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Vale finds solutions to the energy issue in technology
In search of replacing its energy matrix with cleaner sources, Vale created the Power Shift program. The project contributes to Vale's strategy of reducing its direct and indirect emissions (scopes 1 and 2)1 by 33% by 2030, starting in 2017. Among the program's initiatives are the first 100% electric locomotive in Brazilian mining and one of the largest battery power storage systems for supplying electric demand in the country.
Find out below about the two technologies:
100% electric locomotive
The result of a partnership between Vale and Progress Rail, the 100% electric, battery-powered maneuvering yard locomotive significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions by replacing diesel with electricity from renewable sources. In addition, the equipment will also reduce noise emissions, minimizing impacts on communities living around Vale's operations.
Currently, railroad emissions represent about 10% of Vale's total scope 1 and 2 emissions. The locomotive, which will run in the yard of the Vitória a Minas Railway, at the Tubarão Unit, needs to pass complementary tests before it is ready to operate.
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