Category: Technology

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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Frigate 125: Support contract extended by five years

Frigate 125: Support contract extended by five years

Gepostet von | 16 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz is focusing on continuity and has extended the existing contract with the F125 consortium (ARGE) for the technical and logistical support of the "Baden-Württemberg" class until March 2029. The consortium is made up of the lead company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and the northern German shipyard group Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL Group). The contract extension, which covers all four ships and the associated testing and training centre in Wilhelmshaven, is primarily intended to maintain the operational readiness of the ship class in the face of constantly changing requirements, as the F125 ships will form the backbone of the German naval fleet in the coming years.

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Mission boats for frigates: Latest technology - proven function

Mission boats for frigates: Latest technology - proven function

Gepostet von | 9 Feb 2024 | , , , , | 0

Wilhelmshaven - The first two new and modernised Rapid C-810 rescue and operations boats have been handed over to Flotilla 2. They will be deployed on the F123 and F124 class frigates. The first boat has already been successfully integrated on the "Hamburg", F124 and sister ship of the "Hessen", which left for the Red Sea on Thursday, 8 February 2024 in preparation for the yet-to-be-mandated EUNAVFOR "Aspides" mission, and is operationally available as a so-called boarding boat, for sea rescue and for transporting people and material. The two standby and operational boats have been added to the twelve already existing and up to now...

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Offshore wind farms - setting the course required

Offshore wind farms - setting the course required

Gepostet von | 6 Feb 2024 | , , , | 1

The European offshore wind sector is facing a Herculean task in order to build the necessary infrastructure to achieve the climate targets that have been set. This is shown by the results report presented in January 2024 by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). The European Network ENTSO-E, based in Brussels, currently consists of 40 transmission system operators, represents 36 countries and is responsible for the secure and coordinated operation of the European electricity grid, the largest interconnected electricity grid in the world. Planning instrument With its Offshore Network Development Plan (ONDP), ENTSO-E is presenting a planning instrument for the first time and its ten-year network development plan shows how offshore and onshore developments are to be integrated,...

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Search for unexploded ordnance on the seabed

Search for unexploded ordnance on the seabed

Gepostet von | 1 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

Do you know the abbreviation UXO? The abbreviation stands for "Unexploded Ordnance". This usually refers to unexploded ordnance, such as rockets, grenades or bombs that have not or not completely exploded after being fired or dropped. Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of conventional munitions and around 5,000 tonnes of chemical warfare agents are stored in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea, which were dumped during military operations during the Second World War or afterwards by dumping. These decades-old explosives always pose a serious danger. In general, they are defused and salvaged by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Services (KRD) if they pose a threat to shipping and then disposed of in the only German...

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