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    Locked drone loading zone on Helgoland.

    HOW CAN DRONES AND OTHER MOBILE ROBOTICS BE USED FOR INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS? | Whether it's inspecting the facade of a 20-story (high-rise) building/skyscraper or repairing a wind turbine blade –humans simply aren't made for some quality assurance tasks. In some cases, drones can take over this dangerous job from humans. In the future, they will be used more and more as tools and have the potential to perform their tasks completely autonomously. Fraunhofer IFAM is investigating different possible uses/use cases? of unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles in quality assurance – whether in inspection, maintenance, or repair.

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    The new FOREST project of Fraunhofer IFAM and partners will contribute to the decarbonisation of the transport sector by developing and implementing innovative biobased polymers, additives, and recycled carbonfibers. The goal will be achieved by combining three key-drivers: reduce, recovery, reshape.

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    INCREASED USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES THROUGH DISTRICT HEATING | District heating plays a major role in the energy transition. Compared to decentralized heating systems, centralized heat generation in conjunction with a heat network enables the integration of renewable heat sources and is a cost-effective alternative, especially in densely populated urban areas. Planning and expanding of the piped heat supply is therefore essential for the energy transition.

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  • Projekt DIOL - Develop Innovative Offshore Logistic
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    Projekt DIOL - Develop Innovative Offshore Logistic

    EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN EUROPE | The federal government has set itself ambitious goals for the expansion of renewable energies. The expansion of offshore wind energy in Europe also plays a major role. Here, the output in the North Sea is to be increased to 65 GW by 2030 and 150 GW by 2050. However, it is almost impossible to achieve these goals with the port capacities currently available. An expansion of capacities and greater cooperation between European offshore port locations is necessary. This is where the Interreg North Sea project DIOL (Develop Innovative Offshore Logistic) comes into play.

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  • ENERGY-ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS: THE RIGHT INCENTIVES TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE NEUTRALITY | Germany has set itself the goal of being climate-neutral by 2045 at the latest. In order to achieve this, massive joint efforts are required across all economic sectors and social strata. Implementing what is technically feasible in an economically efficient manner is of central importance for the success of the energy transition. Inefficiently high costs and distribution effects jeopardise the acceptance of the energy transition among the general public. The regulatory framework has an important steering function and must set the right rules in order to create planning security and avoid bad investments and delays in the implementation of the energy transition.

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    Fire penetration test to determine the thermal permeability.

    In order to ensure operational safety, the investigation of flame retardancy is of utmost importance in a wide range of industries, like in railway, civil engineering, ship-building, aerospace, or even in the automotive industry. The experts at Fraunhofer IFAM have extensive capabilities both for the synthesis of polymers and the production of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) with flame retardant properties, and for carrying out fire tests.

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  • MARiLEP Verbundprojekt
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    Das Verbundprojekt MARiLEP hat das Ziel, eine deutliche Verbesserung der Zuverlässigkeit bzw. der Nutzungsdauer im Bereich der Vorderkantenbeschichtungen von Windenergieanlagen zu erreichen

    Wind energy is an important pillar for the energy transition. The expansion of offshore wind energy in the North and Baltic Seas plays a central role. However, offshore wind turbines are exposed to extreme weather conditions. These, combined with rain erosion and particle abrasion, cause damage to the coatings on the leading edges of the rotor blades and are one of the most common causes of loss of yield and repairs. The aim of the MARiLEP project is to achieve a significant improvement in the reliability and service life of the leading edge coatings of wind turbines.

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    PROJECT »TRANSPORTATION IN CHARGE« | In the project "Transportation in Charge", experts from Fraunhofer IFAM are developing concepts for the future planning of charging infrastructure in commercial areas and freight villages. The project aims to gain a better understanding of the demands for public and private charging infrastructure and to identify possible synergy effects through its shared use, thus ensuring the efficient utilization of this cost-intensive infrastructure.

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