Plant, Equipment & Site Operations
Steffen Solstrand Ludvigsen, Project Site Manager at LNS and Lars Oust, Project Manager at Hafslund Kraft with the new A30 Electric
LNS IN NORWAY BECOMES WORLD’ S FIRST TO DEPLOY VOLVO A30 ELECTRIC AT HYDRO POWER PROJECT
Volvo Construction Equipment( Volvo CE) has delivered the world’ s first A30 Electric articulated haulers to LNS( Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner AS) for use on a Hafslund hydropower project, representing a significant advance in the electrification of heavy equipment. The deployment at a Norwegian hydroelectric power plant highlights how zero-emission solutions can support more sustainable infrastructure and energy production.
The A30 Electric is part of Volvo CE’ s growing portfolio of battery electric machines and is the world’ s first serial produced electric articulated hauler in its size class, delivering zeroemission performance in demanding applications.
A total of four A30 Electric articulated haulers has been delivered, with a further three scheduled to follow next month. The machines will be used by LNS, one of Norway’ s largest contractors, on behalf of Hafslund Kraft AS, for the construction of the Hemsil 3 power plant in the Hallingdal region, spanning the Hemsedal and Gol municipalities.
The project, expected to be completed in 2029, will increase annual energy production by around 110 GWh. To help reduce projectrelated greenhouse gas emissions, electric equipment such as the Volvo A30 Electric will play a key role in construction.
The machines made the 700 km journey from Volvo CE’ s Braås site in Sweden, where they are produced, to the Hemsil 3 site on Volvo trucks, travelling through Norway’ s mountain landscape to reach the hydropower site in Hallingdal.
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