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Tried and tested, operational and available, battery-powered Load Haul Dumps (LHD) primarily face one obstacle to widespread usage in underground mining. Both manufacturers and academics say the equipment is largely proven, but its market share will remain limited until the perception improves. The biggest hurdle is market acceptance, said Mike Kasaba, CEO of Artisan Vehicle Systems, maker of the 153, a 3-metric-ton (ml) (tramming capacity), lithium battery-powered LHD. The market for underground mining machines is still in the beginning stages of a paradigm shift that will ultimately see battery-powered equipment make its diesel competition obsolete, he said. Taral Shah, senior product manager, underground mining, General Electric, said performance drives marketplace penetration. Acceptance will be the result of proof of overall performance, specifically operating range, that is competitive to that of diesel equivalents, he said.
Tried and tested, operational and available, battery-powered Load Haul Dumps (LHD) primarily face one obstacle to widespread usage in underground mining. Both manufacturers and academics say the equipment is largely proven, but its market share will remain limited until the perception improves. The biggest hurdle is market acceptance, said Mike Kasaba, CEO of Artisan Vehicle Systems, maker of the 153, a 3-metric-ton (ml) (tramming capacity), lithium battery-powered LHD. The market for underground mining machines is still in the beginning stages of a paradigm shift that will ultimately see battery-powered equipment make its diesel competition obsolete, he said. Taral Shah, senior product manager, underground mining, General Electric, said performance drives marketplace penetration. Acceptance will be the result of proof of overall performance, specifically operating range, that is competitive to that of diesel equivalents, he said.
More Battery-powered Options for LHDs
Jesse Morton (author)
2017
Article (Journal)
English
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