To meet the heavy load of mine haulage and the long battery life of continuous operation, mining vehicles have always been considered as a very important application scenario of hydrogen battery. Recently, the industry’s first hydrogen dump truck led by Tongli was unveiled at the 2021 United Nations Development Program Hydrogen Energy Industry Conference. At the moment when carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are included in the overall economic and social development, this will undoubtedly give mining transportation a boost. New options are available.
On December 8, the 2021 United Nations Development Program Hydrogen Energy Industry Conference was held in Foshan with the theme of “Creating the Hydrogen Era Together and Creating Carbon Neutrality Together”. A green “Big Mac” hydrogen battery dump truck was successfully out of the circle among many hydrogen energy vehicles and attracted a lot of attention.
This green “Big Mac” is the first off-road hydrogen-powered wide-body dump truck jointly developed by Shaanxi Tongli Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., a leading off-highway wide-body vehicle company, in conjunction with Foshan Xianhu Laboratory and Foshan Xianhu Hydrogen Power Technology Co., Ltd. The vehicle is 10.8 meters long, 3.7 meters wide, 4.2 meters high, and weighs 100 tons. Its hydrogen battery system is provided by Foshan Xianhu Hydrogen Technology, an incubation company of Foshan Xianhu Laboratory. At present, the vehicle has been tested under working conditions, which will help Tongli Heavy Industry continue to maintain its leading position in the field of new energy wide-body dump trucks.
Under the national dual-carbon goal, the development of domestic hydrogen energy industry is entering the fast lane. Hydrogen-powered heavy trucks are becoming a new development trend, and domestic and foreign companies have begun to deploy. The field of heavy trucks with long battery life and heavy load is generally considered to be a very important application scenario of hydrogen fuel cells. On the basis of solving the key technical problems of high-power and heavy-duty fuel cells, Tongli Heavy Industry, Foshan Xianhu Laboratory and Foshan Xianhu Hydrogen Power Technology have developed hydrogen heavy trucks to meet the needs of the industry and the market.