Vycon to market flywheel device in ports worldwide
The management of VYCON - a manufacturer of flywheel-based energy storage systems - is aiming for sales worldwide of its Regen system, designed to reduce pollution for RTG cranes, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Six of its units, each costing US$150,000, have been sold recently to the Long Beach Container Terminal. One is being used at the port's ITS terminal while another is being tested at Evergreen Marine's Seaside Transportation Services at nearby Los Angeles.
In its drive to market the product at ports around the world, Vycon recently sold a unit to the Inchon Container Terminal in South Korea.
Vycon executives are reported to be getting "positive feedback" from port operators. The newspaper article quotes the equipment maintenance manager for Evergreen Marine's terminal, Geoffrey Romano, asking for 11 more flywheel systems, even while testing is still underway on the first unit.
According to the article Vycon still needs to satisfy the demand of the California Air Resources Board, which requires the company to reduce diesel emissions by at least 25 per cent to receive a recommendation.
However, the company claims that its tests have resulted in reducing diesel particulates and nitrogen oxide, as well as cutting fuel consumption 20 to 25 per cent.
Six of its units, each costing US$150,000, have been sold recently to the Long Beach Container Terminal. One is being used at the port's ITS terminal while another is being tested at Evergreen Marine's Seaside Transportation Services at nearby Los Angeles.
In its drive to market the product at ports around the world, Vycon recently sold a unit to the Inchon Container Terminal in South Korea.
Vycon executives are reported to be getting "positive feedback" from port operators. The newspaper article quotes the equipment maintenance manager for Evergreen Marine's terminal, Geoffrey Romano, asking for 11 more flywheel systems, even while testing is still underway on the first unit.
According to the article Vycon still needs to satisfy the demand of the California Air Resources Board, which requires the company to reduce diesel emissions by at least 25 per cent to receive a recommendation.
However, the company claims that its tests have resulted in reducing diesel particulates and nitrogen oxide, as well as cutting fuel consumption 20 to 25 per cent.