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Solar panels to help charge batteries on 67 DHL Express trucks

DHL Express is adding solar panels to 67 trucks.

International shipping provider DHL Express announced on Thursday it is installing solar panels on 67 vehicles in its pickup and delivery fleet across the U.S.

Each medium- and heavy-duty truck with Trailar’s solar technology installed is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 1,000 kilograms per year, according to a release. For all 67 vehicles, that is the emissions equivalent of taking 14.6 passenger vehicles off the road each year.

The electricity generated from the sun using solar panels...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/solar-panels-to-help-charge-batteries-on-67-dhl-express-trucks

World first: dual-powered LNG / battery car carrier hits the water

Pictured: the “Auto Advance” a dual LNG / electric battery powered truck and car carrier. Photo credit: UECC.

The world’s first dual-powered Liquefied Natural Gas / battery powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) has been launched and is ready to begin trading.

The “Auto Advance” is owned and operated by United European Car Carriers, which is itself 50 / 50 owned by NYK Lines and Wallenius Wilhelmsen.

The ship is the first in a series of three PCTCs being built by Jiangnan Shipyard of China....

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/world-first-dual-powered-lng-battery-car-carrier-hits-the-water/

Fire In Lifeboat While Testing Batteries

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the fire on a lifeboat while carrying out tests onboard the Maltese-flagged tanker. The investigation identified a very high short circuit current within the batteries as a probable cause of the incident.

Incident

While the oil/chemical tanker was moored at the Oil Tanking Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium, the electrician onboard stepped inside the enclosed, freefall lifeboat to carry out tests on the batteries.

During the tests, a fire broke out...

https://mfame.guru/fire-in-lifeboat-while-testing-batteries/

Shipping Industry Gives Way For Battery Powered Systems

  • The past decade has seen tight restrictions on emissions from vessels, notably with a 2015 move to a .10% sulfur maximum in Emission Control Areas (ECA) in North America and in northern Europe.
  • As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) now shapes shipping’s decarbonization future, shipowners are looking at transitions away from fossil fuels.
  • Among the myriad of alternatives are lithium ion batteries and some early forays into hydrogen fuel cells.

According to an article published in...

https://mfame.guru/shipping-industry-gives-way-for-battery-powered-systems/

Aluminum-air battery innovator wins spot in Yara Marine X program

Yara Marine X accelerator program chose Phoenician Energy for its aluminum-air battery innovations.

Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries won a place in Yara Marine X’s accelerator program for startups working for greener shipping, Yara Marine X announced recently. 

Yara Marine Technologies is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and has offices in Sweden, China and Singapore. The company’s goal since being founded in 2010 is to enable a greener maritime industry through technology such as high-quality scrubber systems.

The six-month accelerator program is tailored to give Phoenician Energy the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aluminum-air-battery-innovator-wins-spot-in-yara-marine-x-program

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