Germany’s largest integrated Bio-liquefied natural gas (Bio-LNG) is set to begin production after the successful completion of conversion and assembly work at the BioEnergie Park Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The work involved project operator EnviTec Biogas connecting a 300,000-litre liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) tank to the plant. The raw biogas …
Read More »Energy Firms in Germany are Spinning off their Coal Businesses
Energy firms in Germany are spinning off their coal operations to appease ESG pressures from banks and investors, with several operators already separating the dirty coal business from renewable power generation. However, the spin-offs could only raise emissions if the owners of the coal assets continue to operate them, analysts …
Read More »Germany Triggers EU Investigation into Chinese Biofuels
Germany has asked the European Commission to investigate the flow of