MASSIVE 600 ton excavator converted from diesel to electric

In a move the company is calling breakthrough initiative, Lloyds Metals and Energy have successfully converted one of their massive, 650-ton class Liebherr R 996 excavators from diesel power to fully electric for the first time – and it won’t be the last!

#renewables #electric

https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/massive-600-ton-liebherr-mining-excavator-converted-from-diesel-to-electric/

MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric

Lloyds Metals and Energy have successfully converted a massive, 650-ton class Liebherr R 996 excavators from diesel power to electric.

^{Jo Borrás (Electrek)}

TROM II: Technology Won't Save Us - https://videos.trom.tf/w/weWXUVT1zXW5v8QRZUG5Lr

#technology #renewables #renewable-energy #electric-cars #capitalism #trade

TROM II: Technology Won't Save Us

Watch the entire documentary here - https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

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Apparently «global #solar panel prices have collapsed due to a wave of new Asian production capacity in recent months» and we're supposed to believe this is a bad thing.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-panel-manufacturing-boom-threatened-by-cheap-imports-2023-11-03/

#renewables #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #IRA

Insight: US solar panel manufacturing boom threatened by cheap imports

U.S. companies have announced plans to build dozens of solar panel factories across the country since last year when President Joe Biden’s signature climate law unleashed billions of dollars of subsidies, raising hopes a clean energy boom can provide…

^{Nichola Groom (Reuters)}