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7:28 CAT | 06 May 2022
Photo: Twitter / @PresidencyZA
Mining giant Anglo American has unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen-powered truck, a monster weighing 220 tonnes, at a platinum mine in northern South Africa.
Billed as the first of a fleet that will replace the firm’s diesel-powered trucks, the vehicle uses 2 megawatts hydrogen fuel cells to haul up to 290 tonnes of ore.
Light on emissions.
Light on the environment.
And fuelled by the lightest element on earth – hydrogen gas.Our nuGen™ hydrogen truck is on the move.
Learn more here: https://t.co/SCyNmcL1GG pic.twitter.com/JGuyo6XWr0
— Anglo American (@AngloAmerican) May 6, 2022
“What we are launching is not merely an impressive piece of machinery, it is the genesis of an entire ecosystem powered by hydrogen,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the launch on Friday.
Comparable in size to a small house, the behemoth was shown off at Mogalakwena mine, about 250km (150 miles) from Johannesburg.
“This is a gigantic leap for South Africa’s hydrogen future economy,” Ramaphosa declared.
“This has really been a historic moment. It gives us a clear vision of what the future looks like.”
The launch of Anglo American’s #nuGen™️ Zero Emission Haulage Solution haulage solution, a hydrogen-powered, ultra-class mine haul truck, is currently underway at the Mogalakwena PGM mine in Mokopane, Limpopo. #HydrogenPower #GrowSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/EGZWTSuQmn
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) May 6, 2022
Anglo American said it aims to be carbon neutral by 2040.
It will use solar power to provide the fuel, using the energy to split water into its component atoms of hydrogen and oxygen.
Burning hydrogen releases only water vapour, not heat-trapping carbon dioxide as in the case of fossil fuels.
“Over the next several years, we envisage converting or replacing our current fleet of diesel-powered trucks with this zero-emission haulage system, fuelled with green hydrogen,” chief executive Duncan Wanblad said.
“If this pilot is successful, we could remove up to 80 percent of diesel emissions at our open-pit mines by rolling this technology across our global fleet.”
Last November, rich nations, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, pledged at least $8.5bn and technical assistance to help South Africa switch to a low-carbon economy.
The world is changing. The launch of our nuGen™ hydrogen truck provides a real-world case for the wider adoption of hydrogen across the heaviest forms of transport.
Learn more here: https://t.co/SCyNmcL1GG pic.twitter.com/VRzLIZTIvk
— Anglo American (@AngloAmerican) May 6, 2022
Touch down! After successful laboratory tests in Seattle, USA, our hydrogen power plant module has arrived in South Africa and will replace the diesel engine in one of our mine haul trucks.
Learn more here: https://t.co/7ISlSyICLZ #nuPossibilities pic.twitter.com/T11HbI6BXF
— Anglo American ZA (@AngloAmericanZA) May 5, 2022
Source: AFP
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