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Germany's seaports: too small for offshore offensive

Germany's seaports: too small for offshore offensive

Gepostet von | 22 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

In the coming years, Germany wants to erect new, large wind turbines off its own coast. However, there is a lack of space for the huge components in the seaports. Gigantic dimensions According to the German government, offshore wind power is to be expanded to a capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 70 GW by 2045. This corresponds to an expansion of a further 60 GW within the next 21 years. According to industry figures, this will require up to 7,000 new offshore wind turbines to be installed. At 300 metres, they are almost as high as the Eiffel Tower and stand on foundations weighing 2,500 tonnes...

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Interview with Rolf Martens, founding member of the DMI and first editor-in-chief of marineforum

Interview with Rolf Martens, founding member of the DMI and first editor-in-chief of marineforum

Gepostet von | 22 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

Maritime Convention Of course, one person could not be missing at the 16th Maritime Convention under the motto "50 years of the German Maritime Institute": Rolf Martens, founding member of the DMI and first editor-in-chief of marineforum. He is the last living founder of the institute, a contemporary witness who still remembers exactly why the DMI was founded back then: "When we founded the institute 50 years ago, it was not a spontaneous foundation. It was something we had been thinking about for several years. We wanted to create a circle that would deal with maritime issues in an overarching way." With the founding of the German Maritime Institute -...

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Technical officer of MFG 5 honoured by Naval Officers' Association

Technical officer of MFG 5 honoured by Naval Officers' Association

Gepostet von | 22 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

Every year, shortly before the end of the year, Captain Broder Nielsen, Commander of the Naval Aviation, calls his officer corps together for the traditional Commanders Call in the officers' mess. After a review of achievements and a look into the future, the best aircraft engineering officer of the past year was honoured. This honour was presented on behalf of the Naval Officers' Association (MOV) by the Commodore of Naval Air Wing 3 "Graf Zeppelin", Captain Oliver Ottmüller, in his role as regional representative of the MOV. The winner of the award in 2023 was Kapitänleutnant Jonas Schoepke, a young officer from MFG5 who, after completing his Master's degree in...

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Offshore energy: underwater turbines

Offshore energy: underwater turbines

Gepostet von | 21 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

Wave or tidal power plants are heralding themselves as the next big technological leap in the field of renewable energies, and research and development efforts are underway on several fronts. The concept is as simple as it is proven: "windmills" that are installed on the seabed or riverbed and whose blades are driven by underwater currents. The rest of the technology is well known; the turbines are connected to an electric generator via a gearbox. This produces the electricity, which is fed to the transformer station via a connecting cable on land. In contrast to windmills, the kinetic energy in tidal areas is reliable, while the wind strength can vary greatly until it reaches the...

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New boarding suit advertised

New boarding suit advertised

Gepostet von | 21 Feb 2024 | , , , | 4

It's supposed to be more practical, but it's already chic! It came as something of a surprise to many when the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan-Christian Kaack, announced at the 63rd Historical-Tactical Conference of the Navy on 11 January: "This year will see the first prototype of a new combat suit - without a light blue shirt." The subsequent murmur in the hall indicated that there was probably not so much insider knowledge after all. Now it is public. Bundeswehr Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH has launched a competition for the procurement of a "Marine Clothing System". This can be read on the European online procurement platform TED on 13 February. It was reported...

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