The Metropolitan region of Hamburg could take in the technology of regenerative produced hydrogen is a global leading position. To do this, you must realise, however, their potential in this area, informed the Metropolitan region after a meeting of its Regionsrats on Thursday in Hamburg. "We have a huge opportunity for a step forward," said the lower Saxon regional Minister Birgit Honé (SPD).

The decision by the Berlin coalition Committee for additional investments in the hydrogen economy meant also wind, such as the planned EU programmes for the ecological renewal of the European economy.

the representatives of The four provinces of the Metropolitan area, counties, and municipalities, business representatives and trade unions met in Hamburg on the conclusions of a report by the OECD, the Metropolitan area last fall. It was clear that the innovation capacity and productivity of the Region behind comparable economies remain areas in the South of Germany returned, and potentials lie fallow, despite the more attractive industries such as aerospace industry and medical technology.

The Regionsrat has now identified ten areas that should be tackled in priority. This includes, for example, a common skilled labour strategy, the establishment of a competence centre for mobility and a customer-friendly reconstruction of the cross-border public transport include, in addition to renewable energy and hydrogen.

An important role to play for the Metropolitan region, the development of the border areas. About two-thirds of the approximately 5.3 million inhabitants in the Metropolitan area do not live in Hamburg or other cities. "How do we bring innovations in the area," said Andreas Rieckhof, state Secretary in the Hamburg economic authority and Chairman of the Regionsrats. An important role is played also "soft" factors such as the supply of housing. The Metropolitan area of the plane, therefore, a joint Monitoring of the housing market. For the different topics should be available by the middle of next year the first results.