaborate on
product planning,
development,
testing and deployment
of the next generation of zero-emission mining equipment and infrastructure.
The alliance’s initial target
is advancing Komatsu’s power agnostic truck concept for a haulage vehicle that can run on a variety of power sources including
diesel electric,
electric,
trolley (wired),
battery power and
even hydrogen fuel cells.
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