Category: Technology

Solar panels: recycling - now or later?

Solar panels: recycling - now or later?

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

These days, anyone who can - and gets a tradesman's appointment - buys a photovoltaic system for their roof, balcony or window frame, and certainly also for their boat, in order to "generate at least some electricity". But even a solar panel has an expiry date! This is not printed on the glass surface, but it happens. Either the panel loses performance, has a technical defect, is damaged by hail or other impact, or becomes obsolete due to new developments. The average lifespan of a solar panel is 20 to 25 years. Very few people think about that at the moment! Even if panels function efficiently for 40 years...

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Bremen: Saab Germany opens new location

Bremen: Saab Germany opens new location

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Saab Deutschland GmbH Saab Deutschland will open a new site for its Naval Systems product unit in autumn 2023 in the SPURWERK work environment in Bremen, which is currently under construction. The 1,680 m2 site will provide space for more than 100 employees. A software development hub is being created at the new site in Bremen, with which Saab Germany is positioning itself for the future in line with its growth strategy. The Wilhelmshaven site with its project office will remain and will also be further expanded. Saab Deutschland is currently equipping the four Brandenburg-class frigates (F123) with the modern "9LV" command and weapon employment system (FüWES), among other things, which will be operated from Bremen in the future.

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North Sea: Equinor pulls plug on floating wind farm

North Sea: Equinor pulls plug on floating wind farm

Gepostet von | 9 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

The Norwegian energy company Equinor has cancelled plans for a large floating offshore wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea near Bergen and postponed them indefinitely. Trollvind The project, known as Trollvind, envisaged a wind farm with a capacity of 1 gigawatt, which was to supply the Troll and Oseberg offshore fields (oil and gas) with electricity via a connection point on land. The concept was based on a ready-to-operate wind farm that would be economically viable well before 2030. Equinor launched the project in June 2022 together with partners Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips. Demolition Reasons for this decision are...

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North Sea: BSH prepares two wind farms

North Sea: BSH prepares two wind farms

Gepostet von | 1 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has commissioned Furgo, the leading geodata specialist from the Netherlands, with the geophysical surveying of two sites for future wind farms within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Fugro will collect the necessary data and develop geological models of the offshore sites. The survey vessel sent by Fugro is now taking images of the sediments up to 15 metres below the seabed in the area of the two offshore wind farms. Fraunhofer IWES will also use seismic multi-channel measurements to penetrate more than 100 metres into the seabed in order to obtain older data from these...

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New ocean-going tugs for the navy

New ocean-going tugs for the navy

Gepostet von | 31 May 2023 | , , , | 1

It can be a little faster sometimes! On 10 November last year, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros to find an interim solution for sea tugs. On 26 November, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) published a tender for the "purchase of two used, market-available ocean-going tugs". Two ocean-going tugs were sought to "tow ships with a full load of up to 21,000 tonnes in sea area A3 to safe harbour." Briefly explained: Sea area A3 refers to those sea areas that lie outside coastal waters, i.e. the Atlantic Ocean by European standards...

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