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The central aim is to evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen and battery electric systems for mining applications.

Techno-Economic Assessment of Integrated Upstream–Downstream Energy Systems for Decarbonized Mining Haulage

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The central aim is to evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen and battery electric systems for mining applications.
Modeling integrated upstream and downstream energy systems for mining haulage.
Hourly simulations for component sizing and cost minimization optimization.
Sensitivity analyses for robustness of findings.
Hydrogen system shows lower total system costs due to smaller fleet size requirements, with costs rising from AU$4M in 2025 to AU$6.5M by 2050.
Battery electric system costs remain near AU$6.3M with a demand of 26–28 GWh/year.
Hydrogen system has lower lifetime embodied energy compared to the battery system.

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Randomized trial assesses cost-effectiveness of hydrogen and battery systems in mining haulage, highlighting operational efficiencies.

Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

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