Electrification of Large Excavators
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We deployed a diesel HEMM excavator, the EX 2500 converted to an electric drive, the very first of its kind in India, as a test case. Our in-house technology and innovation team successfully carried out the conversion for the 900kW machine and received a commendation from Hitachi, the OEM. The parts for conversion and process were designed and manufactured in India, making it “Make in India” exercise. We have indigenously developed technology to convert ultra-heavy loaders and dump trucks to be retrofitted to run electrically and/or on dual fuel using LNG thereby reducing the carbon footprint by burning less diesel.
Key Benefits
- Enormous reduction of diesel consumption
- Huge reduction of emissions
- Reduced downtime due to lower maintenance requirements
- Higher availability due to zero time required for refuelling or service
Environmental Impact
- 3600 Litres diesel/hour Savings
- A fleet of 22 machines are ready to be converted into electrical machines which would result in yearly saving of 72,520 tonnes of CO2
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