The Danish Energy Agency has given its permission for a natural gas pipeline that will connect two islands with the rest of the Danish gas network to be put into operation. Danish network owners Energinet and Evida want to establish an approximately 115-kilometer-long gas pipeline from Everdrup on Zealand to Nakskov on Lolland with the aim of connecting Lolland and Falster to the Zealand gas network. The Danish Energy Agency on July 3 issued permits to the companies to put the Lolland-Falster pipeline into operation on Danish maritime territory in Storstrømmen and Guldborg Sund. Energinet is in charge of commissioning and operating the gas pipeline on Danish lake territory in Storstrømmen and Evida for commissioning and operation of the pipeline on Danish lake territory in Guldborg Sund. The Lolland-Falster pipeline, part of a larger gas pipeline project between Everdrup on Zealand and Nakskov on Lolland, runs as an underwater pipeline at the water crossings Storstrømmen and Guldborg Sund. The whole pipeline can transport up to 290 million m3 of natural gas per year. Commissioning is planned for August 30. Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC, part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business, is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment. In close cooperation with our customers, we translate experience, science, and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas. The performance of new and existing jack-ups, vessels […] Wind'Tragic incident': Vestas investigates after death at factoryFatality involved delivery driver at Nakskov facility in Denmark The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden The study carried out in cooperation with the Navigating 360 research network and Kalundborg - to illustrate the likely impact of storm surges due to increased sea levels and changing weather patterns due to climate change The report analyses scenarios for between 2071 and 2100 if investment is not made in major storm defences and finds that in these three towns alone over 5,000 homes and 1,000 commercial buildings risk being flooded in a so-called 100-year storm causing more than 8.6 billion kroner in damages "There is a lot of money at stake. We have to take it very seriously," Professor Kirsten Halsnæs, professor of climate and economics at DTU and one of the report's authors, told the public broadcaster DR in a report She said that Storm Pia and the serious flooding which came in its wake in 2023 should have been a wake-up call "There was a very serious storm surge last year But we know that this will get worse and that there will be more storm surges because sea levels will be higher in the future."  the study concludes that 34 percent of homes in Nakskov would be flooded by 2070-2100 23 percent of homes in Kerteminde and 17 percent of homes in Kalundborg Halsnæs warned that it would not take many such events before house owners would see the value of their properties plummet "Selling your house could become difficult Once it has been written in the media that houses in a certain area have been flooded and that living there is risky Here's what the researchers believe will happen to Kerteminde on the island of Funen if a 100-year storm pushes up the sea level 130cm Some 40 percent of properties would be flooded and 55 percent of businesses Here's what the researchers expect to happen to Kalundborg in western Zealand in a 100-year storm by 2070-2100 with fully 40 percent of business properties damaged and 25 percent of residential properties doing a total of 3.3 billion kroner of damage and forcing about 4,000 people from their homes "Storm floods can become a serious challenge for the city of Kalundborg has been designated as a new industrial growth center due to Novo Nordisk's large billion-dollar investments," the researchers wrote "But that possibility is also challenged by rising sea levels and storm surges."  Please log in here to leave a comment Vestas has manufactured and rolled out the first 115.5-metre blade built for the V236-15.0 MW™ offshore wind turbine prototype The blade was manufactured in Vestas’ production facility in Nakskov using the mould which was built at the factory in Lem The design of the blade has required an extension and retooling of the production facility at Nakskov adding that the production of the remaining two blades is well underway ”With the first V236-15.0 MW™ blade completed and the remaining two blades well underway we are looking forward to installing the prototype at the Østerild National test centre in Western Jutland This is the culmination of many months of dedicated and hard work at the Nakskov factory and colleagues across the full Vestas value chain,” said Chief Operations Officer at Vestas Vestas announced the completion of the blade mould a mock blade and a test blade have been produced at the factory The on-time delivery of the first prototype blade marks another step closer to the prototype’s installation which will start this November at the Østerild National test centre Vestas completed the nacelle for the wind turbine prototype Stretching 280 metres into the air with a production output of 80 GWh/year the prototype will be the tallest and most powerful wind turbine in the world once installed later this year one single V236-15.0 MW™ unit is capable of producing enough energy to power more than 20,000 households The turbine will have its offshore debut in 2024 at the Frederikshavn wind farm in Denmark As our energy