India produces about 700 million tonnes of coal every year and 204 million tonnes of Iron ore. Add to that bauxite, zinc copper rock phosphate lignite and raw materials for cement industry, the scope of mining is very vast in the country.
Consumption volume of diesel in mining and construction industry in India is 4 million kilo litres per annum (2020) Diesel is a significant energy source for the mining industry. It is used for material transport processes such as the hauling of ore and overburden. Trucks and trains constitute one of the key diesels using activities. Trucks are used to haul overburden and ore from the pit to a dump site, stockpile or to the next stage of a mining process. Their use is scheduled in conjunction with other machinery, such as excavators, loaders and diggers, according to the site layout and production capacity.
In Business-as-usual situation diesel is expensive and a finite resource. The carbon foot print of bringing diesel to the mine site itself is huge. On top of it, 70% of all energy used in mining is through the diesel route.
The different types of equipment used on a mining site include:
- Water Pumps
- Generators
- Excavators
- Drag Line
- Feeders and Crushers
- Drill
- Dump Trucks and Haul Trucks
- Dozer
- Trencher
- Scrapers and Graders
- Loaders
- Fuel Trucks
With the exception of water pumps all equipment uses diesel as fuel.
Imagine what would happen if the cost of diesel can be reduce to just a quarter or one fifth of the current cost. There would be a total disruption in the country's economy. Coal price can be halved and electricity cost can be halved as well.
This scenario is now absolutely possible.
We make it Happen
We at Hydroxy Systems have perfected a technology called depolymerisation of plastic waste. While plastic waste has been the bane of the planet so far, it can be the next fuel source to manufacture cheap fuel.
At Hydroxy Systems, we use one metric tonne shredded plastic waste (typically plastic waste from a municipality) to produce 500 litres of ultra clean automotive grade diesel oil in a zero emission reactor (our process does not have a chimney). The residue is active carbon which we use as a soil enhancer for agriculture.
The revenue cost of producing diesel is just the cost of electricity for heating and typically one litre of diesel produced consumes one kilowatt hour of electric power. The O & M is very low as we do not have any moving parts in the system and the plant can last 2 to 3 decades with little bit of maintenance.
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