CATL to supply storage solutions for DHL logistics parks
CATL and DHL have officially signed a strategic partnership to reduce GHG emissions in logistics parks. Both parties have agreed that CATL will supply its stationary energy storage systems with liquid cooling and energy management platforms to DHL. In return, CATL has declared the German company to be its “preferred logistics service provider.”
The framework agreement that has now been signed was preceded last year by a letter of intent in which both companies announced their global collaboration on climate-neutral facilities and the electrification of DHL’s delivery fleet. The implementation is now taking place for the first time in the field of energy storage solutions for various DHL facilities, which “enable the energy structure optimization across various DHL’s facilities with maximum utilization of green energy,” as DH stated in a press release. According to the company, battery changing and fast charging systems will also be integrated into the system.
For its part, CATL hopes that the collaboration will provide further impetus for new solutions in the automotive sector. For example, the Chinese company wants to “explore the future of electric vehicles, battery recycling and end-of-life management, as well as pursuing innovations in the auto-mobility sector, supported by DHL’s global network of EV Centers of Excellence,” according to the statement.
“By combining DHL’s extensive logistics and operational expertise, and CATL’s innovative green technology, we are joining forces to deliver the trailblazing sustainable logistics solution to the industry,” emphasises Libin Tan, Co-President of Sales and Marketing at CATL. “Our strengthened cooperation with DHL will not only contribute to achieving both parties’ sustainability targets, but also facilitate the world towards to a greener future.”
“We’re excited to start using CATL’s energy solutions in our logistics parks, while providing our logistics services to CATL. This solution really highlights the great partnership and innovative spirit between our teams. It’s a perfect example of how we’re working together to achieve our shared goal of sustainability,” added Oscar de Bok, Managing Director DHL Supply Chain.
Deutsche Post DHL Group plans to convert 60 per cent of its delivery vehicles for the last mile to electric drives by 2030 – that would be more than 80,000 electric vehicles. In Germany alone, the DHL Group is already using around 32,400 electric transporters, with this figure set to rise to around 37,000 units by the end of the year. This is according to a report by the news agency DPA, which researched the proportion of electric vehicles in the large parcel service fleets in Germany this week. DHL uses by far the most electric delivery vans. With currently around 67,600 vans for parcel delivery, electric vehicles already make up 48 per cent of the fleet.
DHL’s lead in electrification is largely due to Deutsche Post DHL Group’s early Streetscooter initiative. The Group built its own electric transporters before the unprofitable business was sold in 2022. Many of the vehicles built at the time are still in the DHL fleet but are increasingly being supplemented by electric vans from other brands. Incidentally, DHL is on target to have 37,000 electric vans by the end of the year. The Group had already set this target for 2025 in 2021. By 2030, “80 to 90 per cent of the fleet in Germany is to be converted to electric drive,” DHL manager Nikola Hagleitner is quoted in the DPA report.
In the truck sector, DHL is planning the long-distance test deployment of ten electric trucks in Germany this year, “which will cover a distance of 250 to 500 kilometres per trip,” according to the company. In Berlin and the surrounding area, 13 electric trucks are already in use for shorter distances, as well as in Hamburg.
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