Shell has teamed with eight organizations to launch a consortium with the intent of creating a pilot offering of electrifications solutions for mining sites.
Members of the group include Skeleton, Microvast, Stäubli, Carnegie Robotics, Heliox, Spirae, Alliance Automation, Worley, and Shell.
The pilot, Shell’s Mining Electrification Solutions for Off-Road Vehicles, is an end-to-end and interoperable electrification system that reduces emissions without compromising on efficiency or safety, while aiming to be cost competitive versus diesel-powered operations, according to the company. The pilot offer combines a high-powered battery solution with ultrafast charging and a standardized micro-grid energy system where the required solution can be complemented with renewable electricity generation on-site or through the grid.
“It is increasingly clear that no one, single organization can solve decarbonization alone,” said Grischa Sauerberg, Sectoral Decarbonisation & Innovation at Shell, in a prepared statement. “The need for a collaborative effort is particularly evident within carbon-intensive industries like mining, where the challenges are great but the opportunities are even greater.”
Shell’s Mining Electrification Solutions for Off-Road Vehicles consists of:
- Power provisioning and microgrids: aim to provide a consistent and reliable supply of renewable power in a safe and stable manner
- Ultra-fast charging: taking approximately 90 seconds via flexible, hardwearing and resilient, on-site, ultrafast charge-points, which provide assets with continuous operations in the most challenging of environments
- In-vehicle energy storage: through a combination of advanced battery and capacitor technologies that aim to deliver long lifetimes, ultra-fast charging and high performance
What are the benefits of an integrated electrification solution?
According to Shell, mine operators can expect:
- An end-to-end solution, covering the full journey of the electron from generation to delivery in the drive train
- An interoperable solution between different equipment manufacturer make and models, giving mining operators greater flexibility
- A modular design to allow mining customers the opportunity to tailor solutions to their specific needs
- Reduced emissions without compromising on operational efficiency or safety
Source: Shell
