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its doors . It is considered a world-leading networking hub for the wind energy industry and celebrated its 10th anniversary this year . This is where over 1,500 companies showcase their innovations and solutions to more than 40,000 participants .
The trade fair was accompanied by conference sessions where top-ranking experts addressed the industry ’ s key topics .
The close links between WindEnergy Hamburg and the maritime industry are evident in the fact that around 110 maritime exhibitors didn ’ t leave the exhibition campus after the end of SMM but instead , set up their stands for WindEnergy Hamburg . The latest addition to the ‘ Big Three ’ is the Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe , the world ’ s biggest trade fair of the hydrogen sector , which has moved from Bremen to Hamburg in 2024 .
To get new H2 technologies
ready to tackle the energy challenges of the future , the event ’ s organiser , Trans-Global Events , and Hamburg Messe und Congress have established a longterm partnership .
The first joint Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe will take place 23-24 October 2024 .
The Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe is supplemented by the co-located Carbon Capture Technology Expo , a leading trade fair for the sequestration , use and storage of CO2 as well as CO2 reduction technologies .
“ This represents an exceptional concentration of related topics . We are highly pleased to be able to offer this combination of trade fairs to not only highlight Hamburg as a key site for the energy transition but also to make a global contribution to resolving this important challenge . After all , more than half of exhibitors and visitors of these fairs come from
Above : The Big Three for energy transition
foreign countries ,” says Uwe Fischer , CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress . “ These topflight conference programmes and the wide-ranging exhibitions highlight our responsibility to be a platform for networking and innovation .” EW
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