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Our Working Group
There is a growing, immediate demand for low emissions solutions, with technology and manufacturing capacity in many cases constraining the supply response. The EMC is emerging as a key vehicle for the decarbonisation of the mining industry and will remain responsive to the rapidly changing external environment.
Energy Storage
Mine scale energy storage technologies are not yet operationally or economically proven in mining. This working group aims to test mine scale remote energy storage through installation of multiple technologies across 5+ sites.
Mine Design
Traditional asset design does not enable the realisation of the full benefits of mine electrification. This working group is simulating a range of mines and mining methods to establish electrification performance benchmarks, a business case and future mine designs.
Heavy Underground Equipment
Heavy BEVs are not yet commercially available at the larger end of the scale or technically viable underground. This working group aims to establish a greenfield electric mine, convert a full ancillary fleet to all-electric and test selected brownfield heavy EV applications.
Light and Auxiliary Equipment
Whilst they are available, the economic and operating assumptions for electric light and auxiliary equipment are unclear. This working group will progressively convert a light and auxiliary equipment fleet to battery electric across multiple consortium sites.
Electrical Infrastructure
Currently there is a lack of understanding on the supporting infrastructure requirements for all electric equipment and vehicles. This working group aims to establish OEM agnostic charging standards by prototyping a potential open charging system.
Surface and Long Haulage
This working group aims to understand the challenges and benefits of zero-carbon material movement options in the open pit mine environment.