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Luftaufnahme eines Schwerlasttransportschiffs beladen mit elektrischen Turbinenschaufeln.
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‘Energiehäfen der Zukunft’ (Energy ports of the future)

The German sea ports play a decisive role in achieving the climate targets. The project compares expansion plans with the needs of the energy transition and develops solutions.

Goal: to evaluate the existing capacities of Germany’s sea ports and develop means and pathways to enable them to fulfil future tasks to achieve climate targets

Topics: Renewable energies, Overall system, Infrastructure, International partnership, Hydrogen, Generating and distributing energy

Runtime: March 2024 to December 2024

Am Pier eines Seehafens festgemachtes Transportschiff, beladen mit Windgeneratorflügeln, in der Nähe stehen Hafenkräne.
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Our mission

The importance of German sea ports for achieving climate targets is steadily increasing. It is cost-intensive and a complex task for port operators and the individual federal states to provide a port infrastructure that can cope with the growing tasks required as a hub.

 

The importance of German sea ports for achieving climate targets is steadily increasing. It is cost-intensive and a complex task for port operators and the individual federal states to provide a port infrastructure that can cope with the growing tasks required as a hub.

The project has the following objectives:

  • Determine future component and energy source quantities
  • Quantify transformation requirements
  • Determine tanker capacity requirements
  • Derive the required shipyard capacity
  • Identify capabilities and capacities of the sea ports of Germany
  • Allocate identified future energy industry requirements to existing capacities and derive expansion requirements
  • Estimate required resources and paths
  • Evaluate the role of selected European sea ports in fulfilling the German requirements
Ein Schiff mit Windradflügeln bei Sonnenuntergang.
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Our approach

dena has started by identifying the need for port infrastructure (target status) in the ‘Energy ports of the future’ project. To this end, the import requirements for the necessary components for renewable energies and energy sources are being determined. In addition, dena is analysing the current status of the sea ports and the existing expansion plans. This information is being used to identify the need for action and expansion (actual/target comparison). Distribution options can also be derived to counteract bottlenecks at an early stage.

 

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    Kim Lakeit

    Director, Staff Unit for International Cooperation