Green depots, offices and stations by 2025
To achieve its goal of sustainable mobility, DB will run its depots, office buildings and stations in Germany entirely on renewable power from as early as 2025. In addition, heating systems will be made greener, and fossil energy sources such as fuel oil and natural gas will be phased out. Increased energy efficiency in the coming years will also help to reduce consumption.
Significantly younger train fleets in long-distance, regional and freight transport will further reduce DB’s CO2 emissions, as will investment in operations. Researching and developing alternative drive systems and fuels will act as a further step on the path toward climate neutrality.
Alternative drive systems and fuels
DB is conducting pilot projects that are open to all technologies and concentrate on greener regional and local transport by road and rail. Plans include converting DB Regio’s bus fleet to more climate-friendly fuels, building new infrastructure for battery-powered trains, supplying fuel cell trains with hydrogen and using synthetic fuels for road and rail transport.
Digitalizing the railways and performing technical upgrades will also have a positive impact on DB’s carbon footprint in the coming years, for example in maintenance.
