National Port Reefer Electrification Testbeds

Quelle: https://www.transportation.gov/mission/sustainability/national-port-reefer-electrification-testbeds

National Port Reefer Electrification Testbeds are designated trial facilities at seaports where electrification technologies for temperature-controlled cargo units (reefer containers) are tested to reduce emissions, noise and fuel consumption by using shore power.

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