Status: 06.02.2023 4:14 p.m The federal government's LNG plans are gaining momentum. The last pipes for connecting the LNG import terminal arrived in Brunsbüttel on Monday. What is the overall situation in Germany? By Emal Atif, tagesschau.de Germany wants to replace missing Russian gas supplies with imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ensure energy security. To this end, the national LNG infrastructure is to be greatly expanded in the coming years. Next winter, up to a third of the previous...
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...
Status: 12/16/2022 10:03 p.m Too big, too expensive and not environmentally friendly - the floating LNG terminals have received a lot of criticism. Before today's opening of the first terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Habeck defended his energy policy in the daily topics. Before the opening of the first floating import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Robert Habeck interviewed the daily topics defended its energy policy. "Averting the emergency has absolute political priority," he said...
Status: 12/16/2022 10:03 p.m Too big, too expensive and not environmentally friendly - the floating LNG terminals have received a lot of criticism. Before tomorrow's opening of the first terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Habeck will defend his energy policy in the tagesthemes. Before the opening of the first floating import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven, Economics Minister Robert Habeck interviewed the daily topics defended its energy policy. "Averting the emergency has absolute political priority," he said...
Exclusive Status: 12/13/2022 9:57 a.m The most important handling company in the port of Hamburg is complaining internally about the difficult situation in the container business. After research by NDR and WDR Among other things, savings in staff are apparently planned. By Stefan Buchen, NDR, Manuel Bewarder and Florian Flade, WDR Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, HHLA for short, presents itself as a successful company with its finger on the pulse of the times, as a "gateway to the future"....
Status: 12/08/2022 5:26 p.m In order to replace Russian imports, eleven liquefied natural gas terminals are to be built in Germany. But a study criticizes the plans: The systems are too large - with fatal consequences for the energy transition. By Frank Groteluschen, WDR LNG terminals are considered the most important measure to compensate for the loss of gas imports from Russia. Eleven of these stations are to be built on the German coasts, where LNG tankers can unload the...
Of Thomas Hummel and David WuenselThe criticism of the plans for the new liquid gas terminals in northern Germany is getting louder. A study by the Cologne think tank NewClimate Institute notes that the new infrastructure is "massively oversized". If all eleven terminals were built as planned, about 50 percent more natural gas could be imported than flowed from Russia to Germany before the outbreak of the Ukraine war. There was a risk of bad investments, and since eight of...
At least 3.5 billion euros more Costs for floating LNG terminals are likely to be significantly higher than estimated Gas pipelines at the future LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel © Marcus Brandt / DPA They are regarded as a beacon of hope for securing the energy supply in the coming winter: terminals for liquefied natural gas delivered by ship. Now the terminal costs are apparently increasing considerably. The acquisition and maintenance of floating liquefied natural gas terminals cost Germany at least...
The purchase and maintenance of floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals cost Germany at least three and a half billion euros more than previously planned. The total budget requirement has increased to around 6.56 billion euros in 2022, as the Federal Ministry of Economics confirmed on Monday in Berlin. There would also be additional budgetary funds in 2023. "This increase was necessary in a second phase due to the dynamically developing situation," it said. "In the meantime, further costs have...
Russia's war against Ukraine also has massive consequences for the energy supply in Europe and Germany. Politicians are trying to ensure this and to relieve people of the sharply rising costs. All developments in the live blog:With material from the news agencies dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA and Bloomberg source site
