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) –  Aerospace –  Food and beverage industry –  Logistics

•  Consists of two cities: Bremen & Bremerhaven

Bremen

•  Largest city on the German North Sea coast – population: 112,982.

•  Situated at the Weser River estuary and is part of the Federal State of 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.

Seaport City Bremerhaven

Bremen

Bremerhaven

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

Lignite Coal

Bituminous Coal Renewable

Nuclear Power

Other Wind energy

Biomass

Hydropower

Photovoltaic

Energies

Renewables & Jobs in Germany

Number of Jobs

Industry Goal

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Offshore GW Installed and Forecast, 2000-2020

Market development in Europe

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Companies in the Wind Energy Industry in Bremerhaven

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Companies New Jobs End of 2010

New Jobs 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

Job creation in Bremerhaven

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.

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

Südlicher Fischereihafen, Labradorhafen 1999

Development of Industrial Real Estate

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Development of Industrial Real Estate

Südlicher Fischereihafen, Industriegebiet Luneort 2012

Fraunhofer Institut

PowerBlades GmbH

REpower Systems AG

AREVA Wind GmbH

WeserWind GmbH

Offshore-wind industry in the south of Bremerhaven in 2012

Offshore Transition Kaiserhafen – ABC-Halbinsel

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