Thule Air Base, Avanersuaq (GRL)
ewo supplied lighting for the apron area of a hangar at Thule Air Base in Greenland that can withstand even the extreme polar climate.
ewo's luminaires for the northernmost base in the USA
Thule Air Base in Greenland is the United States’ northernmost base; it is situated 885 km east of the North Magnetic Pole. The military base was completed in 1953, and has been part of Air Force Space Command since 1992. It primarily safeguards important infrastructure of the ballistic missile defense program run by the United States and Canada. The complex also includes a 407-meter-high transmission mast for military long-wave radio; it is the highest mast north of the Arctic Circle in the Western Hemisphere.
ewo developed a new lighting solution for a hangar apron at the base. The major challenge in doing so was the extreme polar climate: in order to ensure reliable functioning, the operating devices of the floodlights were integrated into a switchboard in the hangar and connected to the luminaires on the hangar wall via a heating cable.
© Walther Toft
© Walther Toft
“At Thule Air Base, one of the northernmost military bases in the world, ewo has developed a lighting solution that works reliably even under the most extreme polar conditions.
Hannes Wohlgemuth, CEO ewo
Project details
Year
2014
Light Solution
F–System
Location
Avanersuaq, Greenland
Client
Greenland Contractors
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