MN 371. Imperial Oil & Finning Part 2: Lowering Carbon Intensity in Massive Autonomous Fleets

In this episode of Mining NOW, host Jerrod Downey sits down with Scott Maloney (VP of Downstream at Imperial Oil) and Lynette Lefsrud (VP of Sustainability at Finning) to reveal how Canada’s largest renewable diesel facility is changing the game. Discover how Imperial Oil’s Strathcona refinery is producing local, canola-based Esso Ethos+ Renewable Diesel that drops right into existing heavy machinery with zero modifications. Learn exactly how Finning, Caterpillar, and Imperial Oil validated this fuel on the industry's largest autonomous fleet at the Kearl mine site—proving you can maintain raw engine torque and protect fuel injectors while heavily reducing your carbon intensity.🔸 Learn More About Imperial Oil: https://www.esso.ca/en-ca/ethosrenewablediesel?utm_source=Crownsmen+Partners&utm_medium=Episode&utm_campaign=One+Click+Conversion🔸 Learn More About Finning: https://www.finning.com/en_CA.html🔸 EMRD™ Renewable Diesel Process Technology | ExxonMobil Catalyst And Licensing: https://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/en/catalysts-and-technology-licensing/emrd🔸 Fuel Life Cycle Assessment Model: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-pollution/fuel-life-cycle-assessment-model.html🔸 GHGenius model: https://ghgenius.ca/🔸 Achieving more with less: the industrial benefits of synthetic lubricants: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/-/media/global/files/what-we-do/em-mining-wp.pdf