demands grow greater, renewable energy is key to the future of our planet. Harnessing the power of wind is essential. At Aggreko, we have over 60 years’ experience and an in-depth understanding of the power and temperature control needs of wind farms. We have a dedicated Wind Energy Team whose innovative strategies […] WindFirst sight of giant blade for Vestas flagship 15MW offshore wind turbine as Italy gets factory nodDebut 115.5-metre prototype component rolls out of Nakskov plant as Danish OEM confirms production in Taranto and website in this browser for the next time I comment Al Hakam is a weekly English newspaper for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat around the world Its aim is to provide Ahmadis with content regarding the beliefs of the true Islam reintroduced to the world by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian Contact us: info@alhakam.org Due to an accelerated order pipeline for V164-8.0 MW projects MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is ramping up blade manufacturing capacity in Nakskov to supplement its lead blade factory on the Isle of Wight where production has been ongoing since mid-2015 the factory in Nakskov was used by Vestas to produce blades for both offshore and onshore projects and has been utilised for limited blade production Full operation at the factory is expected by the end of June 2016 Over 140 new positions will be created at the Nakskov factory which will utilise a full production line like that on the Isle of Wight there are approximately 110 full-time production employees at Nakskov and 10 white collar employees MHI Vestas now has open positions for an additional 130 jobs in blade production and 10 in support functions the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Blades Unit will consist of approximately 500 employees with 250 people on the Isle of Wight and an increase to 250 in Nakskov throughout 2016 with a single leadership team responsible for the whole blades unit Chief Manufacturing Officer Torben Hvid Larsen said: “The factory in Nakskov will supplement the lead factory on the Isle of Wight which is our blade centre of excellence and continues to drive blade production efficiency processes Serial production has been underway on the Isle of Wight since May 2015 in preparation for Burbo Bank Extension.” MHI Vestas has a stable pipeline of V164-8.0 MW orders through until 2019 the company has unconditional orders for 40 x V164-8.0 MW for Walney Extension and 5 x V164-8.0 MW for Blyth as well as conditional orders for Borkum Riffgrund 2 and Horns Rev 3 and has been selected as preferred supplier for Norther renewable energy is key to the future of our planet we have over 60 years’ experience and an in-depth understanding of the power and temperature control needs of wind farms We have a dedicated Wind Energy Team whose innovative strategies […] The full blade set for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has arrived to Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark where they will be installed The blade set arrived at the port of Hanstholm on Sunday and was then transported to Østerild National Test Centre The 115.5-metre blades for the prototype have been produced at Vestas’ blades factory in Nakskov Serial production will also take place at the Nakskov facility from the second half of 2023 and at Vestas’ blades factory in Taranto ”It is a complex job to transport large blades so seeing them all arrive safely and on time to site is a very proud moment for everyone involved We now look forward to installing them and see the turbine spinning for the first time,” Charlotte Feldvoss The installation of the V236-15.0 MW™ prototype is well underway with all tower sections, nacelle and hub already installed the turbine will be ready to produce its first kWh one single V236-15.0 MW unit is capable of producing enough energy to power more than 20,000 households The turbine will make its offshore debut in 2024 at the Frederikshavn wind farm off Denmark Majlis Ansarullah Denmark held their first cycling tour this year as part of a virtual cycling event to keep its members active in these precarious times.  Members participated using an online app with a weekly updated scoreboard posted in Majlis Ansarullah’s official group to make Ansar more motivated in joining it.  Since the Covid-19 restrictions in Denmark have been substantially lifted Majlis Ansarullah arranged a physical 150 km cycle tour from the capital city of Copenhagen to the Bait-ul-Hamd mosque in the city of Nakskov.  a meeting was held at the Nusrat Jahan Mosque Copenhagen where the local mayor of Hvidovre council participated as the chief guest at the charity event “Generation Gold” held by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Denmark She was also briefed about the event.  a group photo of Ansar and Khuddam was taken with the Mayor and Amir Sahib Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Denmark Majlis Ansarullah made special T-shirts with the slogan “Love for All Hatred for None” and “Muslims For peace on Bicycles” written in Danish These T-shirts drew great attention from members of the public that Ansar met on their route.  A long bike journey was a new experience for some members The group travelled 80 kilometres to the city of Vordingborg where they stayed the night and left for Nakskov at 10 am the next day which is a distance of 70 kilometres from Vordingborg Zaeem Majlis Ansarullah Nakskov and the missionary of Jamaat Nakskov welcomed the team of cyclists with other members of the Jamaat at Nakskov’s Bait-ul-Hamd mosque and served delicious food for the team.  