XALT Energy aporta las bater\u00edas para el primer transbordador totalmente el\u00e9ctrico de Nueva Zelanda. El buque, de 19 metros de eslora y con capacidad para 135 pasajeros, formar\u00e1 parte de la flota del operador de transbordadores East by West Wellington Harbour Ferry Service y cubrir\u00e1 diariamente rutas mar\u00edtimas en la bah\u00eda de Wellington.<\/p>\n
El transbordador llevar\u00e1 a bordo 72 paquetes de bater\u00edas refrigeradas por l\u00edquido que proporcionar\u00e1n unos 550 kWh de energ\u00eda y alimentar\u00e1n dos motores el\u00e9ctricos gemelos. El Grupo McKay, una empresa de ingenier\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica especializada en soluciones de transporte sostenible, es responsable de la integraci\u00f3n de las bater\u00edas en el dise\u00f1o del buque. En concreto, los paquetes de bater\u00edas se dividieron entre dos salas de bater\u00edas y se interconectaron.<\/p>\n
El transbordador tambi\u00e9n tiene un casco de desplazamiento ligero, en forma de canoa, fabricado en fibra de carbono y es capaz de alcanzar una velocidad operativa de 20 nudos. Puede operar de forma continua durante una hora entre operaciones de carga. Concretamente, se desplegar\u00e1 en una ruta entre los muelles de Queens Wharf y Days Bay, donde se espera que complete nueve viajes diarios.<\/p>\n
\"Estamos orgullosos de desempe\u00f1ar un papel tan crucial en este hito medioambiental\", expresa Felix Nelius, ingeniero de ventas y aplicaciones de sistemas de bater\u00edas de XALT Energy. Con el Grupo McKay, XALT Energy comparte el objetivo de ofrecer opciones energ\u00e9ticas sostenibles a clientes de todo el mundo. \"Como resultado, esto deber\u00eda dar lugar a nuevos proyectos en la industria naval y ya estamos deseando volver a trabajar con el Grupo McKay\", adelanta Nelius.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
XALT Energy aporta las bater\u00edas para el primer transbordador totalmente el\u00e9ctrico de Nueva Zelanda. El buque, de 19 metros y con capacidad para 135 pasajeros, formar\u00e1 parte de la flota<\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":153855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13097],"tags":[10230,3701,23079,13514,13871,2078,10114,13946,3780],"class_list":["post-153862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water","tag-batteries","tag-bev","tag-east-by-west-ferries","tag-electric-ferries","tag-electric-ships","tag-freudenberg","tag-new-zealand","tag-suppliers","tag-xalt-energy"],"acf":{"inhalt_teil2":"
Around six months ago, XALT Energy was also chosen by ABB Marine & Ports<\/a> to supply battery systems to power two hybrid ferries for UK ferry company P&O, which are expected to operate regularly on the English Channel between Dover in the UK and Calais in France from 2023.<\/p>\n XALT Energy itself became a subsidiary of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) in December 2018<\/a>, but remains headquartered in Midland, Michigan. The company produces large-format lithium-ion systems and has its own cell production. XALT batteries are also used in other applications, such as city buses<\/a> in New York and Los Angeles. In addition to battery technology, FST is also well-positioned in the field of fuel cells. The background to this is the acquisition of parts of FC manufacturer Elcore, which was pushed by the group at the beginning of 2018.<\/p>\n “The future of shipping is emission-free, quiet and either purely battery-electric or consists of a hybrid system in combination with a fuel cell,” Nils Martens, Head of Battery & Fuel Cell Systems at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, already expressed on the occasion of the order from ABB. “Freudenberg can offer customers from the marine industry both types of systems and thus a lot of power, stability and performance.”<\/p>\n Freudenberg Sealing Technologies now intends to increasingly target other industries with its battery and fuel cell activities in addition to heavy-duty transport (for example the 40-tonne Energon<\/a>). Last year, the company already initiated development projects for buses and cruise ships with partners such as Newflyer, FlixBus and Meyer Werft.<\/p>\n