Since introducing the Liebherr R 9400 excavator in 2011, Fortescue has consistently relied on its performance and productivity.Image: Liebherr
In December 2023, Fortescue moved one step closer to its decarbonisation goal with the deployment of a Liebherr R 9400 E, Australia’s first operational electric excavator on a mine site.
Fortescue and Liebherr are no strangers to making history.
Such was the case in December 2023 when Fortescue deployed Australia’s first operational electric R 9400 excavator from Liebherr in backhoe configuration, a significant step for sustainable mining.
Since then, additional R 9400 E excavators have been commissioned across Fortescue sites in Western Australia.
Fortescue and Liebherr recently announced they will deploy 475 Liebherr battery-electric haul trucks, electric excavators and battery-powered dozers across Fortescue’s Western Australian iron ore operations, creating an all-electric, zero-emission ecosystem of mining machinery to help eliminate fossil fuels.
The haul trucks and dozers will be powered by Fortescue’s battery-electric …
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