Collaborative Project: Battery-Electric Trolley Innovations for Underground Haulage Vehicles in a Swedish Mine
Author: Attila Baki, Key Account Manager, Epiroc Deutschland GmbH, Essen/Germany
DOI: 10.66356/TIMI2460
The global mining industry is facing a profound transformation: decarbonisation, rising energy costs and stricter environmental regulations are forcing operators to explore new avenues for the electrification of their processes. This poses particularly high technical challenges in underground mining, as extreme environmental conditions, long transport distances and heavy loads must be managed.
A flagship project in this transformation process is the expansion of a mine in Rävliden, Sweden. Together with Epiroc and an energy and automation partner, the mining company in Rävliden is pursuing the ambitious goal of implementing fully battery-electric powered underground haulage supported by trolleys. The aim is to make material transport completely emission-free, efficient and cost-effective.
This article is based on the German-language version published in the proceedings of the 12th Colloquium on Conveying Technology in Mining of Clausthal University of Technology (DOI 10.21268/20251216-0).
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