Engie Deutschland and the Port of Kiel have signed a contract to establish an electric charging infrastructure for trucks. Both companies want to send a signal for greater sustainability in heavy-duty road freight.
With Engie Vianeo, the subsidiary brand for e-charging infrastructure within the Engie Group, two locations with truck charging points at the Port of Kiel will be realized and come into operation in late summer 2026.
Two charging stations at the East Shore and the Norwegenkai
Initially, the charging stations at the Ostuferhafen are to be available, shortly afterwards at the Norwegenkai as well. The planning foresees that the charging stations have bidirectional charging points and that the vehicles can be supplied with 100 percent green electricity from renewable energy sources.
The charging park at Kiel Seaport shall in
the future function as a central component of the truck charging corridor in Europe and contribute to the sustainability of European ports as well as to promote the ramp-up of electric mobility, according to the two companies. Dr. Dirk Claus, Managing Director of Seehafen Kiel GmbH & Co. KG:
“With our pioneering project, we are sending a strong signal for the sustainable transformation of heavy-duty transport in Germany and across Europe. The collaboration with Engie Deutschland is a real win – together we will create the infrastructure needed to establish the Port of Kiel as a green hub in the European logistics network.”
Lighthouse project in Germany
The start of the charging infrastructure project is an important milestone for the decarbonisation of freight transport in Northern Germany. The future site at
the Norwegenkai offers an optimal location due to its direct proximity to the ferry port to Norway. In total, there will be four charging points, equipped with the Combined Charging System (CSS) standard and able to deliver a maximum charging power of 400 kilowatts. The high-power hardware HYC400 from Alpitronic will be deployed.
Initially, three additional CSS charging stations with two charging points each of the same hardware are to be built at the Osthafen site on the newly created truck parking area – close to the ferry point to the Baltic States and to Sweden. In addition, further charging points are planned for the future, it says.
Fast charging and overnight charging
Both locations will in the future enable fast charging as well as overnight charging, creating optimal conditions for
carrier companies to comply with legally mandated rest periods. The installation of charging stations at central logistics hubs in the port contributes, on the one hand, to optimizing operations. On the other hand, it strengthens the attractiveness of the site for transport companies that rely on sustainable mobility. Jan-Niklas Ellerich, Head of Business Development & Sales Heavy-Duty-Charging at Engie Deutschland:
“Electromobility in heavy-duty transport is a central lever for more climate protection in the logistics sector – and in many applications already today the most economically viable solution. At Engie in Germany, we are pleased to push this goal forward for and with the Kiel Seaport. The new charging park is not only a milestone for Engie Vianeo in Germany, but also an important step toward emission-free freight transport in Europe.”
