{"id":20540,"date":"2024-10-25T11:21:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=20540"},"modified":"2024-10-25T11:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:22:26","slug":"worlds-first-fully-electric-timber-truck-with-crane-hits-the-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/worlds-first-fully-electric-timber-truck-with-crane-hits-the-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s First Fully Electric Timber Truck with Crane Hits the Roads!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world’s first fully electric logging truck, equipped with a working crane, is now on road- with the multi-year Swedish project a major step towards decarbonising the carbon-intensive forest-to-terminal transport process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood Central understands that the new 80-tonne vehicle has been rolled out after years of collaboration between Scania, one of the world’s leading truck and bus manufacturers, and SCA, Europe’s largest private logging company<\/a> – which is now pushing to make the total supply chain for timber products fossil-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is an important project for us to continue contributing to a more sustainable society,” according to Ulf Larsson, the CEO of SCA. \u201cBy managing the forest and making renewable products that can replace those with a high carbon footprint, SCA creates about 13 million tons of positive climate benefits each year. That figure can improve as we transition the heavy road transports in our value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We need price pressure on the vehicles, more charging infrastructure, a better power grid, and that working time regulations offer flexibility related to charging. Only then will heavy traffic gradually move towards more electrification.”<\/p>\nUlf Larsson, the CEO of SCA Skog, on the challenges around fully electrifying the harvest and haulage process for forest products.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to Anton Ahlinder, SCA Skog’s Head of Business Development, the new truck follows in the footsteps of an earlier model that has, for two years, successfully hauled logs between a terminal and SCA’s Obbola paper mill.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SCA\u2019s new electric timber truck with a crane premiered last month at the Elmia Lastbil fair in Sweden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Mr Ahlinder, the new truck is “a game changer.” Fully equipped with a crane and a tandem drive, it collects timber in the forest and transports it to terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our estimates suggest a range of just over 200 kilometres, although Scania projects it could go up to 320 kilometres. A lot will depend on the crane’s energy consumption, but we’ll test it and find out what works best.”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The push to electrify the logging process comes as global governments crack down on road freight-related transport emissions, which now account for up to 83% of all transport emissions<\/a> and, in many instances, make timber transport (over water) greener than road-based transport.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SCA previously revealed the world’s first fully automatic logging truck (without a crane). (Photo Credit: SCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A key cog in the TREE project, a Swedish-led initiative targeting 50% of the forestry industry’s new trucks to be fully electric by 2030, the new trucks could result in a 170-ton drop in emissions per truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our new electric timber truck has a better range and will drive to timber storage areas in the forest, where it loads the timber for further transport to one of our timber terminals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Ahlinder said the TREE project is about much more than just a single truck<\/a>\u2014it’s about setting a new standard for sustainable forestry, adding that “support and enthusiasm from industry leaders and the general public, including Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson, underscore just how important this work is.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breakthrough came just months after Wood Central reported that Swedish scientists had designed the world’s first unmanned machine for autonomous forestry operations\u2014a major breakthrough in the push towards a fully automated forest management and production process.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facts and figures<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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  • By running just one electric truck between Gimon\u00e4s and Obbola, SCA can reduce our carbon emissions by about 55,000 kg per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The new truck can run six turns per day Gimon\u00e4s wood terminal- Obbola paper mill, Monday-Friday 07:00-17:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Distance: 30 km round-trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Time: 75 minutes per trip (both loading and  unloading)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The truck is loaded with an ABB charger of 180 Kw at the Obbola paper mill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Please Note:<\/strong> The project is part of a national initiative in which leading Swedish players have joined forces to accelerate the transition to electrified emission-free heavy transport on our roads. The initiative, led by CLOSER, receives co-financing from the Vehicle Strategic Research and Innovation (FFI) program through Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency, and the Swedish Transport Administration.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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