The charging station for the first all-electric tugboat in the United States, represents a significant step forward in the industry\u2019s journey to decarbonisation and reduce emissions in the San Diego community.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuilding a sustainable, zero-emission port of the future requires pioneering new and innovative technology, as well as a commitment to partnerships so we can meet the needs of our communities, customers and people,\u201d said Matt Jackson, vice president of advanced energy, Crowley.<\/p>\n
Next-gen charging<\/strong><\/p>\n The charging station is a microgrid charging facility that will allow vessels to recharge quickly while reducing peak loads on the community energy grid. It is equipped with two containerised energy storage systems provided by Corvus Energy.<\/p>\n The station is designed to operate on off-peak hours from the community\u2019s energy grid and it includes a solar power array to support renewable energy use. The technology is also designed to support other electric equipment and vehicle operations, if needed.<\/p>\n Each energy container will house battery modules with storage capacity of almost 1.5 MWh, for a total capacity of 2,990 kW. The station will be equipped with battery monitoring system, HVAC and firefighting and detection technology.<\/p>\n The eWolf tugboat, which is currently under construction, is a crucial component of the shared commitment between Crowley and its federal and local partners to invest and develop emissions-free technology.<\/p>\n It is designed to operate at its full performance capabilities while running entirely on electricity.<\/p>\n Both the eWolf and its shoreside solar charging station are the result of a partnership among Crowley, the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, the California Air Resources Board, the Port of San Diego, the US EPA and the U.S Maritime Administration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Crowley and the Port of San Diego have designed a new shoreside charging station to provide clean energy for the company\u2019s forthcoming zero-emissions tugboat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,46],"tags":[204,1167,12,1166,1120],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas-greenport","category-energy-technology-greenport","tag-america","tag-crowley","tag-electric-tugs","tag-port-of-san-diego","tag-vessel-charging"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3592,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3590\/revisions\/3592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3590"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}