With the framework agreement signed on 19 December 2025 between TKMS and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the delivery of DM2A5 heavyweight torpedoes, the German Navy is determining the future main armament of its new generation of submarines at an early stage. The decision relates to a key capability of the 212CD class and is also part of...
As Europe seeks to modernise its industrial sector, the availability of low-cost steel has become an important factor. However, as the European Union tightens its climate regulations, the focus is also turning to the decarbonisation of steel production. The carbon footprint of the steel industry in Europe accounts for around five per cent of all regional emissions...
A new study aims to refute claims that offshore wind turbines pose a danger to migratory birds. The study concludes that birds fly around wind turbines and that the risk of collisions is significantly lower than previously assumed. The study, which was commissioned by the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO), was...
New algorithm provides unprecedented information for climate research An algorithm developed at DLR provides the first high-resolution maps that allow conclusions to be drawn about the current sea ice thickness. This is made possible by combining data from the European Sentinel-1 radar satellites with measurements from the ATLAS laser altimeter on board NASA's ICESat-2 satellite. The resolution...
From a press release by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne: It weighs just six kilograms and is the size of a shoebox - but its interior makes it an observer of the world's oceans: the miniature satellite OTTER was launched into space on 28 November 2025. At 500 kilometres...
Until now, the state of Lower Saxony has levied trade tax on offshore wind farm operators in the German Bight that were not assigned to a municipality. The city of Oldenburg had filed a lawsuit against this because an operating company of a North Sea wind farm is based there. This practice has now come to an end, as in December 2024 the Federal Fiscal Court in...
Amid a general reluctance to develop offshore wind farms by western industrialised nations, Lithuania has announced the failure of its second tender for an offshore wind farm. The Lithuanian government reactivated this second tender in June 2025 after it was suspended two years ago due to a lack of interest. In order for the concession to be awarded,...
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