KOTUG will certainly release the KOTUG E-Pusher kind M as well as 4 barges for zero-emission barging of cacao beans from Cargill in between the Port of Amsterdam, the biggest cacao import port on the planet, as well as their cacao centers inZaandam The vessel is geared up with convertible battery power containers from Shift Clean Energy (Shift), which belongs to the cutting edge style of the vessel as well as will certainly make use of Shift’s special battery switching as well as billing terminals.
Cargill will certainly be the initial business with this totally energized commercial configuration for inland delivering. With the 100% electrical E-Pusher, KOTUG sustains business that wish to develop even more durable as well as lasting supply chains. The modular as well as scalable electrical pusher pull is powered by convertible power containers. With this zero-emission remedy, KOTUG sustains the globally power change as well as the modal change from roadway transportation to rivers.
Furthermore, because of the modular method as well as lean setting up approach, KOTUG decreased the building and construction time by over half contrasted to typical pusher watercrafts. The E-Pusher kind M can press barges with as much as 4.000 lots of freight. The E-Pusher Series contains 3 kinds: Small, Medium as well as Large, specifically for transport in central cities, over brief ranges as well as the bigger inland rivers.
Improving CAPEX as well as OPEX
By utilizing barges, the E-Pusher idea adds to a much more effective procedure contrasted to typical vessels. Efficiency is additionally attained with the convertible power container from change Clean Solutions; altering the container at one of the battery centers on-the-go is carried out in a couple of mins. In enhancement, vacant batteries can be charged in the evening, making the most of feasible power excess in the grid.
Shift’s PwrSwäp Solutions
Shift supplies convertible power containers that use its zero-emission ESS battery systems which vary from 70kWH to 6MWh. These modular ESS battery systems are billed via tidy power generation from (biography) gas, hydrogen, as well as various other renewable resource resources either onboard the vessels or at Shift’s devoted PwrSwäp power terminals. By switching these ESS battery systems, uptime is made the most of for the vessel proprietors.
Ard-Jan Kooren, President & & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of KOTUG International: “We launched the E-Pusher concept in 2021, and the smaller type, the E-Pusher S (the ‘CityBarge One’), is already successfully deployed in several inland waterways and cities. I am very proud that an international company like Cargill is our first customer for the E-Pusher type M. The vessel is designed for transportations like these and guarantees zero-emission logistics and a significantly approved efficiency. As a result, we can support a broad range of industries to turn a part of their supply chain emission-free without extra costs. The applications of the E-Pusher are endless and vary from the transportation of (construction) waste to construction materials to all kinds of products and packages.”
Paul Hughes, President & & Co-Founder Shift Clean Energy: “We are thrilled to partner with KOTUG for the supply of the swappable batteries for the revolutionary E-Pusher™ type M. With our PwrSwäp charging stations along the route, as part of the broader Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp route, we can eliminate any concerns on range anxiety. In our opinion, overcoming this important hurdle will open the door to large-scale electrification of vessels, and thus to zero-emission water transportation. Our PwrSwäp charging stations will be multi-fuel and open access and will provide an important infrastructure improvement for ports and cities as they progress their emissions reduction programs. This is a great start.”
Alma Prins, Head Cargo as well as Offshore at Port of Amsterdam: “I praise these sort of advancements as well as campaigns. As the biggest cacao import port on the planet, numerous cacao beans show up below inAmsterdam It’s terrific that these can be carried emission-free in between the storehouses in our port as well as the Cargill manufacturing facilities inZaandam We wish to relocate in the direction of a climate-neutral port, so the less discharges, the much better.”
Reference: kotug.com
