Germany is converting its natural gas supply in a hurry. One of several floating terminals for liquefied natural gas is being built on the Elbe in Brunsbüttel.
A floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is scheduled to arrive in Brunsbüttel today (from 10:45 a.m.). This will be the third floating LNG terminal in Germany at the mouth of the Elbe.
The terminal ships have already moored in Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony and in Lubmin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The first work is just beginning on the Lower Saxony side of the Elbe in Stade.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU), Energy Transition Minister Tobias Goldschmidt (Greens), RWE CEO Markus Krebber, shipowner Morten Höegh and the Managing Director of Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH will welcome the terminal ship “Höegh Gannet”. Frank Schnabel, expected.
Another milestone
“The arrival of the LNG tanker in Brunsbüttel is another milestone on the way to a secure energy supply without Russian war gas,” said Goldschmidt. “The state, business and authorities have proven their ability to act, so that three floating liquid gas terminals are now going into operation in Germany. This is good news for the security of supply in our country.”
In Brunsbüttel, the “Höegh Gannet” will first take liquid gas and convert it back into the gaseous state in order to transport it into the pipelines before the fixed terminal will be operational. With the help of the special ship, 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas are to be fed into the network there in the current year and 7.5 billion after the completion of a long connection line. The stationary terminal is scheduled for completion in 2026.
Goldschmidt calls for the future permanent LNG terminal to be prepared for so-called green gases. The federal government must create the legal requirements to enable rapid conversion to climate-neutral use. In order for ammonia to be able to be transhipped later, in addition to the strengthening of the tank foundations planned by the operator, the tanks themselves would also have to be planned and built from the outset in such a way that they can hold green gases.
Ammonia plays a role in the future switch to a hydrogen-based energy supply. In the future, hydrogen is to be generated with electricity from renewable sources. Ammonia, a compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, is easier to transport than hydrogen, but places greater demands on the infrastructure than LNG.
Source: Stern
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