Energy
Audit with limited assurance
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Diesel, petrol and heating oil in million litres |
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23.2 |
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24.1 |
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24.1 |
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28.0 |
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28.4 |
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Natural gas in million m3 |
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1.9 |
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7.5 |
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9.1 |
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8.0 |
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4.4 |
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Electricity (without traction) in million kWh |
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149.4 |
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133.7 |
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117.0 |
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123.2 |
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135.9 |
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thereof electricity from renewable energies |
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82.4 |
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97.4 |
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86.2 |
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78.7 |
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78.9 |
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Traction current in million kWh |
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206.7 |
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208.7 |
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191.9 |
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185.0 |
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181.4 |
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thereof electricity from renewable energies |
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117.4 |
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115.7 |
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6.6 |
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– |
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– |
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District heating in million kWh |
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3.9 |
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4.0 |
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3.1 |
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3.6 |
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3.7 |
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thereof district heating from renewable energies |
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2.8 |
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2.5 |
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2.2 |
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2.6 |
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2.7 |
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District heating supply in million kWh |
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0 |
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25.5 |
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32.8 |
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33.3 |
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10.9 |
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HHLA's climate protection goal can be achieved by increasing the proportion of renewables in the Group’s energy mix. For substantial CO2e reductions, HHLA aims to electrify more of its equipment and machinery at the terminals, thus substituting fossil fuels for renewables. Such equipment and machinery produces fewer emissions and less noise and is also easier to service.
In order to achieve its climate change mitigation target, HHLA focuses on energy-efficient equipment, facilities, machinery and processes. These advanced technologies not only lower emissions locally but also offer economic benefits, which are becoming increasingly important as energy prices rise. Several projects in this area were successfully implemented during the reporting period:
- The number of all-electric cars in operational use grew to 117 in the reporting period (previous year: 96).
- Ten locally emission-free, battery-operated automated guided vehicles (AGVs) were put into operation at Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in 2022 as we continued the expansion of our fleet of particularly energy-efficient and low-pollution heavy equipment.
- In the reporting year, work continued at Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) on a further four electrified storage blocks, each with three stacking cranes. After they commence operation as planned in 2023, this will enable containers to be stored and retrieved efficiently, with low emissions and requiring little space.
- At HHLA TK Estonia, the first photovoltaic system was put into operation.
- In addition, the computer-aided optimisation of container storage positions minimises the distance travelled by transport equipment, thereby reducing energy consumption and noise pollution.
The effectiveness of the existing energy management system, certified according to DIN ISO 50001:2018 and covering all HHLA companies with measurable energy consumption in Germany, was reaffirmed during the reporting period.
HHLA is also continually searching for new options to help the company reach its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. As a fuel source, hydrogen can play a key role in decarbonisation efforts, especially in port handling operations and in heavy goods logistics. For this reason, HHLA established the Clean Port & Logistics innovation cluster, a platform on which technologies powered primarily by hydrogen fuel cells are tested on port handling operations and heavy goods transportation and brought to market. More than 35 other companies from Europe, Asia as well as North and South America are involved in the cluster. It was put into operation in October 2022. The necessary infrastructure is currently being established and concepts for the change-over are in development. Initial tests are planned for the second half of 2023.
HHLA also plays an active role in the H2Global Foundation and is one of 240 partners from science and industry involved in the TransHyDE project. In this context, it is working actively on the import and distribution of hydrogen and its derivatives. Together with its partners, initial trial deliveries of CO2-reduced ammonia were handled in Hamburg at HHLA’s climate-neutral terminal Altenwerder in 2022 and transported onwards to the European hinterland, including by rail. The experience gained from doing this should accelerate and support the scaling-up of imports. Emissions