Advisory Board “Umbau 21” Convened in Herten

Minister Pinkwart and District President Feller at the H2 Application Center

Under the chairmanship of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy, Prof. Andreas Pinkwart, the “Umbau 21” advisory board met on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the H2 Application Center in Herten.

“Umbau 21” is an initiative of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Emscher-Lippe region aimed at sustainably overcoming the structural weaknesses of the northern Ruhr area. The advisory board, chaired by Prof. Pinkwart, includes District President of Münster, Dorothee Feller, representatives of municipalities, chambers of commerce, trade unions and individual companies. Volker Lindner, Chairman of h2-netzwerk-ruhr e.V., is also a member of the advisory board. At the meeting on November 4, discussions included the proceedings of the Emscher-Lippe Summit on Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10, 2019, and thus the initial approaches to a hydrogen strategy for the Emscher-Lippe region. Minister Pinkwart expressed his appreciation for the results and declared his willingness to convene a special meeting on the topic of “Hydrogen Technology in the Emscher-Lippe Region.”

Title photo: The members of the “Umbau 21” advisory board in front of the H2 Application Center in Herten. In the center of the image are Dorothee Feller (10th from right), District President of Münster, State Minister for Economic Affairs Prof. Andreas Pinkwart (8th from right) and Volker Lindner (5th from right), Chairman of h2-netzwerk-ruhr.