NGlobal Magazin 01-2010

Niedersachsen Global www.nglobal.de 05 Logistics 80 inland harbours, 29,000 kilometres of state-wide roads, 13 high-capacity locations for intermodal traffic have turned Niedersachsen into a hub for the European goods traffic. 10 East, West, North, South 13 Green Logistics 15 Site Selection Energy World-wide leading wind turbine manufacturers, the lion’s share of Germany’s gas production and a growing biomass industry make the state a centre of expertise. 16 State of Energy 18 Committed to Renewable Energies 23 Hidden Treasures 26 Winds of Change 31 Some Like it Hot 32 Technology on the Sunny Side of Life 34 Power Plants 37 Meeting the Power State 38 Flexible Energy Storage Facilities 40 Battery Driven Cars 41 Energy Know-How 42 EcoCity Lüneburg Clusters  44 The Sounds of Hannover Mousse T. makes music for the whole world 46 Mini-Ronaldo The new player for the Soccer World Cup is only 6.8 mm tall 48 The China Link The Clausthal University of Technology is well-known in China Initiatives 50 Innovation Driver Interview with Jörg Bode 53 Business Card NGlobal: Foreign trade and locating bundled under one roof 54 New Growth Drivers Wanted Heading for new markets at Hannover Messe 2010 56 The Cup of Good Hope For the FIFA World Cup all eyes will be on South Africa 58 Keep It Real Nord/LB bank is one of the leading commercial banks in northern Germany Trade Fairs 60 Mediterranean Charm CeBIT and Hannover Messe are the spring flagship exhibitions in Hannover 62 Debuts in Brazil Deutsche Messe expands to Latin America Places 64 Capital Impact Hannover is not only the capital of Niedersachsen, but also the capital of research 69 Businesses in the City of Volkswagen In Wolfsburg one knows how to realise innovative ideas After Work 70 Taking a Walk on the Wild Side 73 Park & Ride 74 White Gold 75 Courage and Humility 76 Celebrating Playfulness 77 Hot Beats 77 Best of Classical Music Einbeck KWS Saat (page 36) Hannover CeBIT, Hannover Messe, Deutsche Messe (pages 16, 37, 54, 60-64) Continental (pages 40, 44, 65) Geozentrum Hannover (page 31) Hannover Airport (page 10) Hermes (page 8) KunstFestSpiele (page 76) Laserzentrum (page 46) Logistics Initiative (page 11) World Beat Festival (page 77) Mousse T. (page 44) NGlobal (pages 53, 55, 56) Ministry for Economics, Labour and Transport of Niedersachsen (page 50) Nord/LB (page 58) The Energy Revolution p. 17 An engineer is rising hight to work on Niedersachsen’s considerable windy potential. Logitstics Quiatur, a nonempore, Ic tem quam abo. Riso ad Consece rissum. p.14 Clusters & More Quiatur, a nonempore, Ic tem quam abo. Riso ad Consece rissum. p.14 Initiatives Quiatur, a nonempore, Ic tem quam abo. Riso ad Consece rissum. p.14 Publishedbylocalglobalincooperationwithwww.nglobal.de Niedersachsen Global 01 2010 Logistics / Energy, 6 EUR Niedersachsen Global Issue 1/2010 Cover picture: An Alpha Ventus engineer undergoes a helicopter training to reach the wind power facilities from the air. Photo: DOTI