Tag: Gas supply facilities
Ex-Chancellor Schröder to join Gazprom’s board of directors
Gerhard Schröder Schröder blamed NATO for the deployment of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border. (Photo: imago images/Jens Schicke) St Petersburg, Berlin Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is said to get another…
Ex-Chancellor Schröder to join Gazprom’s board of directors
Gerhard Schröder Schröder blamed NATO for the deployment of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border. (Photo: imago images/Jens Schicke) St. Petersburg Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is said to get another job…
How politics and business are looking for alternatives to Russian deliveries
Iced natural gas lines The Ukraine crisis has resulted in an energy crisis for Europe (Photo: Thomas Kuhlenbeck) Brussels/Berlin/New York The EU has become dangerously dependent on Putin’s natural gas…
How politics and business are looking for alternatives to Russian deliveries
Iced natural gas lines The Ukraine crisis has resulted in an energy crisis for Europe (Photo: Thomas Kuhlenbeck) The EU has become dangerously dependent on Putin’s natural gas – Germany…
Greek shipowners are the beneficiaries of the gas crisis
Greek liquid gas tanker at the LNG terminal Greek shipowners opted for LNG transport early on. It’s now paying off. (Photo: Bloomberg) Athens The gas crisis is forcing Europe to…
EU Commission classifies nuclear power and gas as sustainable
Nuclear power plant in Flamanville There has recently been massive criticism of the plans of the EU Commissions. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Investments in new gas and nuclear power plants are…
Final proposal on sustainability of gas and nuclear power coming
nuclear power plant The final proposal on the sustainability of gas and nuclear power comes this Wednesday (Photo: dpa) Brussels It is one of the trickiest political projects in current…
How Europe wants to close the gas gap with the help of the USA and Qatar
LPG tankers Europe is increasingly relying on the supply of liquid gas. A second terminal is now to be built in Greece. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Brussels, Tokyo In the midst…
Gas supplies fall below critical limit
Natural gas pipeline in the Gaisburg gas power plant Deliveries to gas-fired power plants could be stopped as long as their shutdown does not affect the overall power supply system.…
What happens if Putin turns off the gas?
Wladimir Putin The Russian President is aware of Europe’s dependence on his country’s gas. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The 59 pages of the “Gas Crisis Prevention” guide tell you what happens…
Terminations of Stromio & Gas.de: Veneko plans class action
Dusseldorf The energy discounters Stromio, Gas.de and Grünwelt Energie are facing legal disputes. A legal tech company from Berlin and a Cologne lawyer want to claim damages from the electricity…
Terminations of Stromio & Gas.de: Veneko plans class action
Dusseldorf The energy discounters Stromio, Gas.de and Grünwelt Energie are facing legal disputes. A legal tech company from Berlin and a Cologne lawyer want to claim damages from the electricity…
How liquid gas terminals want to go green
Berlin In view of the ongoing gas supply crisis, the construction of LNG terminals in Germany is becoming the focus of the debate. The developers of such terminals, which can…
Ampel wants to protect customers from dubious providers
three-phase meter The traffic light aims to better protect consumers against price fluctuations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Insurance is designed to protect electricity and gas customers if their energy provider goes…
Russia was Germany’s most important supplier in 2021
Eugal natural gas pipeline in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Around half of the natural gas and hard coal imports in 2021 came from Russia. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany’s energy bill rose to…
Nord Stream 2 founds German subsidiary
Schwerin The subsidiary required for the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been founded. The gas transport company Gas for Europe GmbH is based in Schwerin, as…
RWE earns more than expected – energy trading is booming
RWE power plant in Duisburg In recent years, the supplier has transformed itself from a nuclear and coal company into one of the largest green electricity producers in Europe. (Photo:…
EU commissioner wants to vote against EU taxonomy
Johannes Hahn and Ursula von der Leyen in December The final EU taxonomy proposal is expected next week. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels It is one of the EU’s most sensitive political…
Law reform planned – government wants more protection for electricity customers
Berlin With a legal reform, the federal government wants to put a stop to short-term terminations of electricity and gas contracts by cheap suppliers and price jumps. “We must not…
Controversy over taxonomy becomes a reality check for the Greens
Vattenfall gas power plant in Berlin-Lichterfelde The federal government sees the use of gas power plants as a transitional technology. (Photo: Paul Langrock/laif) Steffi Lemke and Robert Habeck quietly and…