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The latest neighbourhood meeting at Brainergy Park<\/a> took us back to the very beginning. A few years ago, there wasn’t much going on on the site, which used to be known nationwide and visible from afar with its enormous Deutsche Welle transmission masts. Once they were gone, not much was visible. A J\u00fclich researcher once even described the area as the \u2018biggest dog playground in the city\u2019. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Today, much has changed, even though the project is still in its early stages and many of the major developments are yet to come. \u2018We are very pleased that so many things are already taking shape,\u2019 said Thomas Schmitz, who is responsible for developing the innovative commercial site at Brainergy Park GmbH alongside Markus Bambynek. \u2018But there is much more going on behind the scenes,\u2019 he hinted at HC-H2 Brainergy Park Connect, suggesting that further plans will lead to construction activities and new jobs in the future. <\/p>\n\n

Connect is a working lunch organised by the Helmholtz Cluster Hydrogen for residents of the park and those who want to become residents. There is enough space, Schmitz and Bambynek reported. Not more necessarily on the areas designated in the first stage. The park currently covers a total of 52 hectares. \u201860 per cent of it has been sold or already built on,\u2019 reported Markus Bambynek. <\/p>\n\n

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The plan shows the current status of the 52 hectares currently developed at Brainergy Park. 60 percent has been sold or is already built on, 30 percent is reserved and only ten percent of the land is still available. Graphic: Brainergy Park <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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“30 per cent are reserved, ten are still free.” The current plan can be seen in the diagram. The new Hans Lamers Bau GmbH<\/a> building is very far along, as is Synhelion Germany GmbH<\/a> directly next to it in the north. Construction preparations have begun for the Quanta Computer<\/a> branch. Among other things. The company plans to produce high-precision electronic systems and devices<\/a> for renowned OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and vehicle manufacturers, particularly in the field of autonomous driving, at Brainergy Park J\u00fclich. <\/p>\n\n

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Markus Bambynek (left) and Thomas Schmitz presented the development plans for Brainergy Park. Photos: Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich\/Jansen <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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We need more space<\/h3>\n\n

So more space is needed. Medium- and long-term solutions are planned for this. Six hectares are to be added to the west, directly adjacent to the current site. The planning process for this has begun. In the long term, the park is to be expanded northwards towards the B55 federal highway. Around 150 hectares have been earmarked for this in the revised version of the Regional Plan 2025<\/a>. The Regional Plan sets out the areas that may be developed, those that can be used for agriculture and those where nature has priority. <\/p>\n\n

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A little sand for the people with spades, a big deal for Brainergy Park: the groundbreaking ceremony for the central hub. Photo: Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich\/Jansen <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

If you have big plans, you need a lot of space. According to Thomas Schmitz, around 175 people were working in the park in the spring, when the latest survey was conducted. In the long term, the figure is expected to rise to 5,000. The next milestone in the park has just been reached: this week saw the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Brainergy Hub<\/a>, the central building in the park. Among other things, the highly scaled-up version of what has already begun in the well-advanced Startup Village<\/a> will be located here. Young companies that have been founded will find more space here to continue growing. Among other things. In principle, the hub and the park are open to all companies that are committed to sustainability and innovation. The building complex is scheduled for completion in 2026. <\/p>\n\n

The park will also gain a second foothold in the rural community of Titz<\/a>. Brainergy Park J\u00fclich GmbH is responding to demand from the skilled trades sector with this move. Brainergy Craft is the name of the industrial park that is to be built on an 11.4-hectare site near R\u00f6dingen-H\u00f6llen. <\/p>\n\n

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Batteries as part of the storage solution<\/h3>\n\n

Arkadiusz Lis also wants to grow with his young company NOW-3<\/a>. The team, which currently consists of six people, is now also based in the Startup Village. Batteries are their focus. Large batteries the size of a shipping container that can deliver between 500 and 5300 kilowatt hours. \u2018We will be adding a lot more renewable energy, which means we will have more and more periods when we produce surpluses. Where do we put it all?\u2019 he asked rhetorically. <\/p>\n\n

Of course, don’t leave it unused; store the short-term surpluses in large batteries. This complements well the idea of securing large quantities with hydrogen in the long term. <\/p>\n\n

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Arkadiusz Lis (2nd from right), pictured here talking to Brainergy Park neighbour Daniel von B\u00fcren (left), presented his business idea based on large battery storage systems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Several years of development have gone into the battery containers, as Lis reported. Some of the systems have been tested in countries in the Global South, where they could also be used. \u2018Photovoltaics and large batteries also make it possible to operate systems where there is no power grid.\u2019 According to Lis, NOW-3 is currently focusing on building a team at Brainergy Park \u2018that can install, maintain and recycle batteries,\u2019 as he described. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2780,"template":"","categories":[253,252,254],"tags":[265],"class_list":["post-8477","aktuelles","type-aktuelles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-forschung-en","category-general-en","category-wasserstoff-en","tag-connect-en"],"yoast_head":"\nThe years of growth begin - HCH2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hch2.de\/en\/news\/the-years-of-growth-begin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The years of growth begin - HCH2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The latest neighbourhood meeting at Brainergy Park took us back to the very beginning. 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