Municipality of Esbjerg – Denmark’s Energy Metropolis

Esbjerg – the obvious choice!

In Esbjerg you will find the unique combination of:

• Excellentportfacilitieswiththepossibilityofadjustingactivitiestoyourdemands.

• Proximitytomajoroffshorewindturbinegrowthmarkets.

• Closenesstoanetworkofworldclassproducersandsubcontractors/suppliers.

• Andaworkforcewithdeepandspecializedoffshoreknow-howgeneratedthrough decades.

IN SHORT:

Quick access to new markets and a very solid base for further growth.

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»Vigtigst af alt har Esbjerg Havn betydelig erfaring i at arbejde med offshoreindustriens behov, og desuden har Esbjerg opnået stor erfaring med vindmøller.« CEO John Westwood fra det inter­nationale analysehus Douglas­West­wood, med speciale i energisektoren.

Esbjerg er landets center for energi på havet og vil i 2015 være Danmarks centrum for energiteknologi. Udgangspunktet er en klynge med over 200 virksom­heder i tæt samarbejde med et stærkt uddannelses­ og forskningsmiljø. Allerede nu arbejder 9.000 inden for olie og gas samt vindenergi i Esbjerg Kommune, og i disse år investeres et milliardbeløb i infrastruktur, forskning og udvikling.

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Esbjerg

»Esbjerg er Danmarks offshoreby. Har DONG Energy brug for viden eller kompetencer inden for offshore, findes de i Esbjerg.«

Niels Bergh­Hansen, koncern­direktør DONG Energy.

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VISIONS:

Municipality of Esbjerg – the Energy Metropolis!

OUR VISION:

In 2015 the Municipality of Esbjerg is Denmark’s cent-er for energy technology based on a strong business cluster and a strong education and research environ-ment.

Our strategic focus: •OffshoreOilandGas.•OffshoreWind.•WaveTechnology.•BioEnergySystems.

Current actions – Offshore Wind:• GreenOffshoreCenter–Jointoffshorewindinno-vation.

•Co-operationwithRegionofSouthernDenmark.•Budget:Euro8million.• Timehorizon–Tobeestablishedbyautumn2011.

COMPETENCES:

That’s why the Municipality of Esbjergis Denmark’s Energy Metropolis!

•65%ofDanishwindturbineexportpassthroughthePortofEsbjerg.

•WithintheMunicipalityofEsbjerg10,000personsareemployedintheoil,gasandwindindustry.

•ThePortofEsbjergexpandsitsfacilitiesby1millionm2.

•250companiesoperateintheenergysector.

•Denmark’sthirdlargestener-gycompanySYDENERGIhasitsheadofficeinEsbjerg.

•WithintheMunicipalityofEsbjergmorethan500engi-neering consultants special-iseinenergyandoffshore.

•Approx.Euro65millionwillbeinvestedininfrastructuredevelopmentintheMunici-palityofEsbjergandthePortofEsbjerg.

•Morethan60highereduca-tioncourses,manyofwhichfocusonthedemandsoftheoffshoreandenergysector.

•InEsbjerganewindustrialareaisdedicatedtotheen-ergyindustry.

•WithintheMunicipalityofEsbjergmorethaneverytenthjobisanenergysectorjob.

•In2009theoffshoreindustrybroughtapprox.Euro3.5bil-lionintotheDanishTreasury.

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OFFSHOREINDUSTRIESINDENMARK:

Geographical dispersion of companies

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»Most importantly, Port of Esbjerg has considerable experiences in working with the demands from the offshore industry and simultaneously Esbjerg already has great windmill experiences.«

CEO John Westwood (of the international consulting firm Douglas-Westwood)

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POSITION:

Offshore wind installations up until 2020 in Europe Esbjerg offers:

•StrategicclosenesstopresentandplannedoffshorewindfarmsintheNorthSea.

•Thestrategiccompetencestoutilizethisposition.

• 12 GW correspond to 4,000 3 MW offshore tur-bines.

• The market value of the GW shown in Europe until 2020 is approx. Euro 95 billion.

• The 2020 target within the EU is the installation of 3,500 MW offshore turbines per year. And 11,000 MW offshore turbines per year from 2021 until 2030.

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BIOENERGY–ASTRONGPOSITIONWITHIN

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Esbjerg offers:

•Majorinternationalplayerswithinthebiomass-to-energysector.

•Morethan1,000personsemployedinthebioenergysector.

•Bioenergycluster–closecollaborationbetweenlocalcompaniesanduniversities.

•AalborgUniversityEsbjergeducates mastersofbioenergysystems.

COMPETENCES:

Esbjerg – strong offshore knowledge!

Offshore experiences

• Knowledge&competencesdevelopedover4decades.

• Offshoreknow-hownowalsoentailsoffshorewindknow-how.

• Qualifiedemployeesatalllevels.

• Internationalexperience.

• Together,localcompaniespossessalltheknow-howrequiredtodobusinessoffshore.

Offshore safety and security

•Security,riskanddamageanalysis.

• Offshoresecurityandsurveillance.

• Environmentalprotectionandalert.

• Damagecontrolandrescue.

• Qualitycontrolanddocumentation.

• Certificationandapprovals.

• Inspectionandtesting.

Offshore energy companies

• 9,000employeeswithinoil&gas.

• 1,000employeeswithinoffshorewind.

• Localindustrynetworkischaracterizedbyhighcommitmentandlowinformation barriers.

• Morethan500engineeringconsultantsareemployedlocally.

Local companies specialize in:

• Conceptanddesignofoffshoreinstallations.

