Rio Tinto Has Completed The Transition From Conventional To Renewable Diesel For All Heavy Mining Equipment At Its Kennecott Copper Mine In Utah
Rio Tinto Has Completed The Transition From Conventional To Renewable Diesel For All Heavy Mining Equipment At Its Kennecott Copper Mine In Utah
Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the mine one of the lowest carbon footprints of any copper producer in the United States.
力拓已完成其肯尼科特銅礦所有大型採礦設備從傳統柴油過渡到可再生柴油，使該礦成爲美國銅生產商中碳足跡最低之一。
Kennecott's fleet of 97 haul trucks and heavy machinery equipment at the mine, concentrator, smelter, refinery and tailings are now all fueled by renewable diesel1 sourced in the United States. This is expected to reduce the mine's Scope 1 emissions by 450,000 tonnes, equal to eliminating the annual emissions of 107,000 cars. In addition, the switch to renewable diesel reduces PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns) emissions at the tailpipes of our haul truck fleet by 40%, a reduction equivalent to approximately 2.3 billion miles of light vehicle travel annually.
肯尼科特礦的97輛運輸卡車和重型機械設備在礦山、選礦廠、冶煉廠、精煉廠和尾礦堆積地現在都使用美國提供的可再生柴油進行加油。預計這將減少該礦的一級排放量45萬噸，相當於消除10.7萬輛汽車的年排放量。此外，轉換爲可再生柴油可將我們的運輸卡車隊車輛尾氣的pm2.5（直徑小於2.5微米的顆粒物）排放降低40%，這一降幅相當於每年約23億英里的輕型車輛行駛。
Kennecott has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any copper producer in the United States, thanks to recent initiatives such as the closure of a coal-fired power plant, installation of a 5-megawatt solar farm, deployment of battery electric vehicles underground, and the transition to renewable diesel. The operation's overall carbon footprint has now been reduced by more than 80% from 2018 levels.
由於近期倡導了諸如關閉燃煤電廠、安裝500萬瓦的太陽能場、地下電池新能源車的部署和過渡到可再生柴油等舉措，肯尼科特如今是美國銅生產商中碳足跡最低之一。該礦的整體碳足跡已從2018年的水平減少了80%以上。
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