Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide

What Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide does

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide (EARH) is a public-law regional development agency (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts, AöR) headquartered at Hamburger Hof 3 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Founded in August 2013 as a joint institution of the city of Heide and the Amt KLG Heider Umland (11 municipalities), EARH serves a 12-municipality Stadt-Umland-Kooperation (city-suburban cooperation in operation since 2012) by coordinating integrated regional development, economic promotion, and innovation support. The agency provides free services to municipalities, companies, and citizens — including investment facilitation, intercommunal spatial and energy planning, funding advisory, and ecosystem networking — and acts as a single point of contact for industrial settlement in the region, exemplified by its role in attracting Northvolt's planned battery cell factory (3,000+ projected direct jobs).

Name

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide

Legal name

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide AöR

Website

https://region-heide.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide is a publicly funded regional development agency (AöR) serving 12 municipalities in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, coordinating integrated economic promotion, energy-transition projects (ENTREE100, WESTKÜSTE100, QUARREE100), and industrial settlement support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Heide

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Contributions and Public Funding: EARH is funded through contributions from its public shareholders — the city of Heide and the Amt KLG Heider Umland — as well as project-based public grants and subsidies from federal, state, and EU programs. As a public-law entity (AöR), it does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide AöR is a public-law regional development agency that provides integrated regional development, economic promotion, and innovation coordination services for the Heide region in Schleswig-Holstein. It bundles municipal planning, company settlement support, and funding advisory into a single point of contact across 12 municipalities, while coordinating large-scale energy transition projects in green hydrogen and Power-to-X technologies through its ENTREE100 project family.

Product overview

Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide is a public development agency (AöR - Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts) offering integrated regional development, economic promotion, and innovation support services for the Heide region in Schleswig-Holstein. The organization manages the ENTREE100 project initiative which encompasses multiple technology projects including WESTKÜSTE100, QUARREE100, HyPLANT100, SYSTOGEN100, and KEROSyN100 focused on hydrogen economy, renewable energy, and decarbonization. The agency also provides a public Geoportal for spatial data access and offers advisory services for funding management and municipal planning. The portfolio consists primarily of project-based initiatives and advisory services rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ENTREE100: Umbrella project initiative for energetic transformation of renewable energies to 100%, encompassing multiple sub-projects including QUARREE100, WESTKÜSTE100, HyPLANT100, SYSTOGEN100, KEROSyN100, IN-ENTREE100, IN-ENTREE 2.0, and INTER100
• Clean Energy Valley Schleswig-Holstein
• IN-ENTREE100
• IN-ENTREE 2.0
• INTER100
• QUARREE100
• WESTKÜSTE100
• HyPLANT100
• SYSTOGEN100
• KEROSyN100
• HySCALE100

