Port of Hamburg - Logistics company HHLA opens hydrogen test field in the port
The harbor logistics company HHLA is opening a test field for hydrogen use in Hamburg Port. This test field includes a hydrogen fueling station, as HHLA announced. Portal trucks, forklifts, and trucks can refuel with green hydrogen there in the future. Green hydrogen is considered climate-friendly because it is generated with electricity from renewable energies. The tank station will be publicly accessible, according to HHLA. The field is located at HHLA-Container Terminal Tollerort.
HHLA Managing Director Angela Titzrath stated that the field enables testing new technologies, collecting and evaluating data. Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) stated: "I hope that the hydrogen test field, thanks to the engagement of the port actors, will have a strong signaling effect." Hamburg's Senator for Economics Melanie Leonhard (SPD) spoke of an important step for Hamburg Port. Trucks that regularly come to the harbor could potentially benefit from the infrastructure in the future.
In a so-called Cluster, which HHLA founded, companies from various industries test and research how hydrogen can be used at the port and in logistics. The Federal Transport Ministry supports the Cluster and the fueling station with around three million euros. HHLA aims to be climate-neutral by 2040. This means that the company will then no longer influence the climate.
The test field for hydrogen use is located at the HHLA-Container Terminal Tollerort, specifically near the Port of Hamburg. During the energy transition, the hydrogen fueling station will provide green hydrogen, generated with electricity from renewable sources, for refueling of various vehicles such as portal trucks, forklifts, and trucks. This initiative by HHLA could potentially transform the traditional petrol station into an electricity and hydrogen station within the harbor. The Federal Transport Ministry's support of around three million euros is a significant boost towards achieving HHLA's goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040, contributing to the city of Hamburg's overall efforts in the energy transition in shipping.
