Meet the Infinite Train that recharges with gravity

Many companies have taken fuel consumption reduction seriously. This is the case of the company Fortescue Metals Group and its subsidiary Williams Advanced Engineering with the Infinity Train. It is about an electric train that does not need to be recharged.

The Australian company Fortescue Metals Group announced the construction project of a infinite train in order to transport hundreds of tons of iron by a railway 620 kilometers and reduce CO2 emissions into the environment. This type of technology works under very specific conditions that cannot be replicated in many places. We'll explain the reasons in the following lines.

How does the infinite train work?

The electric train of the company Fortescue Metals Group It is based on the classic principle of battery recharging when the vehicle carrying them uses its brakes, whether it's a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or electric scooter.

This charging principle is closely related to the terrain of the area. Therefore, slopes are necessary so that the train can reach high speeds aided by gravity and, when the brakes are applied, recharge the batteries.

This vehicle will operate in the Eliwanam iron ore mines, AustraliaAnd it will do so in a closed circuit of 620 kilometers transporting the mineral from the mines to the port of Herb Elliott, in the city of Port Hedland and back to the excavation site.

The journey from the mine to the company is downhill and is also loaded with some 42 tons of mineralFor this reason, it brakes for almost the entire journey to recharge its batteries. Then, upon reaching its destination, it has recharged enough to return to the mining site without problems and complete the cycle. With this system, there's no need to stop to recharge. Hence its name Infinity Train.

It is worth noting that the company's fleet has about 45 diesel trains, which will be replaced by electric trainsThis project is going to allow the elimination of CO2 emissions into the environmentThe goal is to reduce them to zero by 2030..

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