Products and services

• Geoportal der Region Heide Internet-based geoportal providing publicly accessible maps and information platforms displaying land cadastre data, building land registers, land use plans, development area information, and available commercial land for the Heide region. Used by companies, investors, municipalities, and citizens for site self-assessment.
• ENTREE100 Project Initiative Umbrella project initiative (Energetische Transformation Erneuerbarer Energien zu 100%) bundling multiple sub-projects including WESTKÜSTE100, QUARREE100, KEROSyN100, HyPLANT100, SYSTOGEN100, and INTER100, aimed at achieving 100% renewable energy transformation through hydrogen and Power-to-X technologies for the region.
• Integrierte Regionalentwicklung und Wirtschaftsförderung (Integrated Regional Development and Economic Promotion) Integrated regional development and economic promotion services, including company settlement support, framework conditions development for municipalities, and network building between companies and research institutions across the Heide region.
• Fördermittelmanagement und -beratung (Funding Management and Advisory) Funding management and advisory services for businesses and municipalities seeking financial support for energy, climate protection, and regional development projects, including application support for federal, state, and EU grant programs.
• Regionalmanagement (Regional Management Services) Strategic coordination of residential, commercial, and industrial area development including planning new commercial locations around major industrial settlements, residential quarter development, mobility solutions, and social infrastructure across the 12 municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Northvolt factory to create over 3,000+ direct jobs and significant indirect employment across the West coast region.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership (EHVP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020EARH has been an active member since March 2020, building its international network under the ENTREE100 initiative and contributing to the advancement of hydrogen economy across Europe through collaboration with other European hydrogen regions.
• Raffinerie Heide GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaffinerie Heide is theVerbundkoordinator (anchor coordinator) of the WESTKÜSTE100 Reallabor project and a key industrial anchor for the region. The refinery, generating over €1B annual revenue, is undergoing transformation from fossil-based to renewable feedstocks, serving as the central hub for green hydrogen integration in the region.
• Fachhochschule Westküste (FHW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe University of Applied Sciences Westküste in Heide hosts the Institute for the Transformation of Energy Systems (ITE) and serves as the primary research partner across all major EARH projects (WESTKÜSTE100, QUARREE100, CAMPUS100, INTER100). A Kooperationsvertrag (cooperation agreement) was signed between FHW and EARH.
• H2 Core Systems GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationA local startup company manufacturing modular electrolysis systems, located within the QUARREE100 project area. Serves as a technology partner demonstrating innovative hydrogen hardware in the regional ecosystem.
• Holcim Deutschland GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in WESTKÜSTE100 contributing the Lägerdorf cement works as a point source of CO2 for methanol synthesis. Pursuing the world's first net-zero cement production at Lägerdorf, supplying oxygen and CO2 as feedstocks for synthetic fuel production.
• Ørsted Wind Power GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffshore wind energy developer providing renewable electricity generation capacity as the primary input for green hydrogen production in the WESTKÜSTE100 and HySCALE100 projects.
• EDF Deutschland GmbH / Hynamics DeutschlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench energy company and project partner in WESTKÜSTE100 and HySCALE100, contributing expertise in hydrogen production and energy system integration.
• Open Grid Europe (OGE)coreTechnology or IntegrationGermany's largest gas transmission system operator, responsible for network planning for the transport of green hydrogen from Raffinerie Heide to Stadtwerke Heide via pipeline.
• Stadtwerke HeidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional energy utility serving as the local energy distributor and partner in WESTKÜSTE100, investigating the blending of green hydrogen into the local gas network and operating the 'Grüner Heizen' (green heating) initiative.
• thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions / thyssenkrupp UhdecoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering and technology partner contributing methanol synthesis expertise to the WESTKÜSTE100 project chain, converting captured CO2 and green hydrogen into methanol as precursor for synthetic fuels.
• Universität BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in the KEROSyN100 research project for the development and production of synthetic e-kerosene from green hydrogen and captured CO2.
• Hypion GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture company (IPP Projects GmbH, EARH AöR, EDF Deutschland GmbH, HanseWerk AG) developing integrated green hydrogen economies. EARH holds an equity stake in Hypion, and Hypion is active in hydrogen refueling station development in the region.
• NOW GmbH (Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational hydrogen organization contributing policy expertise and strategic guidance to EARH's hydrogen economy development activities.
• Kreis DithmarschencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district of Dithmarschen, encompassing the entire EARH service area, is a core institutional partner providing political backing and cross-municipal coordination for regional development initiatives.
• Institut für die Transformation des Energiesystems (ITE)coreTechnology or IntegrationResearch institute hosted at Fachhochschule Westküste, providing scientific expertise in energy system transformation, acceptance research, and technical implementation across all major EARH projects.
• DECHEMA (Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific association and associated partner in WESTKÜSTE100, providing expertise in chemical process technology and contributing to the scientific monitoring of German hydrogen real laboratories commissioned by BMWK.
• Bundesverband der deutschen Heizungsindustrie (BdH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in WESTKÜSTE100 contributing expertise in heating technology sector integration for the hydrogen economy.
• Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein (EKSH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in WESTKÜSTE100 and co-organizer of the EnergyOlympiade Schleswig-Holstein. EKSH supports municipal climate protection programs in which EARH participates.
• IPP Projects GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy and co-founder of Hypion joint venture, providing project engineering expertise for green hydrogen infrastructure development in the region.
• HanseWerk AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy service company and co-founder of Hypion joint venture, contributing energy grid infrastructure and distribution expertise to the regional hydrogen economy.
• Hafen Hamburg Marketing e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEARH participates in the Hamburg Port Future Conference as a hydrogen expert, positioning the Heide region as a partner in the north German hydrogen corridor connected to Hamburg's port and logistics infrastructure.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NOW GmbH (Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie): Germany's national hydrogen and fuel cell coordination organization, listed as a partner of EARH. Both coordinate hydrogen economy development in Germany, but NOW operates at federal program-management scale while EARH is a regional implementation body.

Direct peers

• Energieagentur.NRW: North Rhine-Westphalia's state energy agency advising municipalities, companies and citizens on the energy transition. Directly comparable to EARH as a publicly funded agency coordinating regional energy transition, renewable deployment and municipal climate programs in a German state context.
• Energieagentur Rheinland-Pfalz: State energy agency for Rhineland-Palatinate providing municipal climate protection, energy efficiency and renewable energy advisory services. Comparable to EARH in mission, structure (publicly funded) and customer base (municipalities, companies, citizens).
• Landesenergieagentur Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (LENA): State energy agency for Saxony-Anhalt coordinating renewable energy, energy efficiency and municipal climate programs. Closely comparable to EARH's role as a state-level publicly funded coordinator of energy transition projects and municipal advisory services.
• WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH: Bremen's public economic development agency supporting industrial settlement, investment promotion and cluster development. Comparable to EARH in public-law structure, mission of attracting industrial investment, and one-stop services for companies locating in a German region.
• Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH (HTAI): Hesse's state economic development agency combining investment promotion, energy and cluster management. Comparable to EARH in combining economic development with energy/climate advisory under one public structure serving a defined German state territory.
• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH: Berlin's public economic development and technology agency supporting company settlement, innovation clusters and technology transfer. Comparable to EARH as a publicly funded regional development agency bundling investment promotion, innovation support and cluster management.
• HyCologne e.V. Hydrogen region network for Cologne/Rhineland area coordinating public and private partners around hydrogen value chains. Comparable to EARH's ENTREE100 network in building a regional hydrogen ecosystem, though located in a different German region and structured as an association rather than an AöR.

Emerging players

• IZES gGmbH (Institut für ZukunftsEnergie- und Stoffstromsysteme): Applied research institute for future energy systems and material flow management based in Saarbrücken. Comparable to EARH in the energy transition / PtX space, with overlap on renewable integration and sector coupling projects, but operates as a research-focused non-profit rather than a regional development agency.
• Hypion GmbH: Hydrogen economy joint venture in which EARH holds an equity stake, alongside IPP Projects GmbH, EDF Deutschland and HanseWerk AG. Directly comparable to EARH's regional hydrogen activities and serves as a model for the kind of commercial venture EARH's project coordination is incubating.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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