{"id":758,"date":"2023-12-04T09:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T01:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/valenciaport-demonstrates-new-hydrogen-powered-equipment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T01:42:28","slug":"valenciaport-demonstrates-new-hydrogen-powered-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/valenciaport-demonstrates-new-hydrogen-powered-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Valenciaport demonstrates new hydrogen-powered equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European H2PORTS project, led by the Fundaci\u00f3n Valenciaport, <\/p>\n

has organised a public demonstration for the world\u2019s first hydrogen-powered <\/p>\n

ReachStacker and the 4\u00d74 tractor unit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Valenciaport<\/p>\n

The demonstration event took place in the auditorium of the Port Authority <\/p>\n

of Valencia (PAV), and then at the MSCTV terminal and Valencia Terminal Europa <\/p>\n

(VALTE), where the participants were able to see the machines in operation.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The hydrogen ReachStacker on display was a zero-emission solution that uses <\/p>\n

a fuel cell from the manufacturer Nuvera to convert hydrogen into <\/p>\n

electricity.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The machine arrived at the MSC terminal for testing in September 2023, <\/p>\n

becoming the first ReachStacker-type machine in Europe to use hydrogen fuel cell <\/p>\n

technologies for port handling equipment in real operating conditions.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Hydrogen is stored on board the ReachStacker in high-pressure tanks that <\/p>\n

can be refilled in 10-15 minutes. The hydrogen fuel cell supplies power to the <\/p>\n

electric motors or returns it to the batteries depending on the demand of the <\/p>\n

task, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and noise pollution compared <\/p>\n

to a diesel alternative and with similar performance.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In addition, eliminating the diesel engine, transmission, and other <\/p>\n

mechanical drive components from the ReachStacker can help ports reduce <\/p>\n

operating costs.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Attendees then travelled to the VALTE terminal where they were able to see <\/p>\n

in detail the world\u2019s first hydrogen-powered terminal tractor, which was <\/p>\n

developed by ATENA with the support of ENEA and the Parthenope University of <\/p>\n

Naples.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The terminal tractor loaded with renewable hydrogen, reportedly <\/p>\n

demonstrated its autonomy, reliability, and power by hitching up a truck trailer <\/p>\n

and driving around the terminal.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The test was observed by the more than 150 people attending the <\/p>\n

demonstration, who saw how the only residue of the hydrogen combustion was water <\/p>\n

droplets, the Port of Valencia reported.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This Terminal Tractor has a fuel cell\/battery hybrid powertrain which <\/p>\n

allows the vehicle to perform all the intensive tasks that are required during <\/p>\n

RoRo operations. Its hydrogen storage system, made of four Type 3 cylindres (350 <\/p>\n

bar), has an overall capacity of around 12 kilogrammes (kg), which guarantees a <\/p>\n

continuous operation of at least 6 hours before refuelling, corresponding to the <\/p>\n

average duration of a working shift.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The electric motor is fed by a high-performance LiFePO4 battery, with 25 <\/p>\n

kwh energy capacity, and a 70 kW Ballard fuel cell module. In particular, the <\/p>\n

electric motor can reportedly receive power for traction from the fuel cell and <\/p>\n

battery simultaneously or charge the battery during braking or <\/p>\n

decelerations.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

At the same time, the fuel cell can provide power both to the electric <\/p>\n

motor and the battery, if needed, according to Valenciaport.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The participants finally visited the hydrogen station, developed by the <\/p>\n

Spanish National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2),<\/strong> and learned about the <\/p>\n

details of the hydrogen supply and refuelling management carried out by the <\/p>\n

company Carburos Met\u00e1licos. This supply station consists of a fixed part, <\/p>\n

located on the Xit\u00e0 quay, and a mobile part, which is used for refuelling.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Last month, Fundaci\u00f3n Valenciaport began work on the METEOR project, an <\/p>\n

initiative that seeks to increase the safety of maritime transport, specifically <\/p>\n

of goods transported by container.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

More recently, the THEMIS 5.0 Project had its kick-off meeting in Athens, <\/p>\n

an initiative whose ultimate goal is to revolutionise the way we all interact <\/p>\n

and perceive Artificial Intelligence (AI), participated by the Valenciaport <\/p>\n

Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European H2PORTS project, led by the Fundaci\u00f3n Valenciaport, has organised a public demonstration for the world\u2019s first hydrogen-powered ReachStacker and the 4\u00d74 tractor unit.The demonstration event took place in the auditorium of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), and then at the MSCTV…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}