Energiestandort Wilhelmshaven

A unique deep water port

with a depth of more than 18 metres, making it a port of call for special purpose ships that transport H2, thus enabling the import of hydrogen

Free space

to expand the infrastructure and attract energy-intensive industries – to relocate right at the source

Green energy

such as wind power, which can be used to produce sustainable hydrogen

Underground storage

in the form of up to 99 salt caverns that can store 22.5 TWh – that’s 50 percent of the current German storage potential

Efficient transportation routes

via pipelines, power lines or by ship

Powerful companies

with clear targets for the energy transition

A vision shared

by politics, business and the scientific community in the region

A key hub

for energy carriers of various origins – for example from the North Sea region or overseas

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Our Region

ENERGY EXPERTISE: WHERE KNOWLEDGE FLOURISHES.

Three counties: one region. With a lot of wind, plenty of water and unique know-how. Together, we are ready to take on a central role in the European energy supply. As a centre of hydrogen expertise – right by the North Sea.

Offshore wind farm cluster „Nordsee One“ in Wittmund county

The Energy Campus in Wesermarsch county

JadeBay wind farm in Frisia county

Model project „WindNODE“ in Wilhelmshaven

A SOURCE OF ENERGY AND IDEAS.

Throughout history, people have tended to settle wherever they found a source. Most villages were built right by the water to be able to use it as sustenance, in transport and to generate energy. And locations directly behind the dyke are still considered among the best today.

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 GREEN CITY BY THE SEA.

If there’s one thing Wilhelmshaven has a lot of, it’s water. But it’s very green, as well, and has been since 1920, when our seaside health resort first opened. And today, almost half of our city is completely green. With agriculture – and lots of woods. Our city has green parks and even green beaches. And we’re also an official Fairtrade Town.

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WIND POWER? WE’VE GOT IT.

Can we save nature using what it gives us? We can – by harnessing the wind. Here on the North Sea coast, that’s one thing we have in abundance: clean and boundless. 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.

Even though we are not able to reach climate targets using energy generated exclusively from wind power at the moment, it still plays a key role in the energy transition: as a provider of energy to produce green hydrogen. Onshore – or even better: in the turbines themselves.

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