H2 H2 109 Green light on green fuel Saving electricity with LEDs Two eco-buildings in Poland are equipped with sensor-controlled lights that only light up when needed. The smart spotlights only switch on when an employee is actually in the room. Clean oceans As part of an employee campaign, the company is donating all kilometers logged in quarter 2 2022 as the same amount of money to the non-profit Ocean Conservancy. Similar power HVO can be mixed with fossil diesel fuel or used as a pure substance. “Back in the 19th century, we didn’t know anything about climate change. Now I’m proud that DB Schenker is a pioneer in protecting the environment.” (Gottfried Schenker) 106 107 112 113 Ingo Brauckmann Executive Vice President Contract Logistics / SCM at DB Schenker in Europe “ We are shaping and driving change. In turn, this improves the industry as a whole. of freight this way per year. Conversely, around 20 million metric tons are transported by sea. The difference: 20,000 containers can be loaded onto an ultra-large cargo ship, corresponding to around 200,000 metric tons. A cargo aircraft, on the other hand, can fit little more than 100 metric tons, drastically increasing the carbon footprint of each unit transported. DB Schenker currently relies on biofuels for both options. In aviation, the success of a pilot flight in late 2020 saw regular charter flights launched between Frankfurt, Germany, and Shanghai, China, as part of Lufthansa Cargo’s flight schedules from 2021 onward, which are 100% inset with green fuel. For currently 38 connections worldwide, the equivalent biofuel to the transported goods is purchased. The same is applied for around 150 port connections in ocean freight with shipping company CMA CGM. From biofuel and green hydrogen, this green journey will lead to electricity-based fuels gen- erated solely from solar and wind energy (eFuels or power-to-X fuels). E-cargo bikes and e-trucks will play a key role in land transport, while hydrogen vehicles will be hugely important on long-distance routes in the future. “All in all, it’s a tough process,” says Schön. After all, the company relies on others, for instance in vehicle and biofuel production. “We want to capitalize on our chance to change the world,” adds Schön. “But we can’t do it alone.” A green diesel alternative: how the biofuel HVO is produced 108 110 Water (H2O) is decomposed into hydrogen(H2) and oxygen (O) CO2 is removed from the atmosphere during production During combustion in the diesel engine, CO2 is released back into the atmosphere Renewable energies Biological plants and waste residues Electricity generation Electrolysis Hydrogen is used to remove the oxygen (hydrotreating) Purification Hydrogen is reintroduced, producing HVO fuel (hydrocracking) HVO Atmosphere Production Modern solution Alternative fuels are needed to become emission-free. A great example is Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, or HVO for short, which is produced from biological plant and waste residues, among other things. 111 Water Electricity 28 29
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