batteries

World’s first electric pusher tug is powered by EST-Floatech batteries

The world’s first electric pusher tug, Kotug International’s E-Pusher Type M, is now, as we reported earlier, transporting cocoa beans for Cargill from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, to Cargill’s cocoa factory in Zaandam, the Netherlands. Inside the tug is a container with an EST-Floatech battery system that supplies all its energy needs.

EST-Floattech’s team developed the custom built containerized solution with its Octopus High Energy modules in a process...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/worlds-first-electric-pusher-tug-is-powered-by-est-floatech-batteries/

Transportation solar panels solve parasitic drains and short battery life

Carriers have faced a range of industry and economic challenges over the past couple of years, forcing many fleets to operate on razor-thin margins. For these companies, the unforeseen maintenance costs and downtime accompanying dead truck batteries could be enough to jeopardize their profitability. 

The Threat of Parasitic Drain

To safeguard their companies against this risk, fleet leaders should be aware of the parasitic draw or the energy that drains from a truck battery when not in use. This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-solar-panels-solve-parasitic-drains-and-short-battery-life

Volvo, Mack replacing batteries on electric trucks because of fire risk

Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks are recalling nearly all the battery-powered electric trucks made over the past four years because of an issue that can cause a battery fire.

The recall is the fourth for the trucks since they entered series production in 2022. The latest recall affects 173 Volvo and nine Mack vehicles built between April 1, 2019, and Feb. 10, 2023. 

Battery-powered electric trucks are still relatively new on the market. Some of the issues are consistent with new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-mack-replacing-batteries-on-electric-trucks-because-of-fire-risk

Your Car Would Get Charged Aplenty Before You Finish Your Morning Toast!

A battery that includes tiny heaters inside it can be charged to 70 per cent, the equivalent to a range of more than 300 kilometers for an electric car, in just 11 minutes. 

Quicker Than a Phone Charge !

A self-heating lithium-ion battery can charge to 70 per cent in just 11 minutes. The design could allow electric cars to be “refueled” nearly as fast as petrol ones. We already knew that heating lithium-ion batteries enables them to be charged faster, but it can cause damage and even fires. Now,...

https://mfame.guru/your-car-would-get-charged-aplenty-before-you-finish-your-morning-toast/

Korean Shipping Giant Opens A Land-Based Test Site

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has developed a land-based test site for electrification within its research and development center at the university campus in Siheung, reports Offshore Energy.

About the test site

The test site would be used for the development of advanced eco-friendly and smart ship technologies, DSME said. The shipbuilder has been accelerating its research in the field over the past few years having invested significant efforts in the development...

https://mfame.guru/korean-shipping-giant-opens-a-land-based-test-site/

Foreship technical review leads ship battery power inland

Jan-Erik Räsänen, Foreship Chief Technology Officer

The use of batteries as a main source of propulsion power for inland and coastal ships has passed a significant milestone, after Foreship delivered its Ship Applicability Type Technical Report to partners of the EU-funded research and innovation Current Direct project.

The naval architecture and marine engineering firm is developing specifications and requirements for the waterborne system and optimised ship design for the project whose 13...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/31/foreship-technical-review-leads-ship-battery-power-inland/

GSCW chat: Proterra buying and selling into a broken supply chain

This fireside chat is from Auto Day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 4 focuses on truck manufacturers, suppliers and advanced technologies.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Scaling critical electrification components in a supply chain crisis

DETAILS: From running the $1 billion sustainability effort at Delta Airlines just two years ago, Gareth Joyce joined and quickly moved up to CEO at electric bus and battery maker Proterra Inc. He is now guiding Proterra’s effort to reach scale as a supplier...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-proterra-buying-and-selling-into-a-broken-supply-chain

180 Eugenia Benavides, Directora Marinos, Organización Terpel S.A.

What do you know about bunkering?

This episode introduces a maritime industry sector where the fuel to ships is handled.

We meet Eugenia Benavides, Directora Marinos, Organización Terpel S.A.
She gives us insights into a part of the industry that is also changing to keep up with changing times.

Of course, I cannot help myself, and I have to ask about what it’s like to work in a male-dominated industry and her view for the future.

If you have ideas for guests who have something to tell about the...

https://shippingpodcast.com/180-eugenia-benavides-directora-marinos-organizacion-terpel-s-a/

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