• Offshoresupplybases.

• Production.

• Innovation,productandprocessoptimization.

• Serviceandmaintenance.

• Logisticsandtransportation.

• Decommissioning.

• Rigrepairand-upgrading.

EMPLOYMENT:

Availability and support!

Workforce availability

• JobCentrereportonavailablewindrelatedemploymentintheRegionofSouthernDenmarkcanbemadeonrequest.

• JobCentreEsbjergsecurestheneededskillsenhancement.

• Taskforce:EsbjergBusinessDe-velopmentCentrecollaborateswithJobCentreswithintheRegionofSouthernDenmark.

• Esbjerg’shinterland:worldclasswindindustryactorsandmanyemployeesgearedtoworkintheindustry.

The centre of education in Southern Denmark

• Approx.5,500academicstu-dentsinEsbjerg.

• Twouniversities(UniversityofSouthernDenmarkandEsbjergInstituteofTechnology–Aal-borgUniversity).

• Regionalknowledgecentrefortechnology.

• Collaborationandknowledgesharingwithcompaniesintheregion.

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WORKFORCE:

The best opportunities!

• Workforcewithinarangeof30minutesfromEsbjerg–greenarea: 107,133 (2009)

• Workforcewithinarangeof60minutesfromEsbjerg–greenandyellowareas: 198,182 (2009)

UNIQUEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES:

From nursery to university!

Unique educational opportunities

• Focusonnaturalscienceandpractice-orientedworkingmethodsfromnurserytouniversity.

• Specialfocusonknowledgeofenergyand environment.

• Fiveinstitutionsoffurthereducation,includingtwouniversities,withapprox.5,500students.

• Morethan60highereducationcourses.

Esbjerg International School

• Acceptsstudentsaged3–17.

• Usestheinternationally-transferableCambridgeCurriculum.

For more information: www.careercountry.dk www.studiebyenesbjerg.dk

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BUSINESSPOSSIBILITIES:

Industrial areas and infrastructure!

Transport center

• Excellentmotorwayandrail-wayconnections.

• Denmark’slargestheliport.

• BillundInternationalAirportonly45minutesaway.

Port of Esbjerg – Optimum port facilities

• Denmark’sgatewaytotheWest.

• Denmark’smostimportantoffshoreandwindenergyport.

• Intermodalport.

• MotorwayintothePortofEsbjergbyend2012.

• Access365/24.

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Large new industrial area for port related energy industries

New road to port for heavy transport

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OPTIMUMCONDITIONSINESBJERG:

For port related energy companies!

New industrial area – Dryport Esbjerg

• Verylargenewbusinessareaforen-ergycompaniesrequiringportfacilitiesandsuppliers.

• ClosetothePortofEsbjerg.

• ClosetomotorwayE20.

• SeparateroadintothePortofEsbjergforthetransportoflargeunits.Noheightrestrictions.

• Nodistrictplanrestrictionsregardingthesettingupofenergycompanies.

• Nospecialenvironmentalrestrictionsregardingthesettingupofenergycompanies.

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Test facilities

TheDanishMinistryofClimateandEnergyintendstoestablishnewtestsitesinDen-markforwindturbinesofupto250m.

PotentialtestsiteshavebeenidentifiedclosetoEsbjerg.

Thefinalselectionoftestsitesisexpectedtotakeplacebytheendof2011.

PORTOFESBJERG:

National base for offshore activities!

National base

• ThemostimportantDanishportforoffshorewindandoil&gas.

• Approx.65%ofDanishwindturbineexportareshippedviathePortofEsbjerg.

Strategic focus

• Intermodaltransportation.

• Offshorewindturbineprojectsandwindturbineexport.

• Rigrepairandbasefacilities.

INVESTMENTS:

Port of Esbjerg

Development plans

• Developmentofnewportareastartsin2011.

• Plannedinvestment: Euro105,000,000.

Infrastructure

• Newroadinfrastructurefrom2012.

• NewportareawillbelinkedtotheDryportwithspecialconditionsforenergyrelatedindustries.

The first phase of the port ex-pansion is expected to be com-pleted by the end of 2013.

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Esbjerg Beach

Currently, the Port of Esbjerg and the Municipality of Es-bjerg are working on a plan for the development of a new area to the north of the Port. According to the plan, the area will include:

• Company domiciles.

• Cultural activities.

• Recreational activities.

• Marina.

WELCOMETO THEMUNICIPALITYOFESBJERG:A great place to live!Why not come and live in the Municipality of Esbjerg?

• Esbjerg–Denmark’sfifthlargestcity.

• ExperiencethecitylifeinEsbjerg,cultureandclosenessinthebeautifulcityofRibeortheat-tractivevillageatmosphereinthesmalltownsintheMunicipalityofEsbjerg.

It is all here: Culture, nature, sport

• Culturalactivities:music,art,festivals,history,etc.

• Thecontrastsofnature:TheWaddenSeaNa-tionalPark,theNorthSeaandthewidebeach-es,thewoodsandthemanygreenspaces.

• Manydifferentbranchesofsportatalllevels.

Municipality of Esbjerg Esbjerg Business Development Center Port of Esbjerg Contactperson: Contactperson: Contactperson:

JoergenGejl KristianBendixDrejer SoerenClemmensen

Head,Techn.Adm.&Environment Manager,BusinessDevelopment SalesManager

Tel.+4576161310 Tel.+4536973511 Tel.+4529484029

joeg@esbjergkommune.dk kbd@eeu.dk sc@portesbjerg.dk

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