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Mine haulage transition to electric offered without disruption
And, Renewables plans poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Grootegeluk coal mine by up to 90%
If the world were to electrify every mine truck, it would stop 198 000 t of carbon dioxide a day from entering the atmosphere, which equates to a single electrified mining truck eliminating what would take 46 000 trees to absorb.
ABB's Erik Pretorius:
Going forward, combined renewables plans already in place are poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Exxaro Resources’s Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo by up to 90%.
Exxaro/Cennergi MD energy Roland Tatnall:
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