All participants enjoyed the trip and appreciated the event.  To meet growing demand for its V164-8.0MW turbine MHI Vestas will more than double the workforce at its Danish blade factory Chief manufacturing officer Torben Hvid Larsen says that ramping up production at Nakskov, southern Demark, will supplement the lead factory on the Isle of Wight, southern England, where serial production of the V164 blade began in May 2015. The decision means an expansion over the coming months from limited production at Nakskov of blades for onshore and offshore projects to a full production line employing 240 workers, to accommodate an accelerated order pipeline for the 8MW offshore machine. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Your data on Recharge Recharge is part of DN Media Group AS From November 1st DN Media Group is responsible for controlling your data on Recharge We use your data to ensure you have a secure and enjoyable user experience when visiting our site. You can read more about how we handle your information in our privacy policy DN Media Group is the leading news provider in the shipping, seafood, and energy industries, with a number of English- and Norwegian-language news publications across a variety of sectors. Read more about DN Media Group here Recharge is part of NHST Global Publications AS and we are responsible for the data that you register with us and the data we collect when you visit our websites We use cookies in a variety of ways to improve your experience such as keeping NHST websites reliable and secure personalising content and ads and to analyse how our sites are being used For more information and how to manage your privacy settings please refer to our privacy and cookie policies Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker 10.1.2023 10:05:00 CET | STARK Group | Press release STARK Group already has a pick-up shop at the Fehmarnbelt construction site. XL-BYG Nakskov Trælastkompagniet was founded in 1967 and employs more than 50 employees. Frederik Hjørne-Christensen is the 2nd generation in the company and continues as branch manager. "STARK is the right owner, who both has strong values that align with those that have worked so well for XL-BYG Nakskov Trælastkompagniet, and who, with its size, can develop the business further. It benefits both the employees and the customers, which is crucial for me," says Frederik Hjørne-Christensen, owner and manager of XL-BYG Nakskov Trælastkompagniet. CEO of STARK Group, Søren P. Olesen, says: "I am grateful that a strong, family-owned builders’ merchant considers us a good owner, and I am happy to be able to welcome 50 new colleagues. It is a strong team with good relationships in a local market, facing an interesting construction development. We are sure that we will be a good partner for the craftsmen in the local area with our broad product range and focus on distribution and that this can push for positive development in a region with potential." with a strategic focus on serving the professional builders 10,000 suppliers and 275,000 customers from its 550 locations The Group has doubled in size over the last couple of years through acquisitions and organic growth it holds a leading national or regional position in all markets STARK is Denmark's largest retailer and distributor of building materials with 84 branches in Denmark and Greenland STARK offers a wide range of services for both contractors and professional craftsmen The company employs more than 2,500 employees and is part of STARK Group Germany and Austria and net sales of approx 45 billion DKK is a leading distributor of building materials in Northern Europe Subscribe to all the latest releases from STARK Group by registering your e-mail address below Torben Fabrin joins STARK Group as new Chief Information Officer (CIO) heading the Group’s digital transformation Torben will take up the position no later than 1 April 2025 STARK Group has cut the first sod for a new expansive distribution centre for light building materials in Denmark The investment marks a step forward in the company's vision to enhance its already leading distribution of building materials The new warehouse spans 24,000 square meters and will ensure day-to-day delivery of 50,000 SKUs to construction sites and branches nationally STARK Group has been awarded the highest rating from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance for the fourth consecutive year This recognition places STARK Group in the top 1% of the more than 150,000 companies assessed worldwide for their commitment to sustainable business practices is strengthening its presence and position in the southern part of Zealand The company is opening the largest branch in the area marking another investment around cities with significant growth The branch was inaugurated by the city mayor in the presence of 500 guests has finalised its largest single-site investment with the completion of a state-of-the-art branch and logistics centre in Hisings Backa The nearly 22,000-square-meter facility strengthens Beijer’s presence in and around Sweden’s second-largest city In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases documents and other relevant information about us Father Husam Bibars with a photo of his son Majd The news that Husam Bibars had been dreading reached him on the evening of September 24 He