Rheinisches Revier is already one of Germany's most important production centers. Nearly 100,000 people work in the energy-intensive industry sectors. To ensure that this number continues to grow, we’re providing research synergies, investment incentives and top infrastructure. And we’re making sure that international companies feel just as comfortable here as they do at home.
Rheinisches Revier: A region that’s transforming industry
Rheinisches Revier is the German innovation hub in the heart of Europe. A place that combines unique location advantages and growth opportunities with sustainable progress for the whole of society. Anyone investing here is shaping the future – because the largest lignite mining area on the continent is now becoming its first climate-neutral industrial region.
Germany's most important industrial project
Germany’s Federal Government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are dedicating almost 15 billion euros to the transformation of Rheinisches Revier. Most importantly, however, the region has a clear plan and strong partners to make the vision of a next-generation industrial location a reality.
As the energy center of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheinisches Revier offers industry globally unparalleled security of electricity supply. And this will not change, since we’re investing heavily in the expansion of wind power and photovoltaics. We’re also well on the way to becoming a European hydrogen hub, from which industry and mobility will benefit in a sustainable way.
"North Rhine-Westphalia is taking the path from coal to AI", says the state’s Minister President Hendrik Wüst. This is also due to Rheinisches Revier being the ideal location for data infrastructures, so crucial for AI and cloud computing. Major investments by global companies, cutting-edge international research and promising digital projects demonstrate that a dynamic hub for digital technologies is emerging on the doorstep of the tech centers of Cologne and Düsseldorf.
Role Models in a model region
Why transformation is a success story in Rheinisches Revier.
©Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier, Tomas Rodriguez
With courage and regional partners, we’re advancing hydrogen technologies and turning the region into a showcase for the energy transition.
Stefanie Peters, Managing Partner, NEUMAN & ESSER, Übach-Palenberg
©Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier, Tomas Rodriguez
In cooperation with the Helmholtz Cluster, we meet 20% of the hospital's energy demand with hydrogen.
Tomasz Königs, Technical Director, Hermann-Josef Hospital, Erkelenz
©Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier, Tomas Rodriguez
We’re making artificial intelligence tangible for businesses and the region.
Marje Brütt, Project Manager at AI Village Hürth, Rhein-Erft-Kreis
©Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier, Tomas Rodriguez
We’re setting new standards with emission-free production, robotics and sustainable raw materials.
Prof. Dr. Maike Rabe, Textile Factory 7.0/Head of the Research Institute for Textiles and Clothing at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Mönchengladbach
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