THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND
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.
Project: THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND
Client: GREENLAND CONTRACTORS
Project year: 2014
Photography: WALTHER TOFT