Giant battery manufacturer CATL recently signed a memorandum of cooperation with comprehensive resources company BHP Billiton.
This strategic partnership aims to leverage each party’s advantages in the electrification of mining equipment, construction of fast charging infrastructure, energy storage and battery recycling.
This collaboration will drive the electrification transformation of mining operations with integrated and comprehensive solutions, IT Home reported.
Along with the rapid development of renewable energy technology, market demand for important minerals such as lithium and nickel continues to soar.
This has triggered the expansion of the mining industry, which is energy intensive and produces high emissions. As one of the world’s largest mining companies, BHP Billiton has set an ambitious target to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 2050.
According to the cooperation plan, the two parties will collaborate on product research and development.
They will jointly research and develop battery solutions for heavy mining equipment and railway locomotives, and implement appropriate fast charging infrastructure.
In addition, they will explore application scenarios of energy storage systems across BHP Billiton’s global mines.
In the future, CATL and BHP Billiton will also optimize the battery recycling process, encourage the development of a circular economy, and build a more sustainable mining industry value chain.
IT Home also noted that BYD Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, namely Fudi Battery Co., Ltd. (FDB), today also announced that it has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with BHP Billiton.
The two parties will work together to explore power battery system solutions for heavy mining equipment and locomotives along with supporting flash charging infrastructure.
Interestingly, FDB and BHP Billiton will also jointly explore the use of BYD commercial vehicles and light vehicles at the BHP Billiton mine, thereby encouraging the technological process of replacing the diesel required for BHP Billiton mine transportation.
These strategic steps show a serious commitment from big players in the battery and mining industry to reduce their carbon footprint and realize more environmentally friendly mining operations.
Source: Kabarmegapolitan.jiwaan-rakyat.com
Source: www.mining-indonesia.com
