Tag: Security of supply
Who is behind Deutsche ReGas?
Ingo Wagner, Olaf Scholz, Manuela Schwesig, and Stephan Knabe The Federal Chancellor, the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the ReGas founders were present at the opening of the Neptune…
Who is behind Deutsche ReGas?
Ingo Wagner, Olaf Scholz, Manuela Schwesig, and Stephan Knabe The Federal Chancellor, the Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the ReGas founders were present at the opening of the Neptune…
The energy industry is concerned about security of supply
gas turbine power plant Additional gas power plants play a key role in the power supply system of the future. (Photo: imago images/Hans Blossey) Berlin The Federal Association of Energy…
Gas could remain scarce for a long time
Berlin The gas supply situation is likely to remain tense in the coming years. Due to the strong global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG for short), it is therefore…
Brussels rejects federal government plans for new gas-fired power plants
Berlin At Industry Day, Chancellor Olaf Scholz was optimistic: “Only the approval of the EU Commission is still missing” for the construction of new gas-fired power plants, he said about…
With wind power, the North Sea is to become the “largest power plant in the world”.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander De Croo, Olaf Scholz, Mark Rutte, Mette Frederiksen (from left) The EU Commission President and the heads of state of…
Electricity from the neighboring country? That’s why it could be tight
Berlin The report on the status of electricity supply security in Germany, which the Federal Cabinet approved at the beginning of February, paints a optimistic picture. It states that the…
Mineral oil company Hoyer is considering investing in the PCK Schwedt refinery
Berlin The group of potential buyers for the PCK Schwedt refinery is growing. According to information from industry circles in the Handelsblatt, the Lower Saxony mineral oil company Hoyer is…
Construction of Nord Stream 2 was redundant
The parliamentary review of the background to the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has picked up speed. The “Climate Foundation” investigative committee in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania met in public for…
Federal Ministry of Economics wants to promote the construction of gas-fired power plants
Berlin Wind and solar power are to replace nuclear and coal-fired power plants in Germany. Power plant capacity that is reliably available at all times is therefore becoming scarce. However,…
Price brakes often bypass small and medium-sized industrial companies
Robert Habeck at Zinq Despite the promises made by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, the steel company has become disillusioned. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The federal government will not…
There are still shortcomings in these areas
biogas plant The federal government also wants to skim off chance profits from renewable energies in order to finance the electricity price brake. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin The electricity and…
What is wrong with German energy policy
Katharina natural gas storage facility in Bernburg Germany will be dependent on natural gas for many years to come. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to calculations by the consulting firm McKinsey,…
What is wrong with German energy policy
Katharina natural gas storage facility in Bernburg Germany will be dependent on natural gas for many years to come. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to calculations by the consulting firm McKinsey,…
What is wrong with German energy policy
Katharina natural gas storage facility in Bernburg Germany will be dependent on natural gas for many years to come. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to calculations by the consulting firm McKinsey,…
The excess profit skimming becomes a bureaucratic monster
Wind turbines in Lower Saxony The revenue cap should be defined separately for each individual system. (Photo: dpa) The planned skimming off of excess profits does not end well. The…
Ministry of Economics presents draft law for gas price brake
gas storage From March 2023, household and commercial customers are to receive 80 percent of their annual consumption from their natural gas supplier at a price of twelve cents per…
Energy industry considers earlier start impossible
Stuttgart at night Under pressure from the federal states, the federal government is now planning to introduce the electricity and gas price brake earlier – but the energy companies are…
Energy industry considers earlier start impossible
Stuttgart at night Under pressure from the federal states, the federal government is now planning to introduce the price brakes earlier – but the energy companies are refusing. (Photo: dpa)…
Bund nationalizes Sefe, formerly Gazprom Germania
gas storage Since the Russian gas deliveries fail, Sefe and Uniper have to replace the missing gas from Russia with gas purchased at a significantly higher price in order to…