Laing O’Rourke’s specialist plant arm Select will be the first business in the UK to take delivery of the world’s first battery-powered crawler crane.
Manufacturer Liebherr launched the LR1250.1 250t lattice jib crawler crane yesterday (1 December), claiming that it produces zero emissions and also has the same performance of its diesel-powered counterparts, whether it is unplugged or plugged in.
Select already has a stock of electric concrete pumps, MEWPs, advanced technology electric tower cranes and hoists which have a much lower power consumption. The firm is also using solar and hybrid power solutions to reduce the requirement for large diesel generators.
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