Hamburg is a major hub for renewable energy in Germany, home to over 1,400 renewable energy companies employing 24,700 people. As the fourth strongest economic region in the EU with a population of 1.7 million, Hamburg has committed to increasing renewable energy sources from 17% to 35% by 2020 and over 80% by 2050 to meet national climate goals. Key industries in Hamburg's renewable energy sector include 10 wind turbine manufacturers and 7 offshore wind project developers, as well as expertise in certification, engineering, logistics, and research focused on offshore wind, biomass, biofuels and other renewables. Hamburg aims to partner on projects around energy transition, batteries, smart grids, and e-mobility to further

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Key facts on the Hamburg metropolitan region / Germany
•Area: 755 km² (metro region 19,801 km²)
•Population: abt. 1.7 million (metro region 4.5 million)
•4th strongest regional GDP in EU, highest purchasing power in Germany
•Less than 2.5 h journey to UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe
•Same distance to North Sea and Baltic Sea: many local synergies within the
metro region create economic stimulus dedicated to offshore wind,
Renewables business sector in the Hamburg metro region
•1,466 companies (53.3 % in Hamburg City), active in the field of
wind, photovoltaic, bioenergy, h²/e-mobility, grid and storage techn.
•24,700 employees (1.4 % of total employment) - comparable to AIRBUS
•Growth 2008 - 2011 abt. 5,000 new jobs, growth rate 56% compared to 8.3
% non-renewables sectors
Renewable Energy Cluster Network
•PPP (association + city) with board executives from utilities, Siemens etc.
•Renewable energy cluster network with > 180 companies and institutes
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10 wind turbine manufacturers in Hamburg
•international headquarters
•product development offshore
•project management offshore
•material procurement
•international sales
•R&D centers
7 offshore wind and RE project developers
•65 % of all German offshore wind projects
managed and developed in Hamburg
Large portfolio of know-how based services
•leading in certification (projects, techn.)
•sea law and RE law (EEG-Act, international)
•maritime engineering and logistics
•finance and insurance
R&D and renewables integration
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•4 universities and 12 private institutes
•optimizing the logistic chain and interfaces
•offshore maritime research (incl. sub-sea)
•materials, lightweight composites
•QM, process control and simulation
•biofuels, biogas and biomass

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Hamburg’s climate protection targets
•Committed to goal of increasing RE from 17% to 35% by 2020 and > 80% by 2050
•Contributes to the national climate action goals of - 40% CO² emission by 2020 (> - 80% by 2050)
Climate Lighthouse Projects related to Net Zero Cities
smartPORT Energy
Energy Hill
E-Mobility Region
Hafen City Hamburg
IBA Hamburg
Key areas for partnerships, cooperation and projects 2014-2015
Politics
•Energy Transition “Energiewende“
•Energy and climate
•Cluster development
•Urbane development
Energy
•Battery and storage
•Smart Grid
•RE Hybrid technologies
•Cleantech
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Mobility
•Green port engineering
•Smart infrastructure
•Hydrogen technology
•E-Mobility and e-quartiers