Fuelcell powered LHD.

Today's underground mining industry is faced with a number of challenges. The prices of the minerals it produces are falling in real terms and at the same time, it is facing increased cost pressures as a result of ever more stringent health and safety regulations associated with emissions and noise produced by underground vehicles. In a bid to address these challenges, in the US Fuelcell Propulsion Institute (FPI) has been formed by a consortium of over 30 companies and institutions. The institute, which includes mining companies, vehicle manufacturers and national laboratories an