Liebherr L 566 H hydrogen wheel loader begins field trial at Bremerhaven port
Liebherr's hydrogen-powered L 566 H wheel loader is now in real-world operation at Bremerhaven harbour, handling bulk materials for Georg Grube GmbH in a multi-year pilot.
Liebherr has put its hydrogen-powered L 566 H wheel loader into field operation at Bremerhaven's fishing harbour, where the white-and-blue machine works among cranes, conveyor belts and silos.
The machine moves large volumes of material daily, work previously handled by conventionally powered wheel loaders. Liebherr is supporting Georg Grube GmbH with the unit as part of a multi-year pilot project covering bulk materials handling.
Liebherr frames the trial as part of the growing hydrogen ecosystem in the Bremerhaven region. The source does not establish the loader's duty cycle, refuelling arrangements or performance figures, so the machine's real-world productivity remains unverified beyond its daily material handling.
For port and bulk-handling operations weighing hydrogen equipment, the trial puts a production-class wheel loader into continuous harbour work rather than a demonstration setting, making it a reference point for how such machines fit existing material flows.