Private charging station for public use

Victor Falkenklev, CEO of Falkenklev Logistiks has ordered a 1.6MW charging station capable of charging 22 trucks simultaneously, and expandable to up to 40 trucks.

Flakenklev has also ordered five electric trucks from Scania with a view to operating a fleet of purely electric trucks.

But perhaps the most striking detail of the initiative is that Falkenklev has agreed to make the charging station publicly available for charging of other vehicles, in addition to the haulier’s own trucks. The site will also be able to support en-route charging of long-haul electric trucks.

The charging station in Malmö will be supplied by Finnish manufacturer Kempower and delivered by Scania. The system is built on smart technology that can supply energy based on the number of vehicles charging simultaneously, with an initial maximum output per vehicle of 250kW and the potential to upgrade to 320kW per vehicle in the future.

The has been made future-proof to allow charging of coming generations of battery-electric vehicles with bigger batteries and longer range.

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Falkenklev has also commissioned the solar energy company Soltech Energy Solutions to build a 1.5-hectare solar park along with a 2MW battery energy storage system to create a state-of-the-art energy hub.

“The charging stations and solar park are an idea I have had for a couple of years. With the need to become more sustainable and the way diesel prices are increasing, it was quite obvious to me that we had to do something, and we are committed to electrifying our fleet. The electricity is being generated by solar power, which makes it 100% renewable. It’s a really proud moment for us,” said Mr Falkenklev.

The charging station is an innovative, sustainable and economical solution for the public good, which will be financed in part by the climate fund of Swedish environmental protection agency Naturvårdsverket, which will cover half the cost of the SEK 18 million ($A2.77m) project. Falkenklev is paying for the remaining costs.

“Supplying our e-mobility solution for this ambitious project is further evidence of the rapid development of electrification in the heavy transport industry,” says Fredrik Allard, Head of E-mobility, Scania.

“This initiative is a perfect example of how new ecosystems and user models are being created to come up with the electric solutions that we urgently need to decarbonise the transport system, to make it sustainable for the long-term.”