May 19, 2025

Innovation story

Modular energy storage system on the road

 

 

 

 

Atlas Copco's battery-powered energy storage system

Brazil Jack is one of the world's oldest traveling circuses and constantly looking to develop its performance. Their latest step is to reduce their dependency on diesel generators by installing a battery-powered energy storage system that cuts both costs and CO2 emissions. The silent solution also provides a more pleasant environment for both the audience and the artists.

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From sun to site

Tougher emission requirements and raised ambitions are making construction and mining industries shift to low or zero-carbon equipment. This solar-powered light tower is lighting the way.
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Atlas Copco’s HiLight S2+ solar light tower was launched in 2021.

Smart team + Smart phone = Smart product

What if industrial manufacturers could adjust the speed and energy consumption of their vacuum pumps from remote, depending on their current production flow? Meet two of the innovators behind the DZS VSD+ dry claw vacuum pump that can be controlled by a smartphone app. This market-leading technology brings cost cuttings and environmental benefits, and competitors are scrambling to catch up.
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The designated VSD+ app allows the user to commission, control and monitor his vacuum pump.

Part of the circular economy

Did you know that your mobile phone is a veritable gold mine? Boliden Rönnskär is one the world’s leading smelters for recovery of metals. Here circuit boards are converted into pure metal which can be used in new products. The process is energy intensive, but with the assistance of Atlas Copco the smelter is now on the right track to reduce its energy consumption by more than 1 million kWh per year.
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Boliden Rönnskär in northern Sweden is one of the world’s leading players in electronics metal recycling.