also found out that the other Syrian refugees his son had been traveling with left the 27-year-old behind The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 49/2023 (December 2nd is talking about that day in a sparsely furnished apartment in the center of Nakskov bananas and apples on plates on the living room table A photo of Majd is hanging above him on the white wall It shows a young man in a shirt and vest with a neatly trimmed beard Majd’s journey to the European Union began in the north of Turkey His daughter Hanaa and his pregnant wife Fatima stayed behind in Istanbul with Majd planning to bring them to Europe later when his father and older brother made it to Denmark from Turkey he was ineligible for family reunification That is why Majd wanted to set off on the Balkan route he felt as though the world was collapsing around him he was able to find the name of the smuggler to whom Majd apparently paid 7,000 euros saying that he had left his son in the forest near a lake and that Majd had no longer been able to walk because of severe stomach pains it was only one kilometer to the next main road Bibas posted Majd’s photo in Facebook and WhatsApp groups He then instructed a lawyer to inquire with Turkish refugee camps and prisons Perhaps Majd had been taken back there by border guards He also sent Majd’s former boss out to look for him Bibars says he hardly slept during those weeks fearing he might not ever see his son again The Balkan route is thousands of kilometers long when the Germans famously welcomed the newcomers with open arms the route running through southeastern Europe was fairly straightforward Most asylum-seekers came to Greece and Serbia via Turkey they often push them back to the other side of the border The use of force and the border installations have changed the Balkan route It now resembles an intricate system of secret pathways with asylum seekers eager to avoid Greek border guards who are known for being particularly harsh it leads via Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia some paths are blocked while new ones open up There are no precise figures available for the number of migrants who die on the Balkan route much to suggest that more have lost their lives this year than in previous years Six select morgues along the route have registered 92 dead migrants this year Refugees on the Balkan route: The paths are growing longer and more dangerous drown in unpredictable rivers or freeze to death in snowstorms And who makes sure that people like Husum Bibars have a way of finding their loved ones and burying them with dignity DER SPIEGEL reporters spent months roaming the Balkan route together with the non-profit investigative organization Lighthouse Reports the British newspaper i and the Greek online outlet Solomon visited forensic experts and explored cemeteries The research shows that the hostility faced by asylum-seekers at European borders continues even after their death Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina make little effort to identify the dead There is no database and no central portal where relatives can search for them fill morgues and are buried in anonymous graves brothers and sisters often don’t know which country their relatives died in Hundreds of families are searching for their loved ones in chat groups But there are people who help them even though they don’t have to – and thus fill the gaps left by Europe’s authorities Husam Bibars is from Aleppo in northern Syria Until the outbreak of the civil war in 2011 he ran a rug company on the outskirts of the city He says he had four machines and 20 employees a small village where he doesn’t feel at home because he barely knows anyone money he otherwise would have wired to his landlord It was clear that he wouldn't be able to stay long The EU’s external border runs through the Strandzha Mountains bordering the Black Sea the refugees sneak from Turkish into Bulgarian territory along the unmarked paths They then continue westward across the wide fields of the Thracian Plain NGO workers refer to it as the "Route of Death." Migrants on their way to Western Europe along the "Route of Death." He has teamed up with another Syrian who is also searching for his son A reporter from the media outlets reporting this story accompanies them Barbed wire lines the high walls of the camp here Bibars learns from officials that there is no one here registered under Majd’s name But transliteration of Arabic names can be difficult One wrong letter and the computer won’t produce any results No one here wants to see a photo of his son Bibars learns that he must provide Majd’s registration number But Bibars doesn’t have a registration number "I tried to make it clear to him that I just wanted to know whether my son was alive or dead," he says Word has long since gotten around among the families of refugees that Bulgarian authorities are of little help One morgue in Burgas is particularly notorious Four refugees told DER SPIEGEL that they had to bribe employees so that they could look at the dead The management of the mortuary claims to have no knowledge of such practices but many NGOs in the region have heard the same "We keep receiving such reports," says Georgi Voynov of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee a human rights organization that many refugees turn to for help The families report that they are exploited at every step of their search for their loved ones a heartbroken Bibars is lying in his hotel bed He says he would have received more support from the authorities in Aleppo But he still doesn’t want to believe that Majd might be dead You can’t begin to mourn until you know whether your loved one is alive or not this is known as an "ambiguous loss." The uncertainty is profoundly demoralizing it makes people sick and can divide families where thousands disappeared silently during the dictatorship informal networks of locals and activists have formed maintain contacts with the authorities and keep records of unidentified dead bodies is walking through the graves of the town cemetery in Bijeljina a few kilometers away of the Serbian border Hundreds of marble gravestones stand in long rows The names of the deceased and their dates of birth and death are neatly engraved someone has rammed 19 wooden posts into the ground and many of them read "2023," along with "HH," the Cyrillic version of the Latin abbreviation "NN," or "name unknown." Here Simić has investigated all of their deaths he is responsible for the section where the Drina marks the border with Serbia All of the migrants in the cemetery drowned Simić has lit a candle for each of them in the church "They all have families somewhere who care about them," he says Simić estimates that around half of the asylum-seekers who drown in the Drina are never found compared to just five in 2022 and three in the previous year Simić takes a bone sample from every single body – he doesn’t like the term corpse – so that the relatives can later have it matched with DNA traces from a hair or an item of clothing belonging to the deceased That’s the only way left to identify them beyond a doubt Simić has become the last hope for relatives looks for tattoos or scars on the bodies of the dead and checks whether the date of their disappearance matches his files a family sent him a photo of the grave in Afghanistan as a thank you few are making any efforts to help families find relatives who have drowned The tracing system operated by the understaffed Red Cross also doesn't work well He has stored 40 bone samples in his freezer A DNA test only costs around 130 euros these days If someone were to analyze all his samples and publish the results the costs would hardly be more than 5,000 euros Morocco or Afghanistan could have a test done in their home country and they wouldn’t have to spend weeks searching The "right to the truth" also applies to people who don’t come from Europe the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Her report was also an appeal to create an Europe-wide system that enables families of refugees to search for their relatives A similar system already exists in the Western Balkans where the DNA of the 40,000 victims of the Balkan wars has been collected in a database Around 70 percent of the missing have been identified as a result But for the people who disappear at Europe’s border a small town with barely 9,000 inhabitants on the Thracian Plain It’s the location that the smuggler sent that led Bibars here an officer scrolls through the photos on his personal mobile phone He has recently photographed three corpses of migrants Majd was found by a farmer in his field on the morning of September 25 No signs of violence were found on his body he was officially buried without the presence of his family or friends That has now become the norm in parts of Bulgaria It is difficult to identify someone who comes from the other side of the world That’s why the migrants are buried as quickly as possible it quickly became clear that he wasn’t from Bulgaria Majd’s wife has since given birth to a son in Turkey Bibars says she hasn’t yet been able to register him with the authorities The result of the DNA test also isn’t available yet Bibars says he doesn’t know how Fatima will manage on her own in Turkey He sends money every now and then and would love to bring them to Europe She says she prays that daddy will come back soon Majd’s grave is located in a Christian cemetery on the outskirts of Elkhovo and has no gravestone Someone has laid artificial flowers on the mound "I don’t even know if my son is really lying there." he probably would have buried Majd somewhere else But the Bulgarian authorities won’t allow that – exhumation isn’t possible for legal reasons Sign in Join now, it's FREE! passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on August 13 2021.  He was born on February 2 to Svend Erik and Millicent Mary Thomsen Denmark and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1956.  As a teenager he returned to Denmark to attend Nakskov Tekniske Skole to become a marine engineer.  He returned to Canada and worked for Douglas Aircraft and Standard Modern Tool Company in Toronto.  He graduated from teachers’ college at OISE in 1972 and moved to Kapuskasing Ontario.  He then worked as a high school tech teacher at Kapuskasing and District Highschool until 1980.  In 1980 purchased Central Welding & Iron Works – a company that remains in his family over 40 years later.  Stefan is survived by his wife Gail of North Bay; his son Erik (Deborah) Thomsen of Callander; his daughter Stefanie (Bobby) Bailey of North Bay; his son Kenneth Thomsen of Nakskov Denmark and his daughter Lisette (Henrick) Kragh-Phil of Copenhagen Denmark.  Sister Dorothy (Nick) Tidman of Newmarket; his grandchildren Dania Casey and Marina; and his nieces Geraldine A private celebration of life will be held by the family.  reconnect with someone you have been missing and raise your glass to family and friends