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Hamburg focusing
on shore-based energy
Hamburg is taking on a pioneering role by upgrading the use of onshore en- ergy as an alternative source for vessels during lay times in port. From 2022, as the first port in Europe, Hamburg will provide shore-based energy for both cruise vessels and large containerships. At a total of eight connec- tion points onshore energy will be available for containerships at Burchard-
kai, Europakai and Predöhlkai. In addition, it is being extend- ed to all existing cruise ship terminals. Since 2016, the Altona terminal has already had the first onshore energy unit for cruise vessels in Europe. All of the energy points will be connected to the general power grid, providing the ships with renewable energy going for- ward. Completion is planned for 2022,
with regular operation from 2023.
© HPA / Andreas Schmidt-Wiethoff
Synthetic natural gas
as fuel
Hamburg-based Nauticor is providing support as a logistics partner for MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine in the first use worldwide of synthetic natural gas or SNG as fuel for a sea-going vessel. As part of the project, some of the LNG that the 1,036 TEU container feedership ‘Wes Amelie’ consumes on a round voyage is to be replaced by SNG. It is produced from hydrogen that has been previously manufac- tured using power from renewable sources, i.e. ‘green’ hy- drogen. The 20 tons of SNG in total are being supplied by car manufacturer Audi’s Power-to-Gas plant in Werlte near Clop- penburg that is currently being equipped with a liquefaction plant. For the production of SNG the plant will use wind pow- er, making it 100% climate neutral. The SNG manufactured this way will lead to a reduction of some 56 tons of CO2 emis- sions on board the ‘Wes Amelie’.
© Wessels Reederei