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Our holiday club is taking place again this week: 10 children aged between 4 and 10 are enjoying a varied programme alongside their two dedicated carers. From planting sunflowers and painting Easter eggs to making treasure chests, an exciting treasure hunt and a visit to the library – there’s plenty of variety on offer.

Whilst you usually only notice the children in passing during the working day, by lunchtime at the latest it becomes impossible to ignore: that’s when our two tube slides are in constant use – and with great enthusiasm! And in the canteen, sitting next to one colleague or another, you suddenly find little “little ones” proudly telling us all about the holiday programme.

A fantastic initiative that not only delights the children but also makes the working day a little livelier. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible!

What a great start to this year’s E-world! Our booth was buzzing from the very first minute – with a steady stream of great conversations throughout the day and an incredible turnout at our traditional booth party in the evening.

Together with long-standing partners and many new faces, we enjoyed classic “Grünkohl,” authentic Oldenburg refreshments, and live music in a lively and welcoming atmosphere. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared ideas, and celebrated with us.

We’re excited for the days ahead and for many more inspiring discussions about smart IT solutions driving the integration of renewable energy and the future of energy supply.

Instead of sending a Christmas card, we are once again supporting the valuable work of Bergwaldprojekt e.V. and are having one tree planted for each employee – 250 trees in total – in the Sauerland region, which has been severely affected by forest dieback. The aim of this planting initiative is to help restore natural forests on areas that have been cleared as a result of the climate crisis.

For more than 30 years, Bergwaldprojekt has been working as an international conservation organization with thousands of volunteers to protect and restore ecosystems. In week-long project activities, anyone can get involved in meaningful environmental work and discover new natural habitats at various locations.

We wish you a restful holiday season and a healthy New Year, in which we will continue to pursue our shared goal of a renewable future with determination.

Our office building once again turned into a hub for our holiday childcare program: 14 children between the ages of four and ten enthusiastically took over the stairwell at lunchtime – especially enjoying our two tube slides!

But there was plenty more to do for everyone: baking cookies, carving pumpkins, visiting the library, collecting autumn treasures, and conducting exciting experiments with electricity and wind energy.

Even our lunches matched the theme: rice pudding, “Viking stew,” and other favorites brought smiles to everyone’s faces.

A big thank-you to everyone who made this fun and varied week possible – for the shining eyes of the children and a little extra life in our offices!

For the third time, we opened our doors for the ‘Sendung mit der Maus’ (TV programme) Open Day – and the place was once again buzzing with energy! In four hands-on workshops, 40 children explored how renewable energy is generated from wind, sun and technology. There were also breaks for sliding, games and a delicious snack buffet – naturally accompanied by plenty of fun and enthusiasm. 

‘Mouse Day’ is a project close to our hearts: we want to combine sustainability, a passion for technology and the promotion of young talent – and show just how exciting the energy transition can be.

A special thank you goes to the many dedicated emsys volunteers and supervisors who made this successful event possible on their day off!

This year, emsys sponsored Oldenburg's CITY CYCLING campaign for the first time. From 5 to 25 September 2025, 3,613 Oldenburg residents pedalled their bikes to cycle a total of at least 514,650 kilometres. The aim of the campaign was to reach the most bicycle-friendly cities in Europe in ten virtual stages – and to support ten charitable organisations in the process.

Thirty-two dedicated emsys cyclists also took part. Together, they covered an impressive 5,234 kilometres – an average of 164 kilometres per person – and thus contributed to the successful completion of the 8th stage from Oslo to Copenhagen, which we sponsored.

As a reward, emsys was able to present a donation cheque for € 1,000 to ReparaturRat Oldenburg e.V. The association is strongly committed to sustainable mobility and resource conservation. Perhaps of interest to some: its bicycle tinkerers are among the few experts in Oldenburg who specialise in repairing e-bikes.

A total of 633,007 kilometres were clocked up by 151 teams in Oldenburg's CITY CYCLING 2025 campaign – a fantastic result and a real incentive to get even more emsys employees involved next year!

This year's two-day company outing was once again a real highlight! Nearly 70 emsys employees set off by bike – either for the entire route or just part of it – on the 80 km journey to Schillig on the North Sea coast. Meanwhile, those travelling by bus visited the Wilhelmshaven Wadden Sea Centre.

