Environmental measures

• Since May 2025, the ICE depot in Leipzig has been equipped with a photovoltaic system No. 30 on the roof, which covers up to a quarter of the depot’s electricity requirements, as well as a second-life battery storage system. The electricity stored from the photovoltaic system is then used when needed. In this way, the renewable energy produced is also used locally during peaks in demand, relieving the burden on the public power grid. The storage system developed by the DB start-up encore No. 120 consists of 30 used car battery modules that are reused with a new function. This saves valuable resources such as rare earths compared to the production of new batteries.
• For the new construction of the more climate-friendly ICE depot No. 48 at the Port of Dortmund, the first drilling for the 200-meter-deep geothermal probes for the planned geothermal system that will supply the depot with heating and air-conditioning from renewable energy sources took place in April 2025.
• The Climate Cup No. 27 for business customers was launched in February 2025. Companies collect points for the kilometers they travel on DB Long-Distance services within Germany and can win first-class Business BahnCards for all their employees. In this way, we aim to encourage climate-friendly travel with DB Long-Distance.