Oldenburg/Bremen, 19.07.2012 - zukunftsenergien nordwest, Germany's largest job and education fair for renewable energies and energy efficiency, will enter its fourth round on 1 and 2 March 2013 at Messe Bremen.

Around 100 exhibitors, 5,000 visitors and over 500 job vacancies are expected for 2013. The excursions to companies and plants in the region, industry workshops, company presentations and specialised lectures offer orientation in the renewable energy sector. Training and advice on careers and job applications round off the varied supporting programme during the days of the fair.

Exhibitor registrations for zukunftsenergien nordwest 2013 are now open - further information is available online at www.zukunftsenergien-nordwest.de.

In the trade fair years 2010 to 2012, zukunftsenergien nordwest proved its development potential and established itself as the central career platform for renewable energies and energy efficiency. In particular, the specialisation in renewable energies gives zukunftsenergien nordwest a unique selling point that positions the trade fair as the personnel fair for the energy sector in the region and beyond.

At zukunftsenergien nordwest 2012, the ratio between companies and training providers was around 70:30 per cent. The majority of the 96 exhibitors came from the north-west region, but an increasing number of exhibitors from southern Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia presented themselves in 2012. The visitors came from all over Germany, had an average of 6 years of professional experience and were 30 years old.

zukunftsenergien nordwest is organised by ForWind - the centre for wind energy research at the Universities of Oldenburg, Bremen and Hanover and the University of Oldenburg.

The main sponsors of zukunftsenergien nordwest 2013 are Bremer Landesbank and ENERCON GmbH.

Partners of the trade fair are the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, the Economic Development Agency of the City of Bremerhaven (BIS), WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, the Wind Energy Agency (WAB) e.V. and the Oldenburg Energy Cluster e.V.

As media partners, the Weser-Kurier and the nationwide trade magazine "Erneuerbare Energien" regularly report on zukunftsenergien nordwest 2013 and career opportunities in the field of renewable energies and energy efficiency.

[19.07.2012]