Energy Hotspot JADE-WESER-REGION
We have come to a point that will define the history of an entire region. At the ENERGY HUB, we are setting the course today. Not just for a climate-neutral nation but for the relocation of innovative companies. For jobs – especially in the energy industry. For new skilled labour. For green energy. Here, in our Jade-Weser region.
NETWORK AND DISCUSSION ARENA – Berlin, 9 May
NATIONAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Our region aims to become the centre of green energy and sustainable production processes for Germany!
9 May 23 – The ENERGY HUB event in Berlin was held under the motto „Transformation Processes as a National Responsibility“.
On the water front
Our location?
Energy for tomorrow.
Setting things in motion takes a lot of energy: the German industry is not only one of the most powerful in the world, it’s also the country’s largest energy consumer. Around a third of total German demand goes into the industrial value chain.
Germany can’t meet the challenges of the energy transition on its own. It will take imports by ship and via pipelines to help meet energy demands. And that calls for powerful ports, a reliable infrastructure and innovative companies. That calls for the ENERGY HUB Port of Wilhelmshaven.
Powered by Wilhelmshaven.
Energy is part of our heritage: for decades, the Wilhelmshaven region has been a key hub for the energy supply. We have always been the port of call for the very things that drive Germany and its industry. First for oil and gas, and now for electricity, generated sustainably through North Sea winds. And increasingly for hydrogen, for processing, storage and transportation.
With that, we here at the ENERGY HUB are making a major contribution to the transformation of the German energy supply. And could meet up to two thirds of Germany’s H₂ demand as early as 2031.
WANDEL? KÖNNEN WIR.
Der Grundstein für die jüngste Veränderung wurde 2022 gelegt – mit der Errichtung des ersten deutschen LNG-Terminals. Für mehr Unabhängigkeit im Energiesektor. Und für eine grüne Zukunft. Schon bald wird hier der erste Anleger für verflüssigte Gase (AVG) an den Start gehen. Ein Signal mit bundespolitischem Ausmaß. Denn die deutsche Energiewende beginnt hier, an der Jade.
Bis dahin gibt es noch viel zu tun: Für die Ankunft schwimmender Spezialschiffe müssen komplexe Hafenanlagen installiert werden. Wir tun alles für einen effektiven und nachhaltigen Wasserstoff-Wirtschaftskreislauf – made in WHV.

Ein FSRU-Anleger ist eine Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), ein spezieller Schiffstyp, der LNG (liquefied natural gas) lagert und bei Bedarf wieder in gasförmigen Zustand bringt, um es in das Pipelinesystem einzuspeisen.
Anleger für verflüssigte Gase. An diesem Anleger sollen verschiedene Gase umgeschlagen werden - synthetische klimaneutrale Gase wie Wasserstoff und Ammoniak sowie verflüssigtes Erdgas (LNG = Liquefied Natural Gas). Der AVG-Anleger dient als Schnittstelle zwischen dem Seetransport von verflüssigten Gasen und der Landinfrastruktur.

About us
EMPOWERMENT. FOR AN ENTIRE REGION.
Smart people, a strong industry and unique geographical conditions: the Jade-Weser region has tremendous potential to become a European hydrogen hot spot. New energy means empowerment. For the economy, the people and the entire region.
The future is circular.
We can’t yet prevent the release of carbon dioxide during industrial processes. But we can manage it. As Germany will depend on CO2 exports for the time being, we are thinking ahead – and at the ENERGY HUB, we are looking at how we can export CO2 to our partner countries as well as how to tap regional recycling systems.
Energy Location Wilhelmshaven
WHO IF NOT US?

Bridging the gap
ACCEPTING COMPROMISES. TO SAVE THE CLIMATE.
Our goal is climate neutrality. Reaching that goal currently means using bridging technologies, including controversial ones, such as CCS, or liquid natural gas, LNG for short. Technologies that may not fully conform to climate targets for 2045 but that will take us in the right direction at high speed. Technologies that do their job but have a set expiry date.

Wind power? It’s something we’ve mastered.
We are a land of winds. The routes that lead to our region from wind farms in the German Bight, in Norway and Scotland are short: we deliver energy to the places that need it – and the rest, we store.

Solar power? Is on its way.
The sun provides the cheapest power available: solar energy. And soon, several tonnes could be landing on our coast on a regular basis. In the form of H2 derivatives: solar power from the European sun belt and Northern Africa, converted through electrolysis to make it easier to transport and utilise.

Hydrogen. Made from water for fire.
Fields that still rely predominantly on coal, oil or natural gas today could soon encounter a true game changer: green hydrogen. It is produced by decomposing water in oxygen and hydrogen by means of electrolysis, resulting in a non-toxic, colour and odourless gas that does not release harmful substances during combustion.
Electrolysis
ALL FOR SPLITTING.
When it comes to splitting, we here at the ENERGY HUB agree: electrolysis is the most efficient method of producing H2. Because it consumes less energy compared to other methods and because it’s eco-friendly.
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen takes more than just cutting-edge technology and smart ideas. It also takes pure water: in practice, 15-20 kilogrammes of the wet element produce one kilogramme of H2, which is still a lot less than the 20 to 45 kilogrammes needed to produce petrol with a comparable energy content.
That’s why here at the ENERGY HUB, we are working on technologies to produce and provide pure water efficiently as well as on ways of making sure electrolytic splitting uses as little energy and is as eco-friendly as possible. Another reason why our region is the ideal location for green hydrogen: we get our climate-neutral energy straight from the North Sea, a centre of wind and power.
Hydrogen and energy issues in simple terms:

Room for new industries
A SOURCE OF ENERGY AND IDEAS.
Chemicals, paper, glass, steel and other metals – our region not only has plenty of room for new companies, it also offers opportunities for energy-intensive industries and processes. The path to decarbonisation starts here. Because we have the potential for innovative industrial concepts needed to optimise H2 production and utilisation. The ENERGY HUB is expanding!
By-products
BY-PRODUCTS TAKE CENTRE STAGE.
When it comes to the energy transition, we have another iron in the fire: waste heat. Around 50° C from energy intensive processes within the ENERGY HUB that for all intents and purposes would drift off into the atmosphere. As a synergetic effect, they are a perfect source of heat. In the production facilities of the paper and cardboard factory, for example. Or to heat entire city districts via a heating network. And to supply urban farming projects with energy to cultivate and harvest regional fruit and vegetables.
What if we used the oxygen in an oxy-fuel power station to power regional industry? Or redirected waste heat to heat factory halls? Using heat pumps to recover waste heat reduces a company’s costs and makes them less dependent on energy providers. Integrating supposed waste products into processes increases cost and energy efficiency. And acts as a model for regions around the world. An all-win situation.
Carbon dioxide is the enemy. For decades, people around the world have been trying to reduce their carbon footprints – after all, this gas is a massive contributor to climate change. Because there is too much of it in the atmosphere, we need to think about how we can get it back out of there, at least in large parts. Much like plants do during photosynthesis, we need to use carbon dioxide for our own good.
Because CO₂ is not just a threat, it’s also an opportunity: If it is recycled instead of being released into the atmosphere unfiltered, carbon dioxide provides carbon. An elemental component of life that also has existential meaning for the chemicals industry.
The German industry converts 21 million tonnes of carbon into products every year, for example to manufacture painkillers, artificial fertiliser, outdoor clothing and car tires. 90 percent of this carbon comes from fossil sources. Here, recycled carbon is a valuable and eco-friendly alternative to oil, coal and natural gas – and could also be used as fuel and in plastic production in future.