Rio Tinto and Komatsu partnering for zero-emission mining
August 02 2021 - 2:29AM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto and Komatsu are partnering to fast-track the
development and implementation of zero-emission mining haulage
solutions, including haul trucks.
Rio Tinto will conduct a pre-production trial of the new
equipment at a Rio Tinto site and has the option to purchase some
of the first trucks from Komatsu once they are commercially
viable.
Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto’s Chief Commercial Officer said: “Rio
Tinto and Komatsu have a shared history of partnership on
innovation going back to when we built the world’s largest Komatsu
autonomous haulage fleet in 2008.”
“Our support of a trial, and the option to buy some of the first
trucks from Komatsu, underscores our shared commitment to actively
collaborate on product planning, development, testing and
deployment of the next generation of zero-emission mining equipment
and infrastructure as we look to decarbonise our business.”
Rio Tinto is also one of the first companies to join Komatsu’s
newly launched Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance which has an initial
target of advancing Komatsu’s power agnostic truck concept for a
haulage vehicle that can run on a variety of power sources
including battery and hydrogen.
Max Moriyama, President, Mining Business Division of Komatsu Ltd
said Komatsu was honoured to continue to partner with Rio
Tinto.
“Rio Tinto and Komatsu both recognise the critical role
zero-emission haul trucks play in meeting the Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emission reduction goals for the mining industry and the need to
focus on developing practical haulage solutions.
“We are looking forward to advanced collaboration with them,”
said Max.
Rio Tinto is also a founding patron of the Charge On Innovation
Challenge, which is focused on solving the power distribution
infrastructure needed to support zero-emission haul trucks.
“We know that addressing climate change effectively requires
businesses, governments and society to work together. Our
collaboration with Komatsu recognises the role zero-emission haul
trucks will play in meeting the emission reduction goals of not
only Rio Tinto, but the entire mining industry,” said Alf.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto produces high-quality iron ore, copper, aluminium, and
minerals that have an essential role in enabling the low-carbon
transition.
We have publicly acknowledged the reality of climate change for
over two decades and have reduced our emissions footprint by over
30 percent in the decade to 2020.
We have set 2030 targets to reduce our absolute emissions by 15%
and our emissions intensity by 30% relative to our 2018 baseline.
These targets are consistent with a 45% reduction in absolute
emissions, relative to 2010 levels, and the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) pathways to 1.5°C. They are supported by
our commitment to spend approximately $1 billion on emissions
reduction initiatives over the first five years of the ten-year
target period. In 2020, we set new Scope 3 emissions reduction
goals to guide our partnership approach across our value chain.
Read more about our approach to climate change:
www.riotinto.com/invest/reports/climate-change-report
About Komatsu
Komatsu develops and supplies technologies, equipment and
services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and
forestry markets. For a century, the company has been creating
value for its customers through manufacturing and technology
innovation, partnering with others to empower a sustainable future
where people, business and the planet thrive together. Frontline
industries worldwide use Komatsu solutions to develop modern
infrastructure, extract fundamental minerals, maintain forests and
create consumer products. The company's global service and
distributor networks support customer operations to enhance safety
and productivity while optimizing performance.
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