{"id":10131,"date":"2026-07-14T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/?p=10131"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:27:01","slug":"wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-transformation-tgoe-5-standorteprogramm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/en\/wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-transformation-tgoe-5-standorteprogramm\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eWettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation\u201c: TG\u00d6 wird in Bochum vorgestellt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a80535fc2480\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\" data-hover-animation=\"none\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1333\" width=\"2000\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>\u00a9 Judith B\u00fcthe \/ Business Metropole Ruhr<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p><strong>Under the title \u201cStaying Competitive Through Transformation,\u201d the projects of the 5-location program came together at ZESS on MARK 51\u00b07 in Bochum, showcasing how innovatively and forward-looking they are addressing major societal challenges. Also in attendance was Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action, and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, who discussed the interplay between ecological and economic transformation as well as the outlook for the Ruhr region as a business hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From mining to the automotive industry to high-tech, digitalization, IT companies, start-ups, and research: that is one way to describe the transformation of the former Opel site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mark51-7.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MARK 51\u00b07<\/strong><\/a> which is also home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/zess.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Research Centre for the Engineering of Smart Product Service Systems (ZESS).<\/strong><\/a> Fittingly, and in line with the guiding theme and event title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.ruhr\/wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-transformation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cStaying Competitive Through Transformation\u201d<\/strong><\/a>the projects of the 5-location program gathered at ZESS on July 8, 2026 \u2013 at a place that itself exemplifies successful transformation \u2013 to showcase their innovative ideas and the region\u2019s willingness to embrace change.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.ruhr\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Business Metropole Ruhr<\/strong><\/a> and opened by Bochum Mayor J\u00f6rg Lukat and J\u00f6rg Kemna (Chairman of the Management Board of Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH), the event was shaped by panel discussions covering a wide range of topics. In addition to lively discussions and introductory presentations, participants took the opportunity to explore the projects of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.ruhr\/projekte\/5-standorteprogramm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>5-location program<\/strong><\/a> at exhibition booths. At the same time, bringing all of the projects together in one venue also gave individual project teams and project leaders the chance to meet one another and exchange ideas.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_gallery wpb_content_element clearfix\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_gallery_slidesflickity_style\" data-onclick=\"link_no\" data-interval=\"5\"><div class=\"nectar-flickity not-initialized\" data-drag-scale=\"\" data-overflow=\"hidden\" data-wrap=\"wrap\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-autoplay-dur=\"\" data-free-scroll=\"\" data-controls=\"pagination\" data-desktop-columns=\"1\" data-small-desktop-columns=\"1\" data-tablet-columns=\"1\"><div class=\"flickity-viewport\"> <div class=\"flickity-slider\"><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/NRW_Wirtschaftsministerin_Mona-Neubaur_Bochum_ZESS-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"NRW_Wirtschaftsministerin_Mona Neubaur_Bochum_ZESS\" title=\"NRW_Wirtschaftsministerin_Mona Neubaur_Bochum_ZESS\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-Transformation_Bochum_Business-Metropole-Ruhr_TGOe_2-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr_TG\u00d6_2\" title=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr_TG\u00d6_2\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-Transformation_Bochum_Business-Metropole-Ruhr_TGOe-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr_TG\u00d6\" title=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr_TG\u00d6\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-Transformation_Bochum_Business-Metropole-Ruhr-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr\" title=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Business Metropole Ruhr\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Trasnformationszentrum-fuer-Georessourcen-und-Oekologie_TGOe-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Trasnformationszentrum f\u00fcr Georessourcen und \u00d6kologie_TG\u00d6\" title=\"Trasnformationszentrum f\u00fcr Georessourcen und \u00d6kologie_TG\u00d6\" \/><\/div><div class=\"cell\" data-lazy=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Wettbewerbsfaehig-bleiben-durch-Transformation_Bochum_Zentrum-fuer-das-Engineering-Smarter-Produkt-Service-Systeme-ZESS_-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Zentrum f\u00fcr das Engineering Smarter Produkt-Service Systeme (ZESS)_\" title=\"Wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig bleiben durch Transformation_Bochum_Zentrum f\u00fcr das Engineering Smarter Produkt-Service Systeme (ZESS)_\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>Photos: Christian Teichmann<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cGreen Industrial Region\u201d: TG\u00d6 featured in discussion with NRW Economic Affairs Minister Mona Neubaur<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A particular highlight was the closing panel discussion, \u201cThe Green Industrial Region: New Ideas for Greater Sustainability and Resilience in the Economy,\u201d in which Prof. Dr. Christian Melchers (Head of the Research Center of Post-Mining) joined Mona Neubaur (Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action, and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Dr. Frank Dudda (Mayor of the City of Herne), and Prof. Michael Brodmann (Vice President for Research and Transfer at Westphalian University of Applied Sciences and Director of the Westphalian Energy Institute) to discuss steps toward the region\u2019s sustainable transformation. The new building, thematic focus, and future responsibilities of the Transformation Center for Georesources and Ecology (TG\u00d6) in Herne were presented to an interested audience from politics, public administration, regional associations, and academia.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_gallery wpb_content_element clearfix\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_gallery_slidesimage_grid\" data-onclick=\"link_image\" data-interval=\"5\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"portfolio-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"portfolio-loading\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row portfolio-items no-masonry\" data-starting-filter=\"\" data-gutter=\"default\" data-masonry-type=\"default\" data-bypass-cropping=\"\"  data-ps=\"7\" data-categories-to-show=\"\" data-col-num=\"cols-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" 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data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-179-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-179\" title=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-179\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-179.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" data-subtitle-color=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175\" title=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-175.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" data-subtitle-color=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-183-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-183\" title=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-183\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-183.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" data-subtitle-color=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-186_Mona-Neubauer-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-186_Mona Neubauer\" title=\"20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-186_Mona Neubauer\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-186_Mona-Neubauer.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" data-subtitle-color=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_TGOe_Frank_Dudda_Oberbuergermeister_Herne\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-114-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260708_BMR_TG\u00d6_Frank_Dudda_Oberb\u00fcrgermeister_Herne\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-114\" title=\"20260708_BMR_TG\u00d6_Frank_Dudda_Oberb\u00fcrgermeister_Herne\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-114\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260708_BMR_TGOe_Frank_Dudda_Oberbuergermeister_Herne\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-114.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" data-subtitle-color=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\" data-animation=\"none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-item style-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260709_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-219-600x400.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"20260709_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-219\" title=\"20260709_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-219\" \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info-bg\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"work-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/20260709_BMR_\u00a9Judith_Bu\u0308the-219.jpg\" class=\"pretty_photo\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vert-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/vert-center-->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--work-item-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col span_3  element\" data-project-cat=\"\" data-default-color=\"true\" data-title-color=\"\" 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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786009513517\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>\u00a9 Judith B\u00fcthe \/ Business Metropole Ruhr<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Major challenges of our time were also addressed, including climate change, achieving climate targets, and the factors needed to ensure that the Ruhr region remains an attractive place to live and do business. During the panel discussion, North Rhine-Westphalia\u2019s Minister for Economic Affairs, Mona Neubaur, spoke not only about the need to think ecology and economy together, but also about geopolitical challenges such as the current trend away from a rules-based international order.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Christian Melchers emphasized how, with its focus on issues such as the responsible use of georesources, resource sovereignty, climate resilience, and ecology, TG\u00d6 is well positioned to provide solution-oriented responses to precisely these challenges. The head of the Post-Mining Research Center also underscored how heavily we depend on georesources for a successful transition in energy, heating, and mobility\u2014and accordingly, how TG\u00d6\u2019s holistic approach to raw material cycles and resource extraction can provide important momentum for the region and far beyond.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The 5-location program<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With the 5-location program, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is actively advancing structural change in the Ruhr region. Through 2038, innovative projects will receive up to \u20ac662 million in funding under the Coal Regions Investment Act.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to promote forward-looking investments and create new jobs on the path toward becoming the greenest industrial region in the world. The program covers the locations of Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Hamm, and the district of Unna.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"fws_6a80535fc4a65\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row standard_section\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<h4><strong>About the TG\u00d6<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With the Transformation Center for Georesources and Ecology (TG\u00d6) a new hub for research, knowledge transfer, and networking centered on georesources, sustainability, and transformation processes is being created as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirtschaft.nrw\/strukturwandel-steinkohleregionen\"><strong>5-location program<\/strong><\/a> in Herne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkenbergquartier-herne.de\/\"><strong>FunkenbergQuartier.<\/strong><\/a> TG\u00d6 is a key building block in the development of the district on a former industrial site and will strengthen Herne as a center for science and education \u2013 while also pursuing an international mission that extends far beyond the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\" data-hover-animation=\"none\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Darstellung_Transformationszentrum-fuer-Georessourcen-und-Oekologie_TGOe.jpg\" class=\"pp\">\r\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"792\" width=\"1400\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/fzn.thga.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Darstellung_Transformationszentrum-fuer-Georessourcen-und-Oekologie_TGOe.jpg\" alt=\"Architektonische Visualisierung vom Transformationszentrum f\u00fcr Georessourcen und \u00d6kologie (TG\u00d6) in Herne. 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A five-story new building is planned, using a resource-efficient timber-frame construction method and featuring modern laboratories, flexible workspaces, and open communication areas. The buildings and laboratories are scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2030.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"toggles\" data-style=\"minimal_small\"><div class=\"toggle default\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"icon-plus-sign\"><\/i>TG\u00d6\u2019s Four Areas of Expertise<\/a><\/h3><div><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Geo &amp; Water Systems<br \/>\n<\/strong>Analysis of Geoecological and Hydrogeological Systems in the Context of Georesources<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geospatial Monitoring<br \/>\n<\/strong>Development of Innovative Monitoring Methods for Observing Environmental and Landscape Changes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Georobotics &amp; Geoanalytics<br \/>\n<\/strong>Use of Digital Technologies, Data Analysis, and Automated Systems to Study Complex Georesource Processes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Land Use &amp; Transition<br \/>\n<\/strong>Research on Sustainable Land Use and Regional Transformation Processes in Resource Regions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle default\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"icon-plus-sign\"><\/i>The Focus<\/a><\/h3><div><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p>A particular focus is placed on the future-oriented topics of energy transformation, climate adaptation, and dealing with the consequences of mining.<\/p>\n<p>We have many research areas. 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