Jump over the Fjord - A Strategic Repurposing of the Kiel Coal Power Plant

As we face times of energy revolution in Europe and renewable energy sources become favoured, many older power plants are no longer of value to the industry. Hence, creative solutions for future ruins need to be found and appropriate strategies on how to handle them as part of our industrial heritage are required. The following work explores the transformation and reuse of a recently closed coal power plant in Germany’s ‘maritime capital’ Kiel, situated on the eastern banks of the Kiel Fjord. Special consideration is given to the embedding of the area into the urban context and the improvement of notable malfunctions of local inland and maritime public transport systems.