At a project in northern Hong Kong, Gammon Construction Ltd has swapped out diesel generators with massive lithium-ion batteries called Enertainers to power the giant cranes that erect high-rises. — Lam Yik/Bloomberg
The battery revolution is moving from the highway to the construction site.
At a project in northern Hong Kong, Gammon Construction Ltd has swapped out diesel generators with massive lithium-ion batteries called Enertainers to power the giant cranes that erect high-rises. It’s yet another indication of how reduced cost and improved efficiency have opened the door for the technology to move into fields once thought impossible to electrify.
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