Rockwell Automation : Harnessing the Energy-Generating Potential of Underground Mine Winders
May 16, 2024 at 10:07 am EDT
Share
Chevron LeftChevron Left
Energy storage solution, built on PowerFlex® Drives, at the RUC mining site in Australia.
Chevron RightChevron Right
Chevron LeftChevron Left
Chevron RightChevron Right
For mining companies, enhancing sustainability can mean undertaking net-new projects. But more often, it means rethinking existing processes.
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK), RUC Mining, and Energy Power Systems Australia (EPSA) have introduced an innovative regenerative energy storage solution for mine hoists which operate much like industrial elevators that lower equipment into a mine shaft and lift minerals out.
It takes little energy to lower a mine hoist. However, raising it up requires a lot of energy. RUC Mining used Rockwell regenerative drives to develop a solution that collects energy as the mine hoist lowers and then reuses that energy to power the trip back up. The hoists run solely on their own stored energy.
Sustainability benefits
Over 24 months, sustainability savings are predicted to be:
Approximately 1,427 kilolitres of diesel
A reduction of 3.85 tonnes of CO2 output
A 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power generation
"In addition to these strong sustainability benefits, the regenerative energy storage solution also reduces daily operating costs, reduces plant operating hours and maintenance requirements, and provides an additional level of redundancy to the power system that was not available in passive components such as load banks," said Greg Bell, RUC electrical manager.
Learn more about the world's first regenerative energy storage solution for underground mine winders-allowing these machines to run totally on their own stored energy.
Published May 16, 2024
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
About the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork
Rockwell Automation believes we're better together-and we do our part by delivering an expansive, global partner ecosystem of market-leading technology, superior support and services, and an integrated and streamlined approach to business. Succeed on an international scale by utilizing our network's breadth of innovative technologies and services that no single vendor can provide alone. To learn more about how the PartnerNetwork is helping to deliver the value of The Connected Enterprise, visit PartnerNetwork Program.
Attachments
Original Link
Permalink
Disclaimer
Rockwell Automation Inc. published this content on
16 May 2024 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by
Public, unedited and unaltered, on
16 May 2024 14:06:06 UTC.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is one of the world's largest companies that specialize in the manufacturing and marketing of automation and industrial infrastructure control systems. The products are primarily intended for the food processing, automotive, mining, oil, and gas industries. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- automation and control devices (45.2%): drive systems, variable frequency drives, motor controls, servo drives, servomotors, actuators, microcontrollers, safety, detection, protection systems, etc.;
- automation solutions and systems (31.9%): automation software and hardware platforms, design, visualization, simulation and execution software, human-machine interface devices, industrial computers, computer networks, etc.;
- professional services and value-added solutions (22.9%): consulting, training and maintenance services, on-site and remote assistance, cloud-based connected services, digital automation solutions for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (57.7%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (20.7%), Asia/Pacific (15%) and Latin America (6.6%).
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 
