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Amplats to test fuel-cell powered mine loco March/April
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/angloplat-to-test-fuel-cell-powered-mine-loco-marchapril-2012-01-16[font face=Times, Serif][font size=5]Amplats to test fuel-cell powered mine loco March/April[/font]
By: Martin Creamer
16th January 2012
[font size=3]JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to put a fuel-cell powered mine locomotive through its paces in the first half of this year.
The locomotive will initially be tested on surface at Amplats Dishaba mine, which is situated in the Limpopo province.
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The point of the demonstration will be to show that fuel-cell powered locomotives can provide superior efficiency and productivity and offer zero-emission underground transport.
The locomotives currently run off battery power. Fuel-celled forklift trucks have already gone commercial in the US, replacing battery-powered units.
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By: Martin Creamer
16th January 2012
[font size=3]JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to put a fuel-cell powered mine locomotive through its paces in the first half of this year.
The locomotive will initially be tested on surface at Amplats Dishaba mine, which is situated in the Limpopo province.
…
The point of the demonstration will be to show that fuel-cell powered locomotives can provide superior efficiency and productivity and offer zero-emission underground transport.
The locomotives currently run off battery power. Fuel-celled forklift trucks have already gone commercial in the US, replacing battery-powered units.
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