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Onshore or offshore - wood can be used anywhere

Onshore or offshore - wood can be used anywhere

Gepostet von | 16 Jul 2024 | , | 0

Wind turbine blades made of wood offer a sustainable option, the Hessian start-up (2021) Voodin Blade Technology is convinced and has installed the world's first prototype installation of its wind turbine blades made of 100% biodegradable wood, which are over 19 metres long, at an existing wind turbine in Breuna, north-west of Kassel. After two years of thorough laboratory testing, the Voodin team is confident that the material will withstand even the harshest onshore conditions. They also see no reason why their rotor blades could not be used offshore. The company said that the use of laminated veneer lumber is more sustainable and durable than the commonly used glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP), which become brittle after years of use.

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Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Gepostet von | 15 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

The world's fifth-largest shipping company has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by around a third by 2030 and to net-zero fleet operations by 2045. This is to be achieved through the modernisation of the fleet, new drive technologies and the research and procurement of CO2-neutral alternative fuels (e-fuels), such as "green" methanol. Hapag-Lloyd has been modernising and expanding its fleet for years. A total of 12 new large container ships have been ordered (see marineforum.online from 23 June 2021), which can be operated with modern and efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engines and are already in service. A study is also currently considering "sailing container ships" with methanol engines (see marineforum.online from 18 December 2023). In order to reduce fuel costs and...

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Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 12 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

On Saturday, 13 July 2024, the frigate "Brandenburg" is expected back in Wilhelmshaven from the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission in the Mediterranean. Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba, the crew left Wilhelmshaven in March 2024 to assist with maritime surveillance off the Lebanese coast and training the Lebanese navy as part of the UNIFIL mission. Numerous manoeuvres took place with international partners. Furthermore, the Lebanese armed forces were trained as part of the mission and there was an exchange between crew members of the frigate and their comrades from the Lebanese Navy stationed on the mainland.

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Over 6 months ....

Over 6 months ....

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

Tender "Donau" returns to Kiel Tender "Donau" is expected back in its home port of Kiel on 12 July 2024. Over the past six months, the tender has made the German contribution to one of NATO's standing formations. The tender was also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF (M)) for the North and Baltic Seas. Under the command of Corvette Captain Stefan Huber, the Kiel-based tender and its 68-strong crew have experienced a lot over the past six and a half months. "The intensity of the various manoeuvres we have completed in the last few months has been enormous. And that was...

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The German "Seals" turn 60

The German "Seals" turn 60

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Today, on 11 July 2024, the Naval Special Forces Command is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. With a roll call and a dynamic demonstration in the presence of the President of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament, Kristina Herbst, the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther, as well as numerous guests from society, politics and the military, the combat swimmers will face the public, which does not happen that often. They have been around since 1958, when the aim was to prepare back-up for amphibious landing operations in the rear of attacking Eastern Bloc units. The combat swimmers evolved from small combat units and the naval task forces of the Second World War. The training was modelled on French elite units. In August 1959, the...

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