Bromma’s largest ever all-electric spreader order

The 18 all-electric STS crane spreader order is particularly significant for Bromma as its previous largest order was for six STS45E units, while the 32 yard all-electrics continue the upward trend of Bromma green spreaders being purchased for yards. To date, Bromma has delivered more than 2,000 since their introduction just over a decade ago.

To meet the demand of lower environmental impact in areas such as emissions and energy consumption, Bromma green spreaders have focused on weight and design. A hydraulic spreader must operate its power pack continuously, while all-electric spreaders only consume energy when operating, requiring only 10% of the energy required by hydraulic spreaders. The all-electric spreaders not only weigh less than hydraulic spreaders but according to the company, they also weigh less than all-electrics produced by other manufacturers and lower weight results in a 15% crane power consumption saving.

Weight savings
Bromma believes that the simple green design advantages have a large cumulative impact on the spreader’s carbon footprint. A lifetime reduction of 150,000 kWh in a Bromma all-electric spreader corresponds to a reduction of 113 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per spreader. By reducing spreader weight, lifetime reduction in crane power consumption corresponds to 94 tonnes less carbon dioxide per spreader. Thus the total emissions savings of a single Bromma crane spreader over the spreader’s lifetime is more than 200 tonnes.