12.04.2023
Artikel Nummer: 44712
Hybrid machines to halve emissions
Port of Savannah in Georgia, USA, is investing USD 170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes. The hybrid machines will be exclusively powered by electric batteries, with diesel generators running only to recharge batteries.
The new cranes reduce emissions by half compared to conventional diesel cranes. At an annual average of 4,000 operating hours per RTG, the hybrid engines will avoid yearly emissions of 127 t per crane, or nearly 7,000 t in the 55-RTG fleet.
The cranes are one part of the renovation of the 809,371 sqm Ocean Terminal. To handle larger ships in future, Georgia Port Authority is also planning to add eight new all electric ship-to-shore cranes at Ocean Terminal by 2026. (ben)