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Close-up of a white and black virtual reality headset resting on green grass.
© Scott Webb/Unsplash

Five technology trends to watch out for in 2021

13 January 2021
Neo-ecology and XR among this year’s main trends – companies in Hamburg also in mix
Aerial view of a city at sunset with a large modern building in the foreground and a clear sky.
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Geheimtipp Hamburg

Solar panels mandatory in all new buildings from 2023, Hamburg rules

8 January 2021
First legal ordinance on Hamburg Climate Protection - renewable energies obligatory when replacing heating systems
Aerial view of a modern tech hub village with multiple buildings, outdoor seating, greenery, and people walking.
© JES/moka-studio im Auftrag der BWI

Plans for tech hub in Hamburg announced

6 January 2021
Centre for startups and research in biotechnology and medical technology - EUR 45 million for innovations "Made in Hamburg"
View of Earth’s cloud-covered surface and a spacecraft from orbit in space.
© Unsplash/NASA

Northern Germany to get rocket launch platform?

30 December 2020
Talks on building launch platform for satellites in North Sea underway
Group of seven men in black Spectronik shirts posing with a black hydrogen fuel cell vehicle outside a modern building.
© Spectronik

ITS Future 2021: Hamburg meets Singapore in digital space

23 December 2020
Three Singaporean start-ups present projects - Spectronik scoops prize
Person interacting with a 3D model on a tablet in a softly lit room.
© Laura Müller Photography

Hamburg's resilient cultural and creative sector defying crisis

22 December 2020
Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft offers corona aid, rethinks urban district and appoints creative director
Nivea deodorant bottles being filled and aligned on a production line in a factory.
© Beiersdorf AG

Beiersdorf to use plant-based plastics in packaging from 2021

18 December 2020
Multinational to become more sustainable in co-operation with Saudi chemical group
Medical drone with a red cross box on the ground near an emergency vehicle and people.
© ZAL/DReinhardt

Medifly's drones to transport medical samples from New Year

17 December 2020
German government putting EUR 850,000 towards latest round of project
A colourful Hochbahn train at Elbbrücken station with a modern glass roof and digital information displays.
© HOCHBAHN/Marc-Oliver Schulz

HVV Switch app to include sharing offers from New Year

16 December 2020
Marks progress towards "Hamburg Takt"
Offshore vessel installing yellow tidal energy turbines with red and white kite-like devices in the sea.
© Visualisierung fliegende Windkraftwerke | Skysails Group GmbH

Airborne wind turbines - the future of electricity generation?

16 December 2020
NEW SERIES ON WIND ENERGY (4): Pros and cons of wind turbines in high altitudes - Hamburg's Skysails among stakeholders
Aerial view of a city street lined with trees, modern buildings, and a canal with a pedestrian bridge.
© Medienserver Hamburg/DoubleVision - doublevision.me

Fab City Hamburg e. V. to focus on digital local production

9 December 2020
Initiative to close material cycles using digital production 
Man wearing glasses and earphones looking at a transparent screen displaying a road simulation.
© hoλos

AI and augmented reality now preventing accidents

9 December 2020
Hamburg's hoλos start-up projecting 3D objects onto windscreens
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