The 9 MW depot can charge 96 heavy-duty
trucks simultaneously; project built in just five months through
creative, collaborative partnership.
LOS
ANGELES, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a
significant step toward building out California's infrastructure for clean
transportation, Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) and Performance
Team – A Maersk Company, announced today the launch of Southern California's largest heavy-duty
electric vehicle (EV) charging depot, located near the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach and powered by the nation's largest
EV truck microgrid.
Located directly off the Harbor (110) Freeway in Los Angeles on Denker Avenue, and within five
miles of Interstate 405 and California State Route 91 (SR91), the Denker
charging depot will have the ability to charge up to 96 EV trucks
simultaneously. Prologis and Performance Team constructed the
facility in just five months. Performance Team will be using its
fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks which have a range of 240 miles
and can charge up to 80% in 90 minutes.
"It is our ambition to drive the industry shift toward
decarbonized supply chains," said Charles
van der Steene, Regional President for Maersk North America.
"Expanding the charging infrastructure for commercial electric
vehicles is a key part of that. This facility strengthens our
ability to offer customers a decarbonized alternative to
conventional trucking and brings us closer to our goal of reaching
net zero by 2040."
"We're delighted to collaborate with Maersk on this important
and innovative new commercial truck charging facility," said
Henrik Holland, global head of
Prologis Mobility. "To bring the depot online quickly, we delivered
an innovative on-demand charging solution as an interim power
connection measure. The transition to zero emissions is a priority
for both companies, and we're proud to be on this journey
together."
Innovation overcame energy supply hurdles
Against the backdrop of California's requirements to end the sale of
diesel trucks and move to electric drayage trucks by 2035 and
electric heavy-duty trucks by 2045, companies are investing in
charging infrastructure to support operations. This project is a
key connector in the infrastructure needed to meet the state's
goals.
While utilities work to upgrade the electrical grid, companies
like Prologis and Maersk are investing heavily in California to find innovative and creative
solutions that get EV trucks on the road immediately. In developing
the Denker charging depot, Prologis installed the charging
infrastructure to help speed up the time the project could get
online and trucks could get on the road, rather than waiting up to
two years for the grid upgrade. Prologis developed an
innovative charging solution, in conjunction with Mainspring
Energy, to build a microgrid, which is any small network of
electrical generators and loads that may be grid-connected but is
capable of operating independently of the local grid. The
Prologis Denker microgrid uses 2.75 MW of fuel-flexible,
hydrogen-ready linear generators paired with 18 MWh of batteries to
provide up to 9 MW of charging capacity.
Public/private partnerships made a difference
"The future of heavy-duty trucking is pollution-free, and
companies in California are
leading the way," said California Natural Resources Secretary
Wade Crowfoot. "This public-private
partnership to create California's
largest electric truck charging depot will reduce
pollution and speed the adoption of electric trucks. In doing so,
it helps to build energy independence for our transportation
sector. This project is a big step forward and a win-win for our
environment and economy."
With 20,000 trucks serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long
Beach, it will take continued collaboration between
government, regulators and private industry to build the
infrastructure and equipment necessary to support the trucking
industry's transition. Prologis and Performance Team officials
said the project delivery was expedited thanks to a strong
partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power,
which enabled long-term design and planning, the City of Los Angeles, which permitted the
project, and Southern California Gas Co., which powered the
microgrid with natural gas.
The Denker charging depot is the third Southern California commercial truck EV
charging project Prologis Mobility and Performance Team have opened
together. Performance Team facilities in Santa Fe Springs and Commerce, equipped with
Prologis Mobility charging infrastructure, provide 4 MW of charging
capacity—enough to charge 38 electric trucks.
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Prologis Mobility
Prologis Mobility offers a charging-as-a-service with no upfront
costs to its customers and comprehensive solutions that include
design and construction, energy procurement, hardware, operations
monitoring, proprietary software solutions, and maintenance.
Prologis Mobility is also developing public and private EV charging
hubs for heavy-duty fleets, offering access to scaled charging
located strategically within the company's real estate
portfolio.
ABOUT PERFORMANCE TEAM – A MAERSK COMPANY
Performance Team is a Maersk company that operates over 140
electric vehicles across the United
States. A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics
organization working to connect and simplify its customers' supply
chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the organization
operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000
people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2040 across
the entire business with new technologies, new vessels and green
fuels.
ABOUT PROLOGIS
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in
logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth
markets. At March 31, 2024, the
company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or
through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects
expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115
million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern
logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,700
customers principally across two major categories:
business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
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