The Port of Hamburg is taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the energy transition and positioning itself as a sustainable energy hub. Companies operating in the field of sustainable energy sources will be prioritized. In addition to storage, processing and refining, this also includes suppliers, service providers and manufacturing companies of systems and technical equipment for sustainable energy sources.
The Sustainable Energy Hub is mainly located in the port areas in Neuhof, Hohe Schaar, Moorburg and Harburg with large-scale industrial and terminal companies with sufficient distance from residential areas and good network infrastructure (electricity, pipelines).
To ensure that this development progresses as efficiently as possible, Hamburg Port Authority gave the starting signal for the “Sustainable Energy Hub Hamburg (SEH)” initiative on October 9, 2023.
There are many companies that are already based in Hamburg, such as Mabanaft, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), EVOS Air Products, Green Ports Hamburg, Hamburg Energiewerke, Gasnetz Hamburg, Shell, Holborn, H&R Schindler, LOTHER GRUPPE, Energie Hub Moorburg GmbH and Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub.
On the one hand, the initiative has set itself the goal of better networking between port companies. On the other hand, it would like to raise public awareness of Port of Hamburg as an energy port, because the transition to sustainable energy will be the dominant topic in the coming years and decades. The initiative aims to create an ecosystem that facilitates collaboration in the Port of Hamburg.
For example, it should be possible to coordinate infrastructure needs among those involved. To achieve this, information should be exchanged, win-win projects identified, and network expansion planned in a timely and needs-based manner. In this way, companies can use synergies and pool their interests.
