Recycler Ragn-Sells sets up truck chargers for itself – and others
According to ABB, the first ten of the 18 planned charging stations are already in operation: four Terra HPs are connected to the network at Ragn-Sells in Gothenburg, with a further six units in Ale. The eight charging stations for trucks still to be installed will follow shortly at the company’s premises in Högbytorp. The recycler wants to use the charging parks to electrify its heavy goods transport operations. However, as the Terra HP chargers “are capable of charging more than 120 vehicles a day […] at typical daily utilization rates,” as ABB puts it, the chargers are also approved for use by third parties.
This innovative approach is also why Ragn-Sells is receiving 45 million Swedish kronor in subsidies from the Swedish Energy Agency for installing the chargers. That is the equivalent of just under 4 million euros.
“We chose ABB E-mobility because of their expertise in building and supporting charging infrastructure and that knowledge is critical for establishing long-term, sustainable return on investment for these sites. That experience is something we valued and relied on during this project and at every step along our electrification journey in what is a fast-moving period,” said Erik Wastesson, Project Manager at Ragn-Sells Treatment & Detox AB.
“Our industry is poised for exponential growth as innovators like Ragn-Sells harness the ‘regional electrification pilot’ to install charging infrastructure that delivers real ROI for heavy transport operators today and into the future,” says Oliver Johnson, Northern Cluster Sales Lead at ABB E-mobility. The ABB subsidiary responsible for charging infrastructure claims to have sold 50,000 high-power chargers and electrified more than 10,000 sites worldwide with around 1,400 employees.
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