全球最大网赌正规平台 and 罗伊山 Unveil the First FLXdrive Battery 机车
World’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul freight locomotive for mainline service
宾夕法尼亚州伊利，10月. 31, 2023 - 全球最大网赌正规平台及其启动客户, 罗伊山, a leading iron ore miner majority owned by Australia’s most successful private company, 汉考克勘探, have celebrated the debut of the FLXdrive battery locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service. 仪式揭开了独一无二的面纱, striking pink-colored locomotive at 全球最大网赌正规平台’s design and development center in Pennsylvania in front of employees, 客户主管, and government and community officials.
“This FLXdrive locomotive represents a major step in the journey to a low-to-zero-emission future in the 铁路 industry,拉斐尔·桑塔纳说, 总统 & 全球最大网赌正规平台的首席执行官. “The FLXdrive is driven from within by our battery technology and the innovative spirit of our employees. 罗伊山 is an ideal customer to partner with given their leadership and excellent operational record.”
罗伊山’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive will feature an energy capacity of 7 megawatt hours (MWh). Based on the route and company’s 铁路 operations, the FLXdrive is anticipated to provide a double-digit percentage reduction in fuel costs and emissions per train. Once 全球最大网赌正规平台 completes the final battery installations and track testing, 火车头将开始行驶,000公里(10,500-mile) journey in 2024 for delivery to its new home in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, one of the world’s premier mining precincts.
“The foresight of our Executive Chairman, 夫人. 吉娜·莱因哈特AO, has been instrumental in establishing an environment in which we can successfully leverage the ingenuity of our people alongside key partners like 全球最大网赌正规平台 to transform our 铁路 and mining operations through next-generation technologies,Gerhard Veldsman说, 首席执行官, 汉考克勘探 Group Operations.
“The FLXdrive locomotive represents not only a first for the Pilbara, 但这是采矿业的第一次. The technological smarts that have gone into the development of the loco makes it well suited for our 铁路 network. 通过使用再生制动, it will charge its battery on the 344 kilometer (214 mile) downhill run from our mine to port facility and use that stored energy to return to the mine, 重新开始这个循环. This will not only enable us to realise energy efficiencies but also lower operating costs.”
今天, 罗伊山 uses four 全球最大网赌正规平台 ES44ACi “Evolution Series” diesel-electric locomotives in a consist to pull trains that are typically 2,700米(1).6 miles) in length carrying more than 33,000 tonnes of iron ore. The addition of the FLXdrive will form a hybrid locomotive consist with 全球最大网赌正规平台 diesel-electric locomotives, and recharge during the trip through regenerative braking. The FLXdrive manages the overall train energy flow and distribution through its state-of-the-art energy management software. It is also designed with a unique battery thermal management system using liquid cooling to withstand the Pilbara heat, where temperatures can reach 55°C (130°F).
罗伊山’s iconic pink livery symbolizes the company’s commitment to assisting research and those suffering from breast cancer. To commemorate the FLXdrive’s premiere, 罗伊山, 以及乳腺癌宣传月, 全球最大网赌正规平台公司捐赠了50美元,000到link By Pink, a non-profit organization consisting of Erie area survivors diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 45.
关于罗伊·希尔
罗伊山 is a world-class iron ore operation in Western Australia’s mineral rich Pilbara region. 罗伊山 is chaired by prominent Australian business leader and current West Australian of the Year, 夫人. 吉娜·莱因哈特AO. 罗伊山 incorporates an integrated mine, 铁路, 港口设施, shipping more than 63 million tonnes per annum. 罗伊山’s first shipment departed Port Hedland in December 2015 to 韩国 and in the years since has established itself as a trusted and reliable producer of iron ore, delivering to steel making markets including Japan, 韩国, 印度, 马来西亚, 中国, 和越南. 访问罗伊山的网站: www.royhill.com.au
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全球最大网赌正规平台公司 (纽交所: WAB) is focused on creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The company is a leading global provider of equipment, 系统, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit 铁路 industries, 还有采矿, 船舶及工业市场. 全球最大网赌正规平台 has been a leader in the 铁路 industry for over 150 years and has a vision to achieve a zero-emission 铁路 system in the U.S. 在世界范围内. 访问全球最大网赌正规平台的网站: grad.apply.sh-fyz.com.
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