BHP, a mining and fossil fuel provider joined mining group Rio Tinto to become founding members of Komatsu’s GHG Alliance to develop commercially-viable zero-greenhouse gas emission (GHG) hauling trucks—a pioneering goal, according to a recent announcement from BHP.
Citing its Climate Change Report 2020, BHP stated its role within the partnership will be to provide engineering and technical resources to Komatsu to support the real-time development stage of the vehicles.
Komatsu will utilize BHP and Rio Tinto’s expertise in the mining industry to increase its time to market for the zero-emission haul trucks.
BHP said it would collaborate with Komatsu through its BHP FutureFit Academy to ensure skills are enhanced to operate and maintain the equipment.
James Agar, BHP Group Procurement Officer stated, “We are excited by the opportunity to work with the Komatsu GHG Alliance to drive new technology and innovation that can benefit the mining industry globally. This collaboration is a great example of the partnership approach we are taking in our supply chain as we work towards BHP’s goal of net-zero operational emissions by 2050.”
Max Moriyama, President Mining Business Division with Komatsu Ltd. noted, “We are thrilled to welcome BHP to this exciting new customer alliance and ready to see how we can all work together towards a more sustainable future and rapid development of zero-emission equipment solutions.”
It will be interesting to see how BHP retrofits its service trucks once it launches its zero greenhouse gas emission hauling trucks.