Bremerhaven‘s Way to a leading European Offshore Wind Energy Center Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
• One of 16 Federal States of Germany • Area: 158 sq. mi (408 km²) • Population: 661,301 • Main industries: – Maritime and trade economies
– Automotive industry (Daimler AG) Bremen – Aerospace – Food and beverage industry – Logistics
• Consists of two cities: Bremen & Bremerhaven Seaport City Bremerhaven
• Largest city on the German North Sea coast – population: 112,982.
• Situated at the Weser River estuary and Bremerhaven is part of the Federal State of Bremen. Bremen • Port and maritime industry (shipbuilding, engineering, steel and plant construction). Germany’s leading fish processing location. • 5.92 Mio. TEU containers processed in 2011. • Europe‘s biggest shipment center for cars: 2.13 Mio. in 2011. • A nucleus for renewable energy sources with a focus on offshore wind, marine science and industry logistics. • Tourism. A brief history…
• 1945: Ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven in American zone of occupation
• During the Cold War, Bremerhaven served as key supply harbor for the U.S. Army stationed in Western Europe.
• With growing competition from other Asian and Eastern European ports, the region experienced a severe economic downturn.
– Structural change in the fisheries industry, – Loss of purchasing power due to withdrawal of American troops – downclosure of shipyards leading to a sharp rise in unemployment and a dramatic population decrease (from 147,000 to 113,000).
• In 1998: unemployment at 22.3% (i.e. highest peak in West Germany). The electricity mix in Germany 2011
Natural Gas Other Wind energy
Lignite Coal
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Nuclear Power
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Bituminous Coal Photovoltaic Renewable Energies Renewables & Jobs in Germany
Industry Goal
Number of Jobs Market development in Europe
Offshore GW Installed and Forecast, 2000-2020 We are here today!
Source: Emerging Energy Research 7 Companies in the Wind Energy Industry in Bremerhaven
8 Job creation in Bremerhaven
New Jobs New Jobs Companies End of 2010 November of 2012
AREVA Wind GmbH 463 700
REpower 130 200
WeserWind GmbH 330 1200
PowerBlades GmbH 375 600
Fraunhofer Institut 56 120
PowerWind GmbH 28 50
sum 1382 2870
Bremerhaven is the largest industrial area for the construction of offshore wind turbines and equipment on the North Sea. Jobs in the offshore wind industry projected to reach 14,000 by 2020.
9 Regional spread of supplier industries in Germany
(WAB / PwC Report 2012) Offshore windpark facts
• Alpha Ventus – 60 MW – 12 wind turbines - 5 MW each – 250 mio. Euro – since 2009
• Global Tech I – 400 MW – 80 wind turbines - 5 MW each – 1.6 bn. Euro – completion in 2013 Development of Industrial Real Estate
Südlicher Fischereihafen, Labradorhafen 1999 Development of Industrial Real Estate
13 Südlicher Fischereihafen, Industriegebiet Luneort 2012 Offshore-wind industry in the south of Bremerhaven in 2012
Fraunhofer Institut PowerBlades GmbH REpower Systems AG AREVA Wind GmbH WeserWind GmbH Offshore Transition Kaiserhafen – ABC-Halbinsel
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