BHP is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia.
Supplied through a collaboration with bp, the renewable diesel made from HVO will be used in haul trucks and other mining equipment over an initial three-month trial period.
BHP has a medium-term target to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 per cent by FY2030, from an FY2020 baseline. Approximately 40 per cent of BHP’s operational emissions in its FY2020 baseline year came from diesel-powered equipment.
The HVO is to have internationally recognised certification as being sourced from more sustainable feedstocks such as waste products.
Tags: BHP, Equipment, HVO, Iron, Mining
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