We champion the cause of wind energy in Bremen and its practitioners and pioneers.
Bremen plays a key role in wind energy. Wind turbines and wind parks have been designed and built in Bremen since 1990. Wind energy is a thriving sector in the Bremen region and holds a great deal of potential for the future. Many of the industry's pioneering companies have based themselves here and form a strong network that covers all aspects of the value chain.
Today more than 120 companies and institutes employ more than 4,000 people across the industry, with approx. half of them working in offshore wind energy in Bremen and Bremerhaven. They are all part of a strong network that is ideal for facilitating a range of onshore and offshore wind energy projects.
In Germany, electricity generated by wind energy already accounts for 18 per cent of all power consumed in the public network, and plans are in place to increase this proportion further still.
Wind energy has a key role to play in the switch to renewable energy sources, and nowhere does the wind blow stronger than out on the high seas.
Thanks to its coastal location, Bremerhaven set itself on the course to offshore power generation more than ten years ago. Today the city is a internationally recognized competence centre for the offshore wind energy sector in Germany. Its maritime strength, expertise in logistics, and an integrated plan have together built a solid foundation for Bremerhaven as the port for offshore wind energy.
Research, development, production, service and maintenance – companies and institutes in Bremen and Bremerhaven cover all aspects of the wind energy industry:
See our events calendar to find out about events and trade fairs on the subject of wind energy.
The WAB Wind Energy Agency in Bremerhaven facilitates collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among its 300 or so members. It is the leading network for wind energy companies in the north-west of Germany and a point of contact for Germany's offshore wind energy industry.
Dieter Voß
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports
P +49 (0) 421 361-32175
The BARD Offshore 1 wind farm is a real pioneer. It has continually increased its output, and in 2017 it produced the most energy of all German offshore wind farms – 1.5 TWh – thanks in no small part to two Bremen-based companies.
Rotor blades withstand both wind and weather for decades. But it does create a problem when it comes to their disposal, as they don't decay and are nearly impossible to incinerate. Bremen's neocomp GmbH has developed a process – unique in Germany – which allows plastics that are reinforced with glass fibres to be recycled in an environmentally friendly way.
Irina Lucke has been at the helm of WAB since December 2016. We talked about her role in the german-wide trade association and the challenges that an ever-changing business and regulatory environment poses for the international wind energy industry.
