GLOBAL LEADER IN ULTRACAPACITOR

-BASED ENERGY STORAGE

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Industrial Applications
 Target INDUSTRIES

AUTOMOTIVE GRID TRANSPORTATION

INDUSTRIAL
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Port Cranes Industry
Applications Overview

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Energy Recovery
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RTG Port Crane

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Industrial | Crane | RTG Port Crane Energy Recovery
CHALLENGE: reduced emissions & minimized fuel consumption

Motor/ Typ.
KEY CHALLENGES
Engine Power + Ca. 25% of global CO2 emissions come from transport
Trolley 18 kW
+ 30%-40% of this total is produced by cargo transport*
Gantry 35 kW
+ Emissions will need to fall by 95% by 2050 to ensure that the marine
Hoist 190 kW
transport sector adheres to the Paris Climate Agreement**
Diesel 400 kVA
+ Most ports still use only diesel-powered RTG cranes
+ The diesel engine needs to be sized to cater for power peaks
+ The greenhouse gas emissions have to be lowered
+ It is required to lower the noise level

KNOWN CONSEQUENCES
+ Higher CAPEX due to larger engine sizing
+ OPEX more costly than it needs to be due to inefficient use of engine
+ Regulation becomes more stringent
+ Cranes enforced to be upgraded 5
Industrial | Crane | RTG Port Crane Energy Recovery
SOLUTION: KERS – most economical solution

Motor/ Typ. WHAT WE OFFER

Engine Power
Trolley 18 kW + KERS(*) captures and re-distributes energy during lowering of freight
and supplies energy during lifting of freight
Gantry 35 kW
Hoist 190 kW
Diesel 400 kVA ADVANTAGES OF OUR PRODUCT
+ Smaller and 8 times cheaper vs a fully electrified solution of similar
requirements
+ Operating temperature range -40°C to +65°C
+ Simpler monitoring and system health checks

(*) Kinetic Energy Recovery System 6

Industrial | Crane | RTG Port Crane Energy Recovery
BENEFITS: 60% saving after the retrofit & 30% less greenhouse emissions

+ Longer lifetime of KERS compared to a li-ion solution

BENEFITS
+ Retrofit & downsizing of the diesel powerplant leads to 60%
saving
+ Over 30% less greenhouse gases emissions
for our clients + Less noise from the diesel engine during operation
+ Preventive attitude towards regulation changes
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Industrial | Crane | RTG Port Crane Energy Recovery
CASE STUDY: Port of Muuga (part of HHLA)

Situation WITHOUT ULTRACAPACITORS Situation WITH ULTRACAPACITORS

Prior to adding the ultracapacitors Kalmar After the addition of KERS of ultracapacitors the
E-one RTG consumed on test cycle 30.21 l of fuel. average fuel consumption for doing the same
operation cycle was 2.86 liters less (27,35 l).

TEU
20‘ container / Mill. Ton Total port
2018 minute
(Twenty-foot equivalent unit)
throughput area / ha
Total length / km
incoming & outgoing

Muuga 0.42 222,654 21 567 6.8

Rotterdam 27.6 14,512,661 469 12,643 42

30% ENERGY SAVED, 9.5% FUEL SAVED

REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS
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 Peak Shaving
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STS Port Crane

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 Industrial | Crane | STS Port Crane Peak Shaving
CHALLENGE: reliable grid supply without frequency fluctuations

Continuous parallel operation STS cranes

KEY CHALLENGES
+ Just-in-time container handling in ports
+ Reliable grid supply as requirement for operation
+ Downtime is not accepted
+ Increasing power line capacity often too costly
+ Especially at the "end of line”

KNOWN CONSEQUENCES
+ Continuous parallel operation of STS (Ship-to-shore) cranes:
+ trigger high peak load on grid
+ cause significant voltage and frequency fluctuations
+ Increased risk of grid blackouts
+ Heavy costs for the port crane area downtime
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*STS: ship to shore
Industrial | Crane | STS Port Crane Peak Shaving
SOLUTION: high power device for high power demand

WHAT WE OFFER
+ Ultracapacitor SkelGrid solution for providing peak power to
local grid

ADVANTAGES OF OUR PRODUCT

+ High power device for high power application
+ High duty cycle lifetime >1,000,000 cycles
+ Long calendar life 10 to 20 years
+ Operating temperature range -40°C to +65°C
+ Ultracapacitors do not leak or contain acid or lead.
+ Simpler monitoring and system health checks

*STS: ship to shore 11

Industrial | Crane | STS Port Crane Peak Shaving
BENEFITS: reduced peak load demand on grid connection point

+ Reduced peak load demand on grid connection point

BENEFITS
+ Mitigated voltage and frequency fluctuations
+ Avoided costs related to expanding grid connection point

for our clients + Avoided costs related to power line capacity

+ Uninterrupted operation of cranes
+ No need for oversized battery solutions
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Industrial | Crane | STS Port Crane Peak Shaving
CASE STUDY: $3M energy costs saving with stabilized frequency

SkelGrid 150 C
The port is located at the end
High Discharge and
of a long power line. Power 3 MW Charge power
Capacity 15sec (~20kWh)
3 x smaller footprint
(compared to 1C Battery)
102V Modules 156 (12s13p)
Maintenance Maintenance Voltage sags reduced
free cells and frequency stabilized

Lifetime >10 years Reduced

Cycles 1 M+
~40% peak
demand

Energy
~ $3M cost
savings*

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*Cost savings based on assumed operation for 1 million cycles, 8,000 hours, 10 years.
 Engine Start
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RTG Port Crane

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Industrial | Crane | Port Crane Engine Start
CHALLENGE: 100% reliable engine start even in adverse weather conditions

BACKGROUND
Motor/ Typ. + Diesel engine needs to be able to start reliably under all weather conditions
Engine Power
+ Lead-acid batteries are used as power packs to get started
Trolley 18 kW
Gantry 35 kW
+ Battery failure is the main reason why RTGs fail to start

Hoist 190 kW + The starter pack must be 100% reliable

Diesel 400 kVA
KEY CHALLENGES
+ Many batteries needed to start the engine
+ Batteries can suffer from sulfation build-up
+ Batteries cannot start the diesel reliably
+ Frequent checks needed

KNOWN CONSEQUENCES
+ Failure to start the RTGs on time results in very costly downtime

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Industrial | Crane | Port Crane Engine Start
SOLUTION: high power density module ensuring the engine starts

WHAT WE OFFER
Motor/ Typ.
Engine Power + Engine start modules (ESM) which have the power density
Trolley 18 kW matching the requirement of starting procedure
Gantry 35 kW
Hoist 190 kW
ADVANTAGES OF OUR PRODUCT
Diesel 400 kVA
+ Reliable & safe even in extreme temperatures (-40°C to +65°C)
+ Considerably lighter than batteries
+ Ultracapacitors do not leak or contain acid or lead

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Industrial | Crane | Port Crane Engine Start
BENEFITS: cost saving & 10-20% less cranking time

+ Reliable engine starting system: no battery-based start failures

BENEFITS
+ Cost saving: no costly downtime
+ 10 – 20 % less cranking time

for our clients + Time saving: maintenance free device

+ 10+ years lifetime

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