Tag: Fracking
Should Germany frack its own gas?
Test drilling on Usedom Fracking is frowned upon in many places in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Panthermedia) There is possibly forty times as much natural gas stored under German soil as Russia…
Why doesn’t Germany just frack its own gas?
Insight Innovation Germany and the fear of fracking. Dusseldorf What seems unthinkable in Germany is suddenly becoming possible in Great Britain: the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced…
Why doesn’t Germany just frack its own gas?
Insight Innovation Germany and the fear of fracking. Dusseldorf What seems unthinkable in Germany is suddenly becoming possible in Great Britain: the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced…
Why doesn’t Germany just frack its own gas?
Inside innovation Germany and the fear of fracking. Dusseldorf What seems unthinkable in Germany is suddenly becoming possible in Great Britain: the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced…
Europe can no longer afford to be taboo
The good news first: last week, the EU agreed on the outline of a new energy market with astonishing noise. A system that was created over decades is to be…
Fracking in Germany: Gas shortage gives fracking friends a boost
Test drilling on Usedom Fracking is frowned upon in many places in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Panthermedia) Berlin According to a growing number of experts, fracking could be Germany’s chance for more…
Energy supply: Gas shortage gives fracking fans a boost
Test drilling on Usedom Fracking is frowned upon in many places in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Panthermedia) Berlin According to a growing number of experts, fracking could be Germany’s chance for more…
How China unintentionally helps Europe fill up its gas storage facilities
LNG Terminal China China’s LNG imports fell 27 percent from March to July. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin China is currently unwittingly helping Europe buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the…
Wolfgang Kubicki promotes the opening of Nord Stream 2
FDP Vice Wolfgang Kubicki The FDP politician proposes opening the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Berlin “We should open Nord Stream 2 as soon as possible to fill our gas storage…
Scholz and Habeck want hydrogen from Canada instead of LNG
Toronto When Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economics Minister Robert Habeck travel to Canada from August 21 to 23, the focus should be on renewable energies and above all on hydrogen.…
Germany cannot outsource unpleasant forms of energy
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 Extended lifetimes of nuclear power plants or fracking should no longer be taboo. (Photo: dpa) On his trip through Scandinavia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again…
How high & expensive is it for consumers?
gas surcharge For many consumers, this means that gas prices, which are already high, will continue to rise. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf Gas traders will be able to pass on…
The hurdles to fracking’s comeback
Andreas Rathjens is angry with Markus Söder. “That’s cheeky,” he says into the phone with a broad Frisian accent. In an interview at the weekend, Bavaria’s Prime Minister brought into…
Germany practices the heating check
Corridors, halls, foyers and technical rooms in public facilities and office buildings should not be heated, this time more home office should not protect against Corona, but against the heating…
“It’s not something that helps overnight”
Workers in the US state of Colorado (stock image) Should fracking also be allowed in Germany? The experts argue. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf For decades, Germany obtained gas from the reliable…
Podcast Handelsblatt Green: Wind energy – That’s why the expansion is stuck
Dusseldorf Germany fears a gas crisis after supplies from Russia were drastically reduced in recent weeks as a result of the Ukraine war. Consumers and companies are therefore looking for…
What Russia is doing with the unexported gas
Measuring device at a receiving station for natural gas Several factors allow Russia and Gazprom to reduce gas supplies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf While fears of a gas shortage are growing…
What Russia is doing with the unexported gas
Dusseldorf While fears of a gas shortage are growing among European companies, politicians and citizens, Russia has more gas than the population usually uses. According to the Federal Association for…
How Canada could liberate Europe
Ottawa For Robert Habeck, one thing is clear: Germany must become independent of Russian gas. In his global search for new sources of energy, “friendly Canada” is now also on…
In this way, households can reduce their consumption
Full fridge Gas consumption in summer can also be reduced using household appliances. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The consumer advice center of North Rhine-Westphalia welcomes the plans for saving gas by…