Russian researchers from MIPT have developed a project to convert BelAZ-7530 mining dump trucks from diesel fuel to hydrogen fuel cells.
In the next two years, it is planned to install a generator with a capacity of about 1 MW, supercapacitors, and batteries on the machine. The equipment will be refueled with low-carbon hydrogen obtained from the waste gases of metallurgical production.
Scientists believe that this solution will reduce occupational morbidity of workers, increase the overhaul interval, and improve operational efficiency. Currently, more than 2,000 mining dump trucks with a carrying capacity of over 110 tons operate in Russia, which daily burn more than 3.7 tons of diesel fuel and emit carbon dioxide, soot, and sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.
The conversion of heavy equipment to hydrogen will reduce harmful emissions, increase the environmental friendliness of the mining industry, and reduce operating costs.
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