CRESS Energy Storage Test Bed Prototype

CRESS旨在将其飞轮储能系统应用于港口集装箱装卸起重机的可再生能源。目前，起重机在集装箱下降时会浪费制动能量，但这可以回收并用于提升下一个要移动的集装箱。全球约有10，000台集装箱港口起重机。为了抓住这一机会，CRESS需要开发一个试验台原型，以证明预期的燃料节省。市场反馈表明，现有的能源回收系统不符合港口运营商的要求。CRESS的设计有几个新的特点，解决这些问题。该项目将（i）向潜在客户证明，试验台原型CRESS系统可以与现有的起重机系统集成，而不会对性能产生影响（ii）验证节能（iii）验证生产模型的经济估计。

CRESS aims to apply its flywheel energy storage system to utilise regenerative energy in container handling cranes at ports. Cranes currently waste the braking energy when acontainer is lowered but this can be recovered and used in raising the next container to be moved. There are around 10,000 container port cranes worldwide. In order to capture this opportunity CRESS needs to develop a test-bed prototype in order to prove expected fuel savings.Market feedback shows that existing energy recovery systems do not meet port operators’ requirements. The CRESS design has several novel features that address these concerns.This project will (i) demonstrate to potential customers that a test-bed prototype CRESSsystem can integrate with existing crane systems with no impact on performance (ii) validate energy savings (iii) validate economic estimates for a production model.