A Richmond based company that has developed a solution for storing renewable energy has been awarded just over £250k as part of the Government’s Industrial Fuel Switching Programme Phase 1.
Sherwood Power will be using the funding to pilot its technology with a “leading supermarket”. The partnership will see Sherwood Power and the retailer examine the feasibility of electrifying auxiliary power on refrigerated vehicles typically used to transport fresh produce.
Currently, when at a distribution centre, trailer refrigeration units run on diesel during loading and unloading. Sherwood Power aims to provide electric docking stations, which will mean trailers can be plugged into the building’s electricity to cool the produce instead.
The additional electricity capacity required to chill the fresh produce will be…
North Yorkshire renewable energy storage specialist receives £250k government funding
