Next Big Thing In Energy Storage: Hotshots Pick Hot Bricks
Hot bricks are calling, and investors are responding to the allure of low cost, long duration energy storage.
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Caterpillar Makes One Gigantic Electric Truck To Rule Them All
The new 793 electric truck from Caterpillar is just the tip of the iceberg as the global mining industry pivots into electrification and interoperability.
Stealthy Green Steel Startup Cracks Lazy Iron Ore Code
Green steel needs to overcome an iron ore supply chain bottleneck, and the startup Electra has a solution.
BHP To Make A $50 Million Investment In Tanzania’s Kabanga Nickel Mine
The transition to electric mobility is well underway. 2021 saw plug-in vehicles achieving record market shares in major markets. The Tesla Model 3 was the 2nd best-selling car (of any kind) in the UK in 2021. 190,727 battery-electric EVs were sold in 2021 in the UK (11.6% of the total … [continued]
Wabtec’s 100% Electric Locomotive Trickle Suddenly Becomes International Flood
First Pennsylvania, now Australia, then Europe: Wabtec is taking its 100% electric locomotives on the road.
Slow-Walkers In The Green Steel Industry
BHP — not just Australia’s largest miner but the world’s largest miner — is aggressively seeking to reduce its carbon footprint. It is the company’s ambition to reduce operational emissions by at least 30 per cent by 2030, and to achieve net zero by 2050. “During the 2021 financial year, … [continued]
Caterpillar And BHP Plan To Create Battery-Powered Mining Trucks
Caterpillar and BHP are partnering up to develop battery-powered mining trucks to support customers’ climate-related goals. BHP, which is one of Caterpillar’s largest customers, announced the agreement with Caterpillar to develop zero-emission battery-powered large mining trucks. The brand new trucks will be designed and built by Caterpillar. The company hopes … [continued]
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Speaks, Western Australia Takes Action
As Australia moves glacially towards exporting products that mitigate climate change instead of exporting products that increase it, Western Australia is taking Robyn Denholm’s advice seriously. The Chairperson of Tesla recently spoke at a mining conference urging Australians to get involved higher up the value chain with the minerals we … [continued]
Australian Miners Line Up For A Slice Of The EV Pie
Mining in Australia is big business, very big business. The royalties fund much of the government spending at the state and federal level. Providing over 10% of Australia’s GDP, or $200 billion AUS, Australia’s mining companies demand to be listened to. So, when BHP sells its coal and oil assets … [continued]
Tesla & BHP Form An Alliance To Promote Sustainability In The Mining & Resources Sector
BHP announced that it and Tesla have announced a nickel supply agreement and that it will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West asset in Western Australia. The company stated that this is one of the most sustainable and lowest carbon emission nickel producers in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6W0tqZOe8 Financial … [continued]