Once reunited, we kicked off a varied workshop programme on Friday with 20 exciting topics, which were lively discussed by the approximately 130 participants in three sessions. In the evening, it was time to socialise – whether with music and drinks, table tennis, billiards or relaxing around the campfire.

Saturday began with yoga on the beach, followed by activities such as kite surfing and mudflat hiking. Finally, a 60-strong bicycle convoy rolled back along the dyke – with a well-deserved ice cream break in Hooksiel. Last but not least, the perfect weather contributed to making the two days a complete success.

Yesterday, our sports-mad colleagues gave it their all at the triathlon in Bad Zwischenahn – and with great success! A total of six emsys relay teams took to the start line and showed their best. A real highlight: one team secured first place in the Olympic distance by a clear margin!

We are proud of all the participants – whether on the bike, in the water or on the running course. You not only delivered outstanding sporting performances, but also demonstrated genuine team spirit. A big thank you to the organisers and to everyone who cheered us on from the sidelines! 

After two years of abstinence, this year's company outing took us back to our almost second home, Spiekeroog. A first adventurous vanguard already started the day before and covered the way to the East Frisian North Sea island on foot in beautiful sunshine. With the right timing and the appropriate knowledge of the place and the tidal flats, this is possible: the path led the twenty or so intrepid colleagues through knee-deep mudflats, waist-deep water, but also over pleasantly walking mixed mudflats, virtually at eye level with shore crab & co.

The remaining seventy or so colleagues made themselves more comfortable and followed the next day by bus, ferry and on foot to Haus Sturmeck. For lunch we had couscous salad and watermelon, prepared in advance by our Oldenburg chef, on the sunny terrace: the shortage of catering-personnel has not stopped on the island either.

Afterwards, our bosses welcomed us and got us in the mood for the following presentations of the different working groups. These served to introduce teams and work content as well as to exchange information about organisation and working methods. In short: What does the colleague do whom I usually only see at lunch...?

After a delicious dinner and an insight into "emsys backstage" for the new colleagues, the first day ended chilling on the beach with a perfect sunset.

The next morning, after breakfast, we found ourselves back there for "emsys on the beach". The colorful palette ranged from beach volleyball, "ball hitting", a for the island typical ball game, and boule games to frisbee, juggling and swimming, to yoga and amusing partner exercises.

Contrary to what we had hoped for, the weather forecast of our in-house experts unfortunately came true, so the fish sandwiches, pizza and drinks weren't delivered to the beach as planned, but to a rainproof place. We spontaneously outsmarted the continuous rain that then set in with an earlier ferry and regretted a little that the sandcastle contest also remained buried in the sand...

The Fridays for Future movement has called for a global climate strike today. Of course, the emsys folks are immediately joining #AllefürsKlima!

Many of our colleagues left for the Oldenburg Pferdemarkt at noon today to take part in the strike. However, some employees were not available today, as they are doing their bit for the climate change at their desks, so our managing directors made up for it in the form of a generous donation to Fridaysforfuture Oldenburg. In addition, the most committed among us organised a banner campaign for our building in a flash, so that all emsys people could show their #solidarity.

Another construction site? Some people throw their hands up in horror, but we are actually pleased that the city of Oldenburg is moving in with heavy equipment. Oskar-Homt-Straße was a rather neglected gravel road before we became the only resident. Now the opportunity is being taken to not only repair the surface, but to expand the road right away.

One could already go into raptures when curbs are set, but we are especially looking forward to paved green islands. Our guests, who for well-known reasons have not been very numerous in recent months, will certainly appreciate the new parking spaces. In short: even if we now have to get to work via beaten tracks for a few weeks, we will soon be first-class connected to the outside world.

One of our most popular employees recently got reinforcement. Since the end of the Lockdown, the number of colleagues present has increased significantly, so the motivational officer simply could no longer do his job alone. So we got ourselves a second coffee machine.

With one fully automatic machine on the first floor and one on the second floor, we are now also fail-safe in terms of caffeine supply. Of course, our colleagues upstairs are also happy that they no longer have to walk up the stairs with the hot products. In short: whether cappuccino or espresso lovers, work can go on.