September 5th in Transportation by Dusty . Leave a comment.
Yes, Anything Can Go Hybrid
Even Tugboats. The Port of Long Beach is retrofitting an older tugboat to be powered with hybrid technology. The company responsible for the first hybrid tugboat used in the area, Foss, is being tapped again to complete the job.
The boat will be fitted with generators, batteries and control systems and result in an annual savings of 100,000 gallons of fuel and 1,340 tons of CO2.
The true test is whether such moves will still happen when/if Federal money dries up. The project received a reported $1,000,000 grant from the Feds.
