Wirtschaftsstandort Gelsenkirchen - englische Fassung
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10 City with Entrepreneurial Spirit STRONG INDUSTRIES<br />
It‘s in<br />
the mix<br />
<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>‘s economy offers a broad range<br />
With an extensive power<br />
supply network and the<br />
expansion of renewable<br />
energies, <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong> sets<br />
trend-setting impulses.<br />
T he<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>economyoffersabroaderbasis<br />
thaneverbefore.Overthepasttwodecades,<br />
pioneeringtechnologiesforrenewableenergy<br />
generationhavebeenconstantlyimproved–and<br />
<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>tooktheopportunitytoestablish<br />
itselfasanimportantlocationforrenewableenergies.<br />
The first milestone in this direction was the<br />
new construction of the Wissenschaftspark, which<br />
created a sensation in 1995 with the world’s largest<br />
solar roof then. From there, the development rapidly<br />
grew: Energy service providers, entrepreneurs,<br />
developers, architects, engineers and housing companies<br />
took the opportunities that were in the new<br />
energies. Many home and corporate roofs are covered<br />
with solar modules in <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>. At the<br />
Wissenschaftspark <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong> the visitor center<br />
RuhrEnergy has its headquarters with the permanentexhibitionSolarexpo,fromherethe<br />
KlimaExpo.NRW controls their activities.<br />
Today, <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong> is also one of the most important<br />
German locations in the glass industry, experts<br />
develop glass here with continuously new features:<br />
Breaking strength, heat resistance, excellent insulationvaluesandtheabilityforself-cleaningarethe<br />
focus of research and production. As a nationwide<br />
active specialists network, Flachglas-Markenkreis<br />
has its headquarters in <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>. In the glass<br />
industry field, companies have specialized in glass<br />
processing.<br />
Wind turbines at the Halde Oberscholven
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