Michaela Tix

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Many question marks over the ban on Russian gas imports

1 week ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Nuremberg (energate) - The EU Commission's planned import ban on Russian natural gas raises legal questions. It is "remarkable" that Brussels is explicitly not talking about sanctions, but rather categorising the measures as an internal market instrument with a focus on transparency, diversification and resilience. Tatiana Vukolova, Aleksandra Wisnioch and Ewald Plum from the law firm Rödl & Partner write this in a guest comment for energate. … Would you like to read this and other news?
Stade publishes heating plan with and without waste wood-fired power plant

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Stade (energate) - The Hanseatic city of Stade has presented its municipal heating plan. The city actually had until the end of 2026 to do this in accordance with the Lower Saxony Climate Act. "As the municipal heating plan forms the strategic basis for the decarbonisation of the heating supply, we want to give people planning security quickly," said Mayor Sönke Hartlef (CDU - Christian Democratic Union), explaining the pace. … Would you like to read this and other news?
LNG trade grows - imports to Europe fall

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

London (energate) - Global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) grew by 2.4 per cent to 411.24 million tonnes in 2024. However, there was a significant decline in European imports from 21.22 million tonnes to 100.07 million tonnes, the International Gas Union (IGU) announced in London. It cited the high inventories at the beginning of the year, sluggish demand and constant pipeline flows as the reasons for this. … Would you like to read this and other news?
UK-Germany hydrogen corridor conceivable

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Rotterdam (energate) - Gascade is examining a hydrogen corridor between Germany and the UK together with the British transmission system operator National Gas. They have signed a letter of intent in Rotterdam to this end. The 'UK-Germany Hydrogen Corridor Project' could consist of two offshore pipeline sections. The first section will begin on the British mainland and will be connected to the second section, the Aquaductus pipeline project, which will provide a link to the German mainland.
Eon and Danfoss enter into heating cooperation

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Essen (energate) - Eon has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Danish company Danfoss for smart heating control. The Essen-based company will use the Danes' software for its hardware, the so-called Intelligent Heating Control Box (IHC). The joint solution is aimed in particular at housing companies, property managers, investors and operators of heating grids. The strategic partnership will start in the second quarter of 2025 with the first pilot projects in Germany.
LNG tanker runs aground off Rügen

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Sassnitz (energate) - An LNG tanker has run aground in the seaport of Mukran. According to the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Waterways Police Office, the ship has now been transported to the Sassnitz roadstead with the help of several tugs. "There has been no loss of cargo or environmental damage," the statement said. The waterway police have taken over the investigation on board.
Hydrogen bank subsidises two German green H2 projects

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Brussels (energate) - For the first time, a German company is among the winners of the European Hydrogen Bank's second auction. The medium-sized company Deutsche Regas will receive a total of 112 million euros for its electrolyser planned in Lubmin. The plant is planned with 200 MW and is scheduled to go into operation in the second half of 2026.
Cannibalism between hydrogen and CCS?

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Dortmund (energate) - The new German government's plan to authorise CO2 capture at gas-fired power plants is raising new questions. Industry representatives want quick decisions on which framework conditions apply to the decarbonisation of their sites and which investments could pay off. Currenta, a North Rhine-Westphalian operator of chemical parks, is currently looking into both technologies - CCS and hydrogen. … Would you like to read this and other news?
New hurdles for blue hydrogen

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Dortmund (energate) - Market participants are concerned about the EU Commission's new initiative on the use of conventional hydrogen. "The draft of the Delegated Act for low-CO2 gases sets upstream chain emissions for methane at such high levels that the production of blue and turquoise hydrogen is almost impossible," criticised Thomas Gößmann, CEO of Thyssengas in Dortmund.
Ground-breaking ceremony for Bavarian Augusta pipeline

3 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Michaela Tix

Wertingen (energate) - Grid operator Bayernets has broken ground for the Augusta gas pipeline in Wertingen. The compressor station is the starting point of the 40.5-kilometre-long new pipeline, which will extend to the Kötz grid node (Günzburg district). Despite the planned gas phase-out, Bayernets was able to raise a three-digit million sum in debt capital in the summer of 2024, with the state-owned KFW, Commerzbank and Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank providing the funding.