Sandvik Sustainability: Alternative energy in crushing & screening

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The quarrying and mining market, and the wider construction industry, is an energy intensive space. Extracting, refining, and creating product from raw material has long required heavy use of traditional diesel fuels. With growing legislative and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions, the heavy equipment world is needing to innovate; and Sandvik is leading the charge.

Sandvik is committed to using engineering and innovation to make the shift towards more sustainable business. Integrating sustainability into our business model and ways of working creates value for all stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders as well as society.

The Sandvik Group has implemented an overarching sustainable business strategy aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; of which their product offering plays a significant role. Sandvik is committed to reducing its impact on the climate and contributing to the target of halving the company's CO₂ impact by 2030.

In aggregate production, demolition and recycling, new technologies are enabling more sustainable solutions – reducing energy consumption, waste to landfill, emissions, and environmental noise. All Sandvik stationary crushing and screening solutions are 100 per cent electricity driven and its mobile solutions, supplied across New Zealand and Australia by Porter Group, are on the electrification journey offering hybrid or fully electric products.

Within Sandvik’s tracked offering we have a wide range of diesel-electric and hybrid options to cater to different customer requirements across the globe. As climate and emissions action becomes an increasingly pressing matter, Porter Group are seeing increased interest in these hybrid and electric alternatives in local crushing and screening markets.

Diesel-Electric

Sandvik’s tracked diesel-electric offering comes fitted with the latest emissions compliant engines which lower their environmental impact due to reduced fuel consumption, less operating noise, and low emissions.

The electric plug-in option offers users the flexibility to select the preferred energy source, diesel mode or electric plug-in mode. This enables you to lower your operation costs and reduce environmental impact.

Benefits from the electric plug-in mode include:

• reduced engine servicing and refuelling, saving time and money
• minimised CO₂ emission and fuel handling onsite, resulting in environmental benefits
• less operating noise on site, improving onsite safety and noise pollution to its surrounding area
• dust suppression systems are fitted as standard, reducing emissions and improving the environment on site

The diesel-electric models available within the Sandvik Mobile range are:

Model	Weight kg (lbs)	Max. feed size mm (in.)	Capacity up to mtph (stph)
Jaws
UJ440E	97,000 (213,848)	760 (30)	650 (715)
UJ640E	124,000 (273,373)	975 (38.4)	1000 (1100)
Cones
US440E	82,000 (180,800)	450 (18)	600 (660)
UH440E	77,200 (170,755)	215 (9)	400 (440)
UH640E	86,000 (189,600)	235 (9¼)	600 (660)

Hybrid

Sandvik have developed a hybrid drive option for the Q-Range of screens and scalpers. This option allows you to choose between diesel-hydraulic or electric-hydraulic modes of operation. This flexibility enables you to operate in your most economical and efficient way.

The hybrid drive retains all the benefits and mobility of the track mobile plant but with additional benefits such as:

• reduced engine servicing and refuelling, saves you time and money
• minimised CO₂ emission and fuel handling on site, results in environmental benefits
• reduced operating noise on site, improves onsite safety for the operator and noise pollution to its surrounding area

Sandvik’s hybrid drive option is available on the following models:

Model	Weight kg (lbs)	Screener size m (ft)	Capacity up to mtph (stph)
QA441e	32,962 (72,668)	6 x 1.5 (20 x 5) double deck	600 (661)
QA452e	37,400 (82,455)	6 x 1.5 (20 x 5) triple deck	600 (661)
QE342e	30,067 (66,286)	4.7 x 1.45 (16 x 5)	500 (551)
QE442e	38,267 (84,364)	5.5 x 1.75 (18 x 6)	900 (991)
QE442e free flow	38,267 (84,364)	5.5 x 1.75 (18 x 6)	400 (441)

Sandvik HVO biofuels

Since 2Q 2022, Sandvik Mobiles announced that 100 per cent of all units leaving its factory in Northern Ireland are filled with HVO fuel instead of conventional diesel. Forming a part in the company’s journey towards a more sustainable future, the use of HVO reduces net carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent compared to conventional diesel.

HVO is a form of renewable synthetic diesel, its acronym standing for ‘hydrogen-treated vegetable oil'. The HVO used in Sandvik machines is only made from renewable feedstocks certified by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC). Its performance is similar to regular diesel, so your power output and uptime are not compromised.

If you’d like to learn more about Sandvik’s carbon-conscious range, get in touch with Porter Equipment’s local team of crushing and screening experts today.