The assigning of the E-KOTUG was carried out by the Vice Mayor for Sustainability of the City of Rotterdam, Mrs Alexandra van Huffelen.<\/p>\n
Working together with Canadian company AKA, supplier of the Xeropoint Hybrid Propulsion System, KOTUG developed an advanced eco-friendly tugboat. One of the newest Rotor Tugs, the RT Adriaan <\/i>was retrofitted with the system. The system will control the electric motors, diesel engines, generators and powerful energy dense lithium polymer batteries.<\/p>\n
Mrs van Huffelen said: \u201cI am incredibly proud that Rotterdam entrepreneurs like Mr. Ard-Jan Kooren together with us, are willing to pick up the challenge, to transform Rotterdam into a clean, green and healthy city. With the E-KOTUG RT Adriaan<\/i>, Rotterdam is the proud owner of the first hybrid tugboat in Europe. I therefore congratulate all KOTUG staff very much with this great milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n
After its conversion in February 2012, RT Adriaan<\/i> is the best solution for reducing harbour emissions and at the same time providing economic advantages.<\/p>\n
Its green benefits include a 50% decrease in harmful emissions, noise reduction, improved fuel economy and maintenance savings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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