ABOUT THE PROJECT
While the exact scope of the project is yet to be determined, the aim of this project is to help the industry understand the topic of transitioning to electric fleets, and to help address the challenges associated with energy management, all from an asset management perspective.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this project is to publish a collaborative white paper to explain the common considerations, key topics, and approaches around asset management for electrification.
The white paper will also consider looking at required equipment and technologies in the mine to reduce energy consumption and help mitigate scope 3 challenges.
Several workshops were held in 2022 revolving around the topic of Asset Management for Electrification.
Some common considerations that emerged from these workshops include:
Mine Design: A fully electric mine requires significant change in the electric infrastructure, and there’s currently no clear path of migration from an existing mine to an electric mine.
Energy and Equipment Management: Do we have the infrastructure to support the energy requirements? The lifecycle of this new equipment/technology (i.e., batteries) should be investigated more.
Change Management: The tools for planning and managing the transition (infrastructure investment, power generation, risk, operations, mine planning).
Workforce: Workforce for full supply chain to manage new battery electric equipment.
Topics this white paper could cover include:
PROJECT STATUS
This project is in the definitions phase. Currently, more work needs to be done to define the scope.
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