It's about the nitty gritty. The transport sector is a problem child when it comes to climate protection. Fundamentally different positions collide in the coalition committee. It could be a long evening. The heads of the traffic light coalition want to try to solve a long dispute on Thursday. It's all about faster planning processes in traffic and the core question: should motorways also be built faster? Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) wants that. The Greens reject that, for them...
Another floating liquefied gas plant has been inaugurated in Brunsbüttel. Federal Minister of Economics Habeck said that the other LNG projects must also be implemented quickly.Another floating liquefied gas plant has been inaugurated in Brunsbüttel. Federal Minister of Economics Habeck said that the other LNG projects must also be implemented quickly.source site-1
Status: 01/20/2023 2:04 p.m A floating LNG terminal arrived in Brunsbüttel today, eleven in all. Federal Network Agency boss Müller doubts that all terminals are necessary. Experts see it the same way. The federal government is actively promoting the construction of import facilities for liquid gas in order to ensure Germany's security of supply in the future. It has chartered five out of seven terminal ships itself for this purpose, two of which are currently in operation. Today arrives floating...
Olaf Scholz took the wrong path. Instead of going back to the limousine, he kept walking along the quay wall. The chancellor just wanted to pose for a nice photo at the docks with the new floating LNG terminal in the background before going on to tour the facility. Now he is suddenly surrounded by journalists, behind him is the Baltic Sea. Escape impossible. In the tumult, a photographer falls at the chancellor's feet, the security guards get very nervous...
As of: 01/14/2023 6:07 p.m The first German LNG terminal was only opened in December. With a symbolic turn, Chancellor Scholz now released the operation of a second terminal in Lubmin. There is criticism from environmental groups. The second German terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has officially started operations in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea. In the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the operators of the plant received the operating license. As in the first LNG terminal in...
As of: 01/14/2023 4:50 p.m The liquid gas terminal at the Greifswalder Bodden has now officially started after its trial operation. According to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, capacities are to be further expanded. There were protests on the fringes of the inauguration. The second German import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has started operations in Lubmin (Vorpommern-Greifswald district). This means that gas from Western Pomerania is now flowing into the German grid. The floating terminal is operated privately by...
STORY: Germany's first private LNG terminal has opened in Lubmin, on the Baltic Sea coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The floating plant is operated by the French energy group Totalenergies and the company Deutsche ReGas. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz referred to the easing of the gas crisis and falling gas prices in Europe and Germany. "We'll get through this winter. The economic crisis didn't materialize," said Scholz. "With a whole new Germany pace, everything was quickly...
Status: 01/14/2023 2:40 p.m The liquid gas terminal at the Greifswalder Bodden is now officially up and running after its trial run. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig also came to Lubmin for this purpose. The second German import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) goes into operation in Lubmin (Vorpommern-Greifswald district). The floating terminal is operated privately by the French energy group Totalenergies and the company Deutsche ReGas. The plant is intended to supply eastern Germany...
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has lodged an objection to the operating license for the import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven. The association demands that the operation of the floating terminal ship "Höegh Esperanza", which opened in December, be limited to a maximum of ten years and that the discharge of waste water treated with biocides into the sea be stopped. Instead, the terminal operator, the gas importer Uniper, should rely on environmentally friendly cleaning processes without...
A ship is coming to Wilhelmshaven, loaded with valuable cargo. Maria Energy is the name of the full tanker that delivered liquefied natural gas to the floating terminal on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony this Tuesday. According to the operator Uniper, the gas is enough to supply 50,000 households with energy for a year. The tanker was even escorted by the police on the last few meters to the terminal. It is the first fully loaded tanker since...
