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Crane Control Inverters at Ports in India
A Rubber-Tired Gantry Crane operating at the Inland Container Depot of Mumbai Port, India.
Contributing to Decarbonization with Storage Batteries and Regenerative Energy
Fuji Electric’s low-voltage inverter “FRENIC-VG”
As India experiences booming economic growth, the country is seeing a rise in imports and exports, spurring an increase in container freight stations for handling and storing cargo containers at ports and harbors. The mobile cranes used to transpor t these cargo containers are called Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
Traditional RTGs are powered by diesel engines, but hybrid RTGs with storage batteries are now becoming increasingly popular amid decarbonization efforts. When a container is retracted or braked, the movement generates electricity (regenerative energy), which is stored in the storage battery and used to power the crane. This hybrid system reduces CO2 emissions by about 70% compared to an RTG powered by a diesel engine alone.
In 2024, Fuji Electric India Pvt. Ltd. (FEI) delivered Fuji Electric’s FRENIC-VG low-voltage inverter, PWM converter, and storage battery to a container freight station in Mumbai that was upgrading to RTGs. This RTG hybrid system utilizes regenerative energy, allowing it to use smaller diesel engines to contribute to decarbonization at ports and harbors.
According to Ajay Bhosale—Business Unit Head—Port, “This is an exciting new venture for the Fuji Electric Group and an initiative toward achieving carbon neutrality.”
FEI is developing solutions for ports not only in India but also in the Middle East and neighboring areas. Every year, the world grows closer to achieving a carbon neutral port using hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to diesel fuel. FEI plans to keep this target in its sights as it strives to expand its business.
Looking to the future, the sales representative Muthu Vijayapandian says ambitiously, “In the hope of achieving a sustainable society, we aim to expand our collaborations with port transportation business operators and crane manufacturers around the world, offering Fuji Electric’s Hybrid RTG solutions that contribute to decarbonization.”
FEI employees and project members. Ajay Bhosale is sixth from the left.
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