"Thanks to the CC4E's diverse research projects and its close ties to business and politics, HAW Hamburg has gained a significantly higher profile and reputation in the field of climate protection, also vis-à-vis other universities," said Micha Teuscher, President of HAW Hamburg. The status as a scientific institution will accentuate CC4E's importance within and beyond HAW Hamburg even moreso in future and sends an important signal for Hamburg as a centre of science, he noted. The core competencies of CC4E are in wind energy, sector coupling, heat, energy storage, digitalization, system integration and social acceptance. Its milestones include opening the Energy Campus in Bergedorf and commissioning the Curslack wind farm.