Forschungsprojekte
The HWWI regularly carries out third-party funded research and consulting projects with various clients. Below we provide an overview of some of these research projects.
Current projects

Hydrogen for Bremen’s Industrial Transformation
The major research project hyBit started in September 2022 and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with approximately 30 million euros. In the initial 3.5-year project phase, the conceptual foundations are being established, and the transformation platform is being built. Based on this, a second project…

Accelerating the transition towards sustainable heating and cooling based on collective surface water heat pump systems
WaterWarmth is an Interreg North Sea project focusing on the research and promotion of a specific alternative energy source: aquathermal energy (AE). The aim is to enable local energy cooperatives to produce and supply their own heating and cooling systems, thus becoming independent of fossil fuels. Half of the energy…

Postbank Wohnatlas 2023
In an annual report, the HWWI compiles the Postbank Wohnatlas, which shows results for the local real estate markets at the level of the 400 German districts and independent cities. The development of regional purchase and rental prices, the ratios of purchase prices to net rents as well as the…
Completed projects

Postbank Wohnatlas 2022
In an annual report, the HWWI compiles the Postbank Wohnatlas, which shows results for the local real estate markets at the level of the 400 German districts and independent cities. The development of regional purchase and rental prices, the ratios of purchase prices to net rents as well as the…

New Business Models of Circular Economy for the Activation of the European Rural Areas
The project aims to promote the transfer of innovative knowledge on Circular Economy and the development of new business models based on it, which respond to the expectations of national and European labour markets, and which provide new opportunities for activation in the face of current challenges, promoting more modern…

Circular North Sea Region
The project developed holistic governance approaches to promote the circular economy in the North Sea region. The goal of Circ-NSR was to promote the implementation of circular economy principles through the following initiatives: Developing and embedding circular economy strategies in local policy and business. Establishing regional and interregional circular economy…