Deutsche Bahn expands its utilisation of wind power to supply electricity
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Approximately 190 gigawatt hours of wind power from the Amrumbank-West offshore wind farm in Germany will supply DB’s trains in the future.
Credit: Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is consistently converting its electricity supply to become more sustainable by utilising even more wind power. Around 190 gigawatt hours of North Sea wind per year from the German offshore wind farm, Amrumbank-West, will drive DB’s trains in the future. This quantity alone corresponds to the need for almost six days of electric rail operation throughout Germany.
DB currently holds around a third of the market share of green electricity contracts in Germany, the so-called PPA contracts, without any support from the Renewable Energies Act (EEG). At the same time, up to 153,000 tonnes of CO