NOAH Engadalen has acquired the next generation construction machine
NOAH has set itself ambitious goals for a more sustainable operation. The company has now purchased an environmentally friendly dozer with an electric drivetrain and with 30 per cent less fuel consumption.
A large part of the work in the plant in Engadalen is carried out with dozers. These days NOAH has acquired the next generation construction machine - a Cat D7XE which was the second of its kind in Norway when it was acquired. The environmentally friendly dozer reduces fuel consumption by up to 30 percent and can process 10 percent more pulp per hour than its predecessor. In addition, from August 2021 it will run on biodiesel.
Electric powertrain
— This machine has fewer moving parts, uses less fuel and has longer service intervals. This will contribute to a longer lifespan and reduced operating costs. In addition, this dozer has an electric driveline, which is the technology that makes the machine move forward, and is thus more climate-friendly, says CEO. in NOAH Environment, which operates the plant in Engadalen, Egil Solheim.
New area for topsoil
NOAH Engadalen receives soil and clay masses from large and small development projects in the Oslo region. The masses that are received are lightly contaminated masses and inert waste that are used to re-establish new land that will in the future be used for topsoil.
— The machine park forms a large part of our business and we continuously renew and improve it. We are concerned with minimizing our footprint and developing solutions for sustainable operations. In this connection, it is important to use the opportunity to switch to environmentally friendly alternatives when the machines have to be replaced, says Egil Solheim.
He says that this dozer was more expensive to purchase, but that the environmental footprint was so much better that the choice was still easy.