TCA Electric Rewires Hydrogen-Powered Industrial Crane in Vancouver

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TCA Electric Rewires Hydrogen-Powered Industrial Crane in Vancouver

Fuel Cells Works | June 2, 2025

We love sharing our work here at TCA Electric, especially when we complete a particularly unique electrical project. Today’s Project Spotlight is certainly one of a kind, as we’re sharing more about how our team of industrial electricians helped rewire a massive hydrogen-powered crane—the first in the world to switch from diesel power to hydrogen!

TCA Electric team rewiring a hydrogen-powered crane

As a leading industrial electrician serving the Vancouver area, our team has the experience, skill, and qualifications to complete large-scale, high-voltage projects that require specialized electrical knowledge. In today’s post, we’re sharing an excellent example of our team’s knack for creative problem-solving and large-scale project management. Let’s take a look.

Background & Client: A Major Global Shipping Company

For this project, the TCA Electric team was called in by TYCROP, a BC-based manufacturer of large-scale industrial equipment. They had been hired for a project with DP World, a large global supply chain company, to upgrade their shipping facility here on the Vancouver Harbour.

The main goal of this project was to rewire the large rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) crane used by the shipping facility to load and unload shipping containers on and off of cargo ships passing through the harbour. TYCROP was replacing the outdated diesel power system with a new hydrogen generator—the first such crane in the world to make this conversion.

In the past, TYCROP had worked with other industrial electricians, but they needed a new partner for this project. When they called our business line, our team was happy to help and demonstrate our ability to complete this project within the allotted timeframe. They chose us for the project, and we got started!...more
https://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/06/02/energy-efficiency/vancouver-s-green-revolution-world-s-first-hydrogen-powered-crane-leads-global-maritime-shift

TCA Electric: Top-Qualified Industrial Electrician in Vancouver

We’re incredibly proud of our entire team for completing this groundbreaking project. In helping convert this massive machine from diesel to hydrogen power, we hope to set a green example not just for Vancouver, but for the entire shipping industry. Maritime companies around the world can use this example as a prototype for their own shifts to greener energy sources, and we’re glad to be able to set the standard as a leading industrial electrician.

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