Fleet electrification does not have to break the bank

Electrifying truck freight transport to meet regulatory requirements and voluntary sustainability goals can be expensive and time consuming. One California company has figured out a way to get it done faster and at less cost than once thought possible. 

Sustainability is a hot topic across the logistics industry. In addition, freight movement has been identified as a major contributor to both greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants. Tapping into this dynamic, legislators across the nation have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fleet-electrification-does-not-have-to-break-the-bank

Hannes Leichtfried to head Danfoss Drives sales and marketing in North America

Danfoss has appointed Hannes Leichtfried as head of sales and marketing for its Drives business segment in North America. With nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany, Leichtfried, an Austrian native, says he is excited to continue to build the North America Drives business.

“I am thrilled about my new role in a vital market for our Drives business,” Leichtfried said. “There are significant opportunities to capture market share and enhance the Danfoss brand, both in our...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/hannes-leichtfried-to-head-danfoss-drives-sales-and-marketing-in-north-america/

Piraeus Port Authority S.A.: Conference on the electrification of ships in the port of Piraeus

On December 8, 2023, Piraeus Port Authority S.A. organized a conference on “Electrification of Ships in the Port of Piraeus – Prospects and Challenges”. The Conference was held in the context of the energy transition of the infrastructure of the port of Piraeus and adaptation of its port operations...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/piraeus-port-authority-s-a-conference-on-the-electrification-of-ships-in-the-port-of-piraeus/

WETA partners with Wärtsilä on ferry fleet electrification

San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system, has signed a strategic partnership agreement that will see Wärtsilä provide its fleet electrification and systems integrator services for a project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the U.S.

The project, and several others Wärtsilä will work on under this partnership, are a part of WETA’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free (REEF) Ferry Program, a phased decarbonizati...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/weta-partners-with-wartsila-on-ferry-fleet-electrification/

Sierra Club still sees rail as ‘a climate solution’

More than 15 years after it was first produced, the Sierra Club has revised its statement on how to promote clean transportation within the rail space. 

For the grassroots environmental organization, 2023 marked an opportune moment to revise the statement, which looks at how passenger and freight railroads can reduce and minimize their greenhouse gas emissions. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in November 2021, encourages the U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sierra-club-still-sees-rail-as-a-climate-solution

Equity must be considered in early stages of fleet electrification

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Creating equity in electrification

DETAILS: Zeina El-Azzi, founder and CEO of Gage Zero, chats with Thomas Wasson, enterprise trucking carrier expert for FreightWaves, about challenges and opportunities in creating equitable electrification outcomes. Gage Zero describes itself as a company that helps truck fleets navigate the path toward electrification in a way that also benefits...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/equity-must-be-considered-in-early-stages-of-fleet-electrification

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