(English Version)

Opening Hours:
1. April – 31. October
Tues – Sun (including holidays): 10 am – 6 pm (last admission 5:30 pm) 
Closed on Mondays
Admission: Free

Important Message: Please be advised, that the hilltop of the Energy Hill is closed during thunderstorms or possible already during advanced alerts for thunderstorms in the Hamburg area.

Public Tours
Fr: 3:30 pm, Sat/Sun: 10:30 am and 3:30 pm

or by appointment at energieberg@stadtreinigung.hamburg

Address:
Fiskalische Straße 2
21109 Hamburg 
Phone (+49) 40 2576-1080 

Using bus or train, the Energy Hill and Information Centre can be reached as follows: Bus route 154 (every 20 minutes) from Central Stations Berliner Tor, Wilhelmsburg or Harburg, to Bus Stop Fiskalische Straße (Energieberg).

The Energy Hill Georgswerder rises 40 metres above sea level, giving a breathtaking view from the southside of Hamburg to the city centre. The Energy Hill Georgswerder opens up a view of Hamburg, as you have never seen it before. Starting February 2014, the Department of Sanitation Hamburg has taken over the operation and management of the Information Centre at the Energy Hill. The Energy Hill Georgswerder is open to the public from April 1st to October 31st. Of course, admission is free.

What lies beneath this site, is what it is all about: Seven million cubic metre of waste lie beneath a revegitated protective barrier. A fascinating place with a unique history. It started after World War II: Pits, originating from clay mining for the production of bricks, is used for disposal of rubble. With the start of the German Wirtschaftswunder ("economic miracle") in the 1950s, not just the income grew, but also the amount of rubbish. Slowly, the rubbish hill starts to grow into a landfill. Besides household rubbish, chemical toxic waste is discarded on landfill grounds. The landfill is finally closed in 1979. In the future, rubbish will be incinerated. Plans are made to convert the site into a public park. However, landfill gas, generated through decomposition inside the former landfill, leaks to the surface. In 1983, dioxins are found at parts of the site, leading to an investigation, plan of action, and citizen protests. Through an extensive construction phase the site was finally secured, leakage and groundwater are being decontaminated to this day using a costly process. 

In the early 1990s, the potential of the site as an area for wind power exploitation was realized and the first wind turbine was built. The International Building Exhibit IBA, which took place in Hamburg from 2007 to 2013, was implemented to give new impulses to city planning for Hamburg's district Wilhelmsburg, including Georsgwerder. In-line with the IBA, the potential of energy production was fully realized with installation of a photovoltaic system, a new "repowered" wind turbine, use of landfill gas, and installation of a heat pump to recover heat from the cleaned groundwater. In addition to the use of landfill gas, 4000 households can be provided with renewable energy. Twenty percent of private households on the Island Wilhemsburg are thus supplied with electricity from the Energy Hill.

It is now possible for the public to access the site, a wish that had been expressed for some time. Since 2013, the hill has been opened up to interested citizens. It is possible to stroll along the "horizon footpath", a structure running along the hill top, enjoying the view of the city and the surround land. At the Information Centre the elaborate multimedia show informs about the history of the site. Information about renewable energy, modern waste management, and recycling methods are the newest addition to the exhibit.