HHLA in flagship E-mobility project

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) is taking part as an open-air laboratory for a German energy transition project, whereby its battery-operated automated guided vehicles (AGVs) will be recharged using surplus renewable generated energy.

In addition to its practical considerations, the project is bringing together businesses and research institutions to focus on the model’s commercial viability of using a battery administration system developed as part of BESIC (Battery Electric Heavy Goods Transports within the Intelligent Container Terminal Operation).

The system calculates the ideal charging times – in both ecological and economic terms – by exchanging data with Vattenfall’s load forecasting system and the CTA terminal management system.