Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has created a new division to help van, truck and trailer fleets with the switch to renewable energy.

The Marshall Renewables Division has been create to promote realistic and cost-effective solutions for the UK transport industry

The Marshall Renewables Division has been founded to promote realistic and cost-effective solutions to the issues and challenges that the UK transport industry faces with regards to the environment.

MFS managing director Mark Howell explained: “The transport industry now needs to face the impact of massive changes with increased last-mile dependency demanding unprecedented performance from the logistics sector. At the same time, environmentally the transport industry is also responsible for a massive 25% of greenhouse gas emissions, which is unsustainable going forward. MFS, like many companies, is responding to the need to introduce more sustainable solutions that will help operators meet the requirements of maximum uptime and JIT demand, through the introduction of the very best in renewable energy solutions for road transport.”

Headed up by MFS strategy director Michael Kane and a team of experts, the new Marshall Renewables Division will initially focus on two main product areas, firstly covering the supply of Green D + HVO alternative fuel for use in all types of diesel-powered engines including refrigeration equipment.

This will be followed up by the launch of the MFS Titan hybrid system that combines power produced from lightweight high-power solar panels and a kinetic energy recovery system, providing 100% free power to on-board refrigeration units and other vehicle and trailer applications. The Titan system can also be retrofitted to all makes of transport refrigeration units.

Mark Howell continued: “MFS is in a unique industry position of being able to deliver a range of products and services in one place that focuses solely on emission reduction. The proven range of industry-leading, fuel-efficient Thermo King transport refrigeration equipment, our electrification equipment that includes solar power and solar kinetic energy, together with the HVO drop-in replacement for fossil fuel applications, is not found anywhere else in the industry. Balanced with our 50 years expertise in the temperature-critical logistics market with an established infrastructure nationwide, this makes MFS an ideal provider of this innovative approach to running van, truck and trailer fleets on renewable energy.”