Bucket design > Carbon footprint of buckets
How to save carbon emissions
A bucket’s carbon footprint can be reduced in several ways.
Less steel produced
With wear-resistant, high-strength steel, less steel is needed, resulting in a lower embedded carbon footprint from the steel production. In addition, a steel with lower or zero carbon emissions cut the carbon emission further. SSAB has already one of the world’s most efficient steelmakers, and products with zero-emission steels.
Longer service life
Wear-resistant steel combined with good structural design, make the bucket to last longer. If the lifetime is doubled, embedded carbon emissions over the product lifecycle is only half.
Lower weight
With lower weight, the wheel loader or excavator will need less fuel for the same work. Every 1000 liters of diesel not used saves 3 tonnes of CO2.
Finally, a bucket design with higher productivity and a longer lifetime results in a lower carbon footprint to move the same amount of bulk material.
Higher capacity
When a bucket is lighter, its payload can be increased, resulting in fewer swings for the same material moved. Every present of increased load capacity results in the same percentage of fuel and carbon emission savings.
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