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Liebherr’s Hydrogen-Powered Loader Begins Trial Operation in Port Handling
“We want to be well-positioned for the future and are therefore already working on the development of various alternative drive systems. This will enable us to bring the technology best suited to each specific application to series production as soon as the market demands it. The pilot project at the fishing harbour offers ideal conditions for development: the Bremerhaven region has the necessary infrastructure to supply our hydrogen-powered machine, enabling us to test the wheel loader under real-world conditions,” reported Günther Holzer, technical managing director of Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH.
Green hydrogen, produced directly in the region, serves as the energy source within the pilot project. Wind turbines supply electricity, which an electrolyser from HY.City.Bremerhaven converts into hydrogen. The hydrogen is then transported via mobile storage solutions to the hydrogen refuelling station, where the L 566 H can be refuelled.
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In its day-to-day operations at Georg Grube GmbH, the hydrogen-powered wheel loader feeds conveyor systems, transports sand, gravel, and rock between storage areas, and loads processed material onto lorries for onward transport. The specific conditions in Bremerhaven provide an ideal environment for practical application. In recent years, the region has developed into an important centre for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Fuel cell cars, buses, and lorries are already in use here today. With the L 566 H, a hydrogen-powered wheel loader is now also expanding the range of applications away from public roads. The project is providing important insights into the use of alternative powertrains in demanding applications and demonstrates that hydrogen propulsion can, in future, represent an economically viable complementary technology to battery-electric powertrains, provided the right regional conditions are in place.
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