Cadent er den første forsyningsvirksomhed, der indfører batteristrømsystem

The trio scooped the Innovation Award at this year’s Gas Industry Awards, run by the Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM).


They impressed judges with the pioneering Sustainable Vehicle Auxiliary Power System – a state-of-art lithium battery power system installed in some 80 Cadent vehicles, which is enabling the company’s gas engineers to run power tools without using the vehicle’s diesel engine or a separate diesel generator.

Cadent is the first utility to adopt this technology for widescale use, with the batteries installed in some 80 vehicles in the company’s ‘Operate and Maintain’ fleet. The award was the culmination of over two years’ work to tailor the technology to Cadent’s needs, test it and install it in company vehicles for real-life use.

Cadent has already seen a 15% reduction in standing fuel consumption and a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions.

Cadent’s ‘Operate and Maintain’ engineers keep gas installations and apparatus in good working order on the company’s 132,000-kilometre pipe network, which delivers gas to 11 million customers.

Batteriet oplades, mens bilen kører, udnytter ellers mistet strøm, der genereres af bilens alternator, og er parat til anvendelse, når teknikerne ankommer til deres destination. Udnyttelse af teknologien er en del af Cadents langsigtede strategi om at gøre dens flåde renere og grønnere ved at skære ned på CO2-udslippet og brændstofforbruget.

Cadent’s Fleet Operations Manager Ian Walker said: “As a company we are aiming to significantly reduce our carbon emissions and help improve are quality.

“The beauty of this technology is that it provides the mobile source of electricity our engineers need to run their power tools but without the noise, vehicle fumes and carbon emissions that come from generating power the traditional way from our vans’ diesel engines or a diesel generator.”

Karl Jones, Head of UK Sales at Clayton Power, said: “To see our partnership with Cadent recognised at a national industry award is testament to our commitment to using innovative technology to tackle avoidable carbon emissions.

“We have a great relationship with Cadent and their forward-thinking approach to making their fleets more fuel efficient and environmentally cleaner is setting a new standard in the energy industry.”

Simon Webb, Bri-Stor Systems Managing Director, said: “This award is a testament to the 2 years of engineering development work that has been undertaken in partnership with Cadent and Clayton Power.

“Collectively we saw the environmental and operational benefits of generating Auxiliary Power System and have taken that idea and turned it in to reality. To be recognised at a National Level for that work is something that we are very proud of.”

Awardens dommere var imponerede over Cadents resultater, med betydeligt reduceret CO2-udslip og brændstofforbrug. Støjforureningen er også blevet nedsat, da batterierne er særdeles lydsvage, når de sammenlignes med lyden fra en bilmotor eller en dieselgenerator.