An L25 Electric wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and a Power Unit, PU500, a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an integrated charger, from Volvo Energy are being used alongside other electric solutions at Hammarbybacken ski resort in Stockholm.
The project is designed to showcase the possibility for fossil-free ski resorts and demonstrate the need for holistic solutions to work together in tandem for optimum impact. The electric solutions will be tested out for the remainder of the ski season to understand how they operate and to provide valuable insights for their use at other ski resorts.
According to Volvo CE, electric machines like the L25 Electric are both zero emission and low noise, which makes for a nicer environment for the people around them. It also makes them ideal for use in sensitive and tranquil locations like ski resorts. They are also well suited for use at altitude in thin air conditions – such as on mountain ski slopes.
Power for the electric solutions at Hammarbybacken is being supplied by a PU500 mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) with integrated charger provided by Volvo Energy. The power unit brings around 330-400kWh of capacity to sites in challenging locations - like ski resorts - where access to the grid is weak or non-existent. In Hammarbybacken, the power unit is supplied with 86kWh of electricity from the grid, sourced from hydropower. This will charge all electric solutions on-site, irrespective of brand.
“We believe collaboration is the way forward to deliver the transformation that is required, transitioning away from a brown platform that relies on fossil fuels to a green platform,” explains Niklas Wahlberg, VP Partnership and System Solutions at Volvo Group. “We need to do this at pace and at scale.”
Source: Volvo CE
