The Mi-Jack 1200R EH (electric hybrid) was successfully introduced back in January of this year at the Union Pacific Railroad’s Long Beach intermodal facility, and has been performing at an energy savings rate of over 70% annually while also reducing emissions by 70%. EcoPower Hybrid Systems received a Clean Air Excellence Award for the development of their EcoCrane product which has been placed on the EPA Emerging technology list. Also, EcoPower has been retrofitting cranes with hybrid systems and has shown the same fuel and emission reductions.
“We did a lot of work with the people from EcoPower Hybrid Systems in the development of the MJ 1200R EH,” said Harvey Schmidt, Vice President of Technical Support for Mi-Jack. “Their expertise in batteries, electric regeneration and their proprietary computer software for maximising the technology was very impressive. We knew we could both benefit from them coming on board as an organisation,” concluded Schmidt.
This acquisition starts a new era for the utilisation of this leading edge hybrid system. The EcoPower Hybrid Systems technologies can reach a much greater market as part of Mi-Jack Canada’s organisation. “With the reach of Mi-Jack’s extensive service division, Technical Services International and integration with the technical developments for ports and intermodal rail operations achieved through Mi-Jack’s Applied Technologies division, EcoPower is now an integral part of an overall advanced system designed to modernise container handling equipment throughout the world.” Commented Dan Heraty, Senior VP of Sales for Mi-Jack.