Status of Mine Electrification and Future Potentials

摘要: The electrification of mining operations is rapidly emerging as a central issue for the resources sector and its efforts to improve reliability health/safety, reduce cost. reliance on fossil fuel gas generated electricity significant proportion current operational costs prevalence diesel usage health safety concern. use electric vehicles machinery combined with partial or stand-alone renewable energy powered microgrids provides pathway more efficient, sustainable safer operations, both underground open-pit mining. Electrification also presents an opportunity integrate Internet Things (IoT) technologies such autonomous vehicles, communications networks data analysis higher efficiency. Digitalization automation solution in areas related concentration transport. transition future complex will require substantial investment infrastructure, technologies, hardware well collaboration between mine operators service industries, research organisations regional, State Federal governments, newly skilled workforce Australia. This paper overview status highlights potential directions, which aimed help shape resource industries renewables future.