NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR MILK TANKERS REDUCES EMISSIONS
Lots of carbon dioxide is emitted unnecessarily every time tankers arrive at farms to collect milk. This is because the trucks use their oversized diesel engines to drive the pump that fills the tank. Technology company Semcon has now developed an electrical system for the milk pump that will reduce diesel consumption for a single truck by up to 5000 litres per year. Noise and emissions at farms will also be reduced.Every tanker pumps milk for about 1000 hours per year, which costs dairies a lot of money. Installing a battery-powered electric motor reduces both the amount of diesel used and