Tag: lack of gas
5 reasons why Germany may run out of gas next winter
natural gas storage facility Since autumn 2022, Russia has completely stopped supplying gas to Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A few months ago there was great fear that Germany would run…
Fertilizers, metals, glass – Which industries should be shut down in the event of a gas shortage
Auto Glass Manufacturing at Pilkington Glass production is not one of the protected areas. (Photo: Christ, Juergen) Berlin In the winter that was coming to an end, Germany was spared…
Klaus Müller, did we buy the high gas storage levels too expensively?
Berlin The gas storage tanks are more than 90 percent full in mid-January – a historically high level. The warnings of a gas shortage, which were still omnipresent in the…
The Greens and the FDP are arguing about nuclear power plant terms
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister had to bow to the Chancellor’s word of power on the nuclear issue. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The answer from Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck…
Why German storage facilities are fuller than expected
gas storage The operators’ scenarios for the winter are becoming more optimistic. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German gas storage facilities are better filled than previously assumed. “If the currently strong…
Five reasons why winter might not be that bad
Many shoppers in the inner cities Despite high energy prices, private consumption has not collapsed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Robert Habeck repeated his warnings this week. “The winter can be long…
How long does the gas last? Scenarios for the winter
Gas supply in winter Saving gas by extending the Christmas break: If the holidays were extended to January 9th, “productivity would not be greatly damaged,” says Leopoldina Vice President Robert…
Surprising growth in German economy in third quarter
Berlin The German economy is still growing. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 percent in the period from July to September compared to the previous quarter. This was announced…
Plus 0.3 percent: the German economy is growing surprisingly
Shopping street in Berlin According to experts, however, growth is likely to be over for the time being in view of the energy crisis resulting from the Russian war against…
With double boom and 200 billion in the shortage
Chancellor Scholz (left), Minister Habeck (centre) and Lindner Two weeks ago, the federal government received the recommendations of the expert commission. (Photo: Reuters) A good idea is worth nothing if…
In the worst case, there will be a gas shortage in February 2023
Gas storage facility in Lower Saxony How long will the supplies last? (Photo: Caro / Bastian) Berlin The danger that Germany will run out of gas in the upcoming winter…
Isabella Weber and Clemens Fuest in a debate
Isabelle Weber and Clemens Fuest The native of Nuremberg, who researches in the USA and made controversial proposals such as price controls even before the energy crisis, discusses with the…
President Klaus Müller in an interview
Klaus Mueller In times of the energy crisis, the President of the Federal Network Agency is a much sought-after man. He calls on citizens to urgently save more gas. (Photo:…
President Klaus Müller in an interview
Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller assumes that there will be recurring gas bottlenecks in the event of a cold winter. “I expect waves: there are gas shortages, they go,…
President Klaus Müller in an interview
Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller assumes that gas shortages will recur in the event of a cold winter. “I expect waves: there are gas shortages, they go, they come…
Lawyers consider a wave of lawsuits to be possible
gas meter The gas surcharge of 2.4 cents per kilowatt hour is to take effect from the beginning of October and will benefit importers who have to buy replacement gas…
Lawyers consider a wave of lawsuits to be possible
gas meter The gas surcharge of 2.4 cents per kilowatt hour is to take effect from the beginning of October and will benefit importers who have to buy replacement gas…
Healthy companies should not receive any money
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Alliance 90/Greens) “There are talks with some companies.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin In the traffic light coalition, the voices in favor of changes to the…
Healthy companies should not receive any money
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Alliance 90/Greens) “There are talks with some companies.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin In the traffic light coalition, the voices in favor of changes to the…
The use of gas-fired power plants is hardly decreasing
Berlin, Brussels The hoped-for savings in electricity generation in gas-fired power plants have not materialized in recent months. Figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNA) prove this. According to this,…