Strong arguments and big plans
Think big - for a rapid energy turnaround, the "Energieküste" wants to exploit the unique potential of the region even better. New companies, researchers, creative minds and skilled workers from all over Germany and Europe are to find a home in the future location. Whether green data centres, floating solar parks or ecological housing construction, the region rolls out the red carpet for decarbonisation. "Schleswig-Holstein's west coast offers targeted policy, research and funding for all players around renewable energies. Here you will find partnerships across all sectors, a wide-ranging, hands-on scene," says Annette Fröhlingsdorf, regional manager of the "Energieküste". "Don't talk, do" is the motto on the coast, as numerous projects prove.
Energieküste partners and projects
At HUSUM Wind, the "Energieküste" presents some of the trend-setting projects. For example, the eFarm in North Frisia, which produces hydrogen with electricity from citizen energy projects and makes it usable for fuel cell buses for local public transport. Also fascinating are the offshore hydrogen project AquaVentus on Helgoland and the real-world laboratory WESTKÜSTE100 as well as the world's leading developer of lithium-ion battery cells Customcells from Itzehoe and the Helgoland Test Centre for Maritime Technologies. Newcomers to the "Energieküste" include SunOyster GmbH with its clever solar products that also keep you cool, Inselwerk Föhr-Amrum GmbH with its sustainable island energy project and Breezer Aircraft GmbH & Co. KG, which is building an additional production facility and competence centre in Bredstedt. Alternative propulsion systems for Breezer Aircraft's aircraft will also be developed here, preferably with hydrogen, of course.
About the Energieküste
The Schleswig-Holstein North Sea coast is Germany's future location for renewable energies. Experts, researchers, creative minds and energy enthusiasts are shaping a highly innovative energy system from existing resources here. To bundle their know-how, the districts of North Frisia, Dithmarschen, Steinburg and Pinneberg founded the umbrella brand and platform "Energieküste". The aim of the districts, which have joined together to form the “Regionale Kooperation Westküste” and are regarded as incubators for innovations in the field of renewable energies, is to strengthen the existing economy, attract new companies and skilled workers and create a concise image for the business location. The "Energieküste" is financed with funds from the “Regionale Kooperation Westküste” budget, supported by the state programme Economy, and the four districts of the “Regionale Kooperation Westküste”.
