Mining’s electric shift solidifies

Working as a young, female BEV applications engineer for Sandvik has provided Haley-Anna Blinn with extensive knowledge and experience, going forward into the battery-dominated mining industry.

Max Planck once said that “science advances one funeral at a time”. His point was that for any progress to be made in scientific endeavours, old thinking must be put to rest. Such is the case with electrification. Dr Nesimi Ertugrul, an associate professor at the University of Adelaide’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, shares his thoughts on why the time is ripe for the change to electric at mine sites.