Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO of mining specialist Nouveau Monde Graphite on its deal with Caterpillar to provide its first fully electric mine fleet in the World

THINK TANK SERIES EPISODE 2: Joining host Peter Haddock for the second in our new 'Think Tank Series', sponsored by our friends at Leica Geosystems, the 3D machine control and surveying specialist, is Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO of graphite mining specialist Nouveau Monde Graphite.  In this episode, Peter and Eric talk about a World first deal that Nouveau Monde Graphite has made with the mining team at Caterpillar to electrify its Graphite mine in Canada. It's an amazing story that will help to transform the mining industry into a greener and more environmentally productive sector. It will start with Caterpillar developing an entire fleet of battery-powered electric machines that will mine the graphite needed to create the batteries they run on.  In turn, this will create a mining circular and green economy. What is also super exciting is that the power they use will be green as it comes from hydroelectric power generation fed into the site through a high voltage cable. Both companies will work together to develop and test the technology, sharing the journey to battery mining with other global players, so that everyone can benefit.  The knowledge gathered will also support the next generation of machines as technology and the mine move forward. Peter and Eric even talk about the potential for hydrogen and how Nouveau Monde Graphite will be at the cutting edge of every advancement in the future. It is a fascinating subject we hope you will enjoy.  You can also read an interview with Eric Desaulniers by Peter Haddock in the future December 2021 edition of Earthmovers Magazine. To purchase a print or digital copy, visit www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk We also wanted to thank our sponsors, Leica Geosystems, for supporting the second episode in our new Think Tank Series. You can find out all about their surveying and 3D machine control equipment and software solutions at leica-geosystems.com