Tag: Security of supply
The EU ideas on natural gas are Habeck’s acid test
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) So far, the minister has been unhappy on the subject of EU taxonomy. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) The debate about the EU…
Nuclear power as “green energy” – applause from business
“Natural gas is an essential bridging technology for the basic supply of the industrial nation Germany,” said Wolfgang Große Entrup, General Manager of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). “If…
How is it going on now?
Dusseldorf The penultimate chapter in the emotional history of German nuclear power ends on December 31, 2021: The Brokdorf, Grohnde and Gundremmingen nuclear power plants, Unit C, will go offline…
NRW Minister Pinkwart calls for state gas supplies
The stock keeping follows the rules of the market (Photo: dpa) Berlin. NRW Economics Minister Andreas Pinkwart (FDP) wants to introduce state gas storage. In view of the low filling…
Comment on gas deliveries: Russia has to explain itself
Gas production in Siberia The gas deliveries from Russia are currently insufficient to increase the low level of storage facilities in Europe. (Photo: LAIF) It has never been easier to…
Nord Stream 2 causes a fight at the traffic lights
Info box from Nord Stream 2 in Lubmin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Berlin The new federal government is coming under pressure in the face of a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine because…
Country does not want to produce gas
Dune landscape in Lower Saxony The natural gas field is located near the EU bird sanctuary “Lower Saxony Wadden Sea”. (Photo: imago images / Priller & Maug) Berlin The N05-A…
Prospects for additional gas deliveries are increasing
Berlin It sounded like a signal of détente: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced that the Russian Gazprom group would be sending more natural gas to Europe in November. In…
“Anyone who wants to phase out coal must not oppose new gas-fired power plants”
BDEW managing director Kerstin Andreae warns against a hasty exit from the use of natural gas. The politically defined goal of climate neutrality by 2045 is “extremely ambitious,” said Andreae…
Russia relaxes the gas markets – that will not solve the energy crisis
Berlin, Brussels It is the first sign of relaxation, but the European energy crisis has not yet been resolved: Russia’s announcement that it will deliver more natural gas to Europe…
Russia relaxes the gas markets – that will not solve the energy crisis
Berlin, Brussels It is the first sign of relaxation, but the European energy crisis has not yet been resolved: Russia’s announcement that it will deliver more natural gas to Europe…
German energy transition rated positively by the World Energy Council
Wind turbines According to the study, there is a lack of reliably deployable power plant capacities that take on a back-up function when the wind is not blowing and the…
Annalena Baerbock provokes the SPD with a statement about Nord Stream 2
“So far, the talks about the formation of a new federal government have been very constructive and based on trust. Annalena Baerbock should also maintain this professionalism, ”said Bernd Westphal,…
She is that safe in Germany
Gas tank in Bonn Wholesale prices for natural gas keep rising and rising. At the same time, the storage tanks in Germany are significantly less full than usual before the…
Is Russia turning the gas tap to force Nord Stream 2 to go into operation?
Berlin For Oliver Krischer, the matter is clear: “Gazprom and Putin have cut gas deliveries to the west in order to put the unnecessary Nord Stream 2 pipeline into operation…