Kuehne + Nagel has announced that it will organise the offshore project logistics for the power-to-methanol part of the pilot phase of the Haru Oni project in Chile for Siemens Energy. The project is a collaboration between Siemens Energy (Germany), Porsche (Germany) and Highly Innovate Fuels or HIF (Chile). By the end of 2021, the main wind turbine components – a 77-tonne nacelle, 65-meter-long blades and tower sections – will be transported from multiple ports in China and delivered in one lot as part charter to Punta Arenas, Chile. In addition, there will be various container and flat-rack transports from Europe.
The project, officially launched on September 10, 2021, consists of an initial pilot phase, with the aim to produce 130,000 litres of e-fuels by 2022. In two following phases, the capacity is planned to be increased to around 55m litres per year by 2024, and to around 550m litres by 2026. According to the companies, the project will create the world’s first integrated commercial plant for producing climate-neutral fuel from wind and water with the purpose of decarbonising the transport sector.
Torsten Dubsky, project director for Haru Oni at Siemens Energy, stated: “Renewable energy will no longer be produced only where it is needed, but where natural resources like wind and sun are available on a massive scale. New supply chains are going to arise everywhere to carry renewable energy from one region to another. We are excited that Kuehne + Nagel is partnering with us for the Haru Oni Pilot Project.”
Mustafa Sener, Global Head of Project Logistics at Kuehne + Nagel, added: “We are not only committed to reducing our contribution to global CO2 emissions through our Net Zero Carbon programme. We also want to actively reduce CO2 emissions in transport. We are proud to be a partner in this project whose aim is to meet the EU 2030 climate targets.”
Source: Kuehne + Nagel
