{"id":3894,"date":"2023-11-28T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2023\/11\/28\/durapowered-agvs-to-decarbonise-tuas-port\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:07:40","slug":"durapowered-agvs-to-decarbonise-tuas-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/asia-greenport\/durapowered-agvs-to-decarbonise-tuas-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Durapowered AGVs to decarbonise Tuas Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The successful launch builds on Durapower\u2019s ongoing efforts to advance global port&nbsp;decarbonisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis latest award is a&nbsp;testament to our customers and port businesses\u2019 confidence in the quality, our products, in terms&nbsp;of performance, track record and safety, for heavy duty, specialty commercial electric vehicles&nbsp;that operate under strenuous conditions,\u201d said&nbsp;Kelvin Lim, chief executive officer of Durapower Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also highlights our strong relationship with PSA and&nbsp;partnership opportunities with various AGV manufacturers. We will continue to build on our&nbsp;technical capability and innovation to advance powerful and efficient clean energy solutions to&nbsp;the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>High power batteries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Durapower clinched the PSA Tuas Port AGV battery tender earlier this year and has since completed&nbsp;testing of its 266kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a third-party AGV&nbsp;manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Durapower\u2019s customised durable, high power battery solutions, first deployed&nbsp;in 2012 for specialty vehicles like AGVs, are built for ruggedness to withstand heavy loads and&nbsp;extreme operating conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To minimise operational downtime,&nbsp;Durapower offers high-performance, fast-charging battery pack systems for operational&nbsp;efficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The company is currently researching&nbsp;a cloud-based technology that can greatly enhance the lifespan and safety of lithium-ion batteries in collaboration with Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).<\/p>\n<p>Powered by the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), this new solution can help companies and data centres lower the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries, including potential fire hazards, particularly in hot and humid climates like Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>The team estimates that their patent-pending technology can help to extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by more than 50%, significantly reducing carbon emission through the reduction of battery waste.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lithium-ion battery manufacturer, Durapower\u00a0has successfully commissioned 54 Automated Guided Vehicles\u00a0(AGVs) for operations at PSA Singapore Tuas Port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,46],"tags":[680,37,1327,637,23,1288,883],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-greenport","category-energy-technology-greenport","tag-agv","tag-decarbonisation","tag-durapower","tag-port-electrification","tag-port-equipment","tag-psa-singapore","tag-tuas-port"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894","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=3894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3896,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions\/3896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3894"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}