The Oldenburg energy supplier presents itself to a specialist audience Oldenburg, April 7, 2007 - This year, for the first time, the EWE Group will appear at the Hanover Industry Trade Fair. The Oldenburg based company will present its services to an international audience from April 16-20. The world's largest industry fair, with more than 6,000 exhibitors, offers the Group a platform for making contact with a specialist public and to present its range of services to partners and customers. EWE has already been represented at the Fair in recent years through its subsidiary BTC Business Technology Consulting AG. This year, BTC will appear on the EWE Group stand.
The topics that EWE will present on its own booth (Hall 13, Booth C 30) are under the slogan of "Energy, Vision, Future". The focus will be on future energy production and energy efficiency, research and development, as well as IT solutions for the energy industry. Thus each day will be devoted to a particular focus. On Monday, April 16, in the context of a podium discussion, EWE will present a concept for energy supply of the future: the Bullensee Theses. This involves a strategy which shows how the challenges of future energy supply can be mastered.
Representatives from science and research have been working together with EWE on these theses over the last year. In addition, EWE will be represented on the booth of the German-wide Fuel Cell Initiative (IBZ), in which the company is also involved (Hall 13, Booth E 12/3). The fuel cell is deemed to be a technology of the future, as it, in combination with hydrogen, is in a position to generate efficient and low-emission power and heat. Several thousand visitors are expected again at the Hanover Fair. In previous years, about 155,000 people visited the extensive exhibition area.
The partner country this year is Turkey.EWE ranks among Germany's largest energy services companies and is headquartered in Oldenburg in the federal state of Lower Saxony. The group's business activities comprise electricity, natural gas and water supply, environmental technology as well as gas transmission and trade, telecommunication and information technology. EWE's state-of-the-art energy infrastructure ensures a safe and secure supply as well as efficient operations. At an early stage, the company expanded its activities beyond its core competences as a network operator.
Today, EWE offers a diverse range of services. In addition to its activities in its home region between the Ems, Weser, and Elbe rivers, EWE continues to expand its operations in Eastern Germany and diverse European countries. Today, EWE employs around 5,200 people. In 2005, the EWE Group recorded sales of €7.4 billion.
