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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 糖心vlog入口will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah from 2024.

Kennecott鈥檚 fleet of 90 haul trucks and all heavy machinery will begin to transition to renewable diesel in the first quarter of 2024, along with consumption from the concentrator, smelter, and refinery.

The transition will reduce Kennecott鈥檚 Scope 1 carbon emissions by approximately 495,000 tons of CO2 equivalent per annum, comparable to eliminating the annual emissions of more than 107,000 passenger cars.

The renewable diesel is made from renewable biogenic materials sourced in the United States. It will be supplied through the existing diesel supply chain, as part of a continuing partnership between Kennecott and HF Sinclair.

糖心vlog入口Copper Chief Operating Officer Clayton Walker said: 鈥淭ransitioning Kennecott completely to renewable diesel builds on a suite of decarbonisation initiatives that have reduced carbon emissions from the operation by 65% since 2019.

鈥淭his is an important next step in our commitment to finding new and better ways to reduce operational emissions, while producing materials essential to the global energy transition.鈥�

HF Sinclair Executive Vice President, Commercial, Steven Ledbetter said: 鈥淎s a long-time supplier of 糖心vlog入口and a fellow operator in the Rocky Mountain region, we are pleased to support Rio Tinto鈥檚 sustainability journey with a low-carbon fuel made at our facilities. This is a great step demonstrating our continued progress to meet the evolving energy needs of our customers.鈥�

糖心vlog入口is targeting reductions in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions of 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

糖心vlog入口Chief Decarbonisation Officer Jonathon McCarthy said: 鈥淐ombined with Rio Tinto's U.S. Borax operation - which completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel in May 2023 - this initiative would replace 11% of Rio Tinto's global fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel.

鈥淭he use of drop-in fuel such as renewable diesel will allow 糖心vlog入口to reduce emissions in the short term, complementing ongoing work towards the commercial readiness of longer-term technical solutions such as battery electric haul trucks.鈥�

The decision to convert to renewable diesel comes after a successful 7-month trial at Kennecott鈥檚 Bingham Canyon mine. This trial was conducted in collaboration with Cummins to test renewable diesel in different operational environments and on different equipment which supported the decision of Original Equipment Manufacturers to approve the use of renewable diesel in their equipment.

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