The first vessel fitted with Wärtsilä’s mobile battery container solution has commenced operations, aiming to enable inland waterway vessels to run with zero emissions.
The Alphenaar began operating along the Zoeterwoude – Alpherium – Moerdijk corridor in the Netherlands on September 6, transporting beer for Heineken, which the first customer for the service.
The first order, comprising three units, was placed by Zero Emission Services (ZES), a Netherlands-based company founded in 2020 by ING Bank, energy and technical service provider Engie, the Port of Rotterdam, and Wärtsilä. The order was placed and two containers delivered in June 2021.
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