Shipbuilding - Kiel shipyard wants to start building converter platforms
The Kiel shipyard German Naval Yards wants to enter the construction of converter platforms. "We have developed a concept where we say we can build a series of platforms here at our factory site," said the shipyard's managing director, Rino Brugge, on Thursday.
He expects the number of jobs at the shipyard to double or even triple from the current 400. In order to enter series production, not only partners are needed, but also more skilled workers.
Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of Economic Affairs Claus Ruhe Madsen (CDU) also visited the shipyard to gain an impression of the site. He emphasized that German Naval Yards has a very realistic assessment of the situation and is positioning itself to be able to take on some of the large orders.
"We, as Germany, must now understand that we will have to upgrade many shipyards for this," explained the Minister. It is an opportunity for the shipyards on the North and Baltic Seas.
The state's Maritime Coordinator, Andreas Burmester, also believes that the construction of the converter platforms will enable the shipyards in the state to work together in a completely new way: "There will be much more cooperation, it will be easier and more natural to coordinate than to begrudge the other the so-called black under the fingernails."
In the converter platforms, the electricity from various wind turbines at sea is bundled and converted into direct current for onward transmission to the coast with as little loss as possible. According to the German government, 33 platforms are expected to be needed for the German market alone between 2026 and 2045, each costing up to two billion euros. There is currently only one large production site in Spain.
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The conversion of the Kiel shipyard into a platform for building converter platforms aligns with Schleswig-Holstein's focus on environmental initiatives. This partnership with German Naval Yards could significantly contribute to Germany's energy transition by reducing the dependence on foreign production sites for these platforms. The potential creation of 800 to 1200 jobs at the shipyard in the field of shipbuilding and energy conversion is a promising development for the region.
Source: www.stern.de
