COPENHAGEN Malmo Port now uses fossil-free fuel of hydrogenated vegetable oil for its container terminal machines while Hamburg's Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) Container Terminal now only uses battery-powered automatic guided vehicles (AGV), reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.
It is expected that copenhagen can reduce fossil diesel consumption by 60,000 litres per year, which corresponds to a reduction of about 130 tonnes of CO2 annually.
Copenhagen port ordered new straddle carriers with battery-hybrid drive line in April 2023. The container terminal's large ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and work vehicles already run exclusively on electricity from renewable sources.
HHLA has continued its efforts to gradually replace the last vehicles running on fossil fuels with battery-powered alternatives.
From now on, the new yard tractor fleet consists of 95 battery-powered vehicles that run on green electricity. This means that fossil energy is no longer necessary at any stage of the container transport process from the ship to the container storage system - it is now entirely electrified.
By switching to battery-powered AGVs and the associated significant reduction in diesel consumption, around three million litres of diesel are saved at the terminal every year, equivalent to 8,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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It is expected that copenhagen can reduce fossil diesel consumption by 60,000 litres per year, which corresponds to a reduction of about 130 tonnes of CO2 annually.
Copenhagen port ordered new straddle carriers with battery-hybrid drive line in April 2023. The container terminal's large ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and work vehicles already run exclusively on electricity from renewable sources.
HHLA has continued its efforts to gradually replace the last vehicles running on fossil fuels with battery-powered alternatives.
From now on, the new yard tractor fleet consists of 95 battery-powered vehicles that run on green electricity. This means that fossil energy is no longer necessary at any stage of the container transport process from the ship to the container storage system - it is now entirely electrified.
By switching to battery-powered AGVs and the associated significant reduction in diesel consumption, around three million litres of diesel are saved at the terminal every year, equivalent to 8,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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