Photo Gallery The Future Is Offshore
After years of decline, Germany's shipyards are now pinning their hopes on offshore wind farms, a key component of the country's energy revolution. Some have converted entirely to building equipment for wind farms. But the initial euphoria has worn off as the true challenges of the transition become clear.
After years of decline, Germany's shipyards are now pinning their hopes on offshore wind farms, a key component of the country's energy revolution. This photo shows the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm in the North Sea.
Foto: Ingo Wagner / DPA
Nordic Yards is currently building offshore transformer platforms for Siemens in Rostock (shown here) and Wismar. "We're just now learning how complex the offshore business is," says Fred Wegener, the technical director at the Nordic Yards docks in Wismar.
Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/ picture alliance / dpa
The Nordic Yards plant in Rostock. The initial offshore euphoria among German shipyards has long since given way to a soberer assessment as the true challenges of the energy revolution become clear.
Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/ picture alliance / dpa
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