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‘Energiewende’ launched in the port
With its ‘Energiewende’ or ‘energy transition’, Germany has opted to discard nuclear power. The strategy also involves reducing use of fossil-based energy sources and encouraging supply from renewable sources. Immense social, political and economic efforts will be required to achieve this target. As ‘Gateway to the World’, the Port of Hamburg assumes special significance in implementing this transition.
Hamburg has set itself the target of covering 80 per- cent of its energy requirements in 2050 from cli- mate-neutral sources. That makes it essential to shun fossil energy sources and turn to renewable energies. At an economic powerhouse like Ham- burg, a variety of enterprises must be involved. One of these is the port.
The Port of Hamburg is Germany and Northern Eu- rope’s leading port and logistics centre. This status involves both immense economic potential and great responsibility. As a major energy consumer, the port – and the logistics/industrial companies based there – can contribute significantly to the Energiewende and to boosting the port.
For years, Hamburg Port Authority has been encour- aging use of cutting-edge energy and environmental technology. Numerous projects have already been implemented in the Port of Hamburg to boost re- newable energies, enhance energy efficiency and develop innovative mobility schemes.
‘CLEANER’ POWER FOR CRUISE SHIPS
HPA is running a project for supplying cruise ships with alternative power in the Port of Hamburg. A cruise ship’s daily power consumption equates to that of a small town. Even during laytime in port, the required energy is usually generated from a ship’s own auxiliary diesels.
As the first port operator in Europe, in April 2017 Hamburg Port Authority took into service a shore- based power plant for emission-free supply to cruise ships. The innovative concept of shore-based power
supply contributes to reducing harmful CO2 and sound emissions, in the vicinity of its Altona passen- ger terminal. Ecologically-produced current from the public grid is converted at a transformer station to the 11 kV/60 Hz required by the cruise ship and fed by an automated system so that power supply is ac- tive within minutes. For 2018, 83 calls by cruise ships have been booked at Cruise Center Altona. For 22 of these – or more of than a quarter of the total, all from cruise ship operators AIDA – power supplied will be exclusively from shore-based sources. Test runs are also planned for such potential customers as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
Passengers, ship’s crew and people living/working in Hamburg will profit from this safe and environ- ment-friendly alternative. For HPA, the Altona shore power plant also represents a further step towards making Hamburg as a cruise port even more attrac- tive. What’s more, other ports will also gain from the Port of Hamburg’s pioneering work on shore-based power. Since the start of regular operation in 2017, HPA has welcomed more than 25 expert visitor groups from all over the world at its sub-station. These included other ports and terminal operators, who briefed themselves on shore-based power sup- ply in Hamburg.
Cruise ships calling at Cruise Center Steinwerder al- so have the opportunity to use low-emission power supply. Here ships whose auxiliary generators are designed for operation in port with LNG can be sup- plied from ashore with liquid gas from tankers. In ad- dition, there are plans to equip HafenCity Cruise Ter-
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