A North Yorkshire power company has secured £250,000 in Government funding after developing a solution for storing renewable energy.
Richmond business Sherwood Power aims to use the funds to pilot its technology with a leading supermarket, in which the partnership will explore power possibilities for fresh food transportation. The company has been awarded the funding as part of the Government’s Industrial Fuel Switching Programme Phase 1.
Alex Hunter, CEO of Sherwood Power, said the main purpose of the partnership is to examine the feasibility of electrifying auxiliary power on refrigerated vehicles, which are typically used to transport fresh produce. Currently, when at a distribution centre, trailer refrigeration units run on diesel during loading and unloading. Sherwood Power will provide electric docking stations, which will mean trailers can be plugged into the building’s electricity to cool the produce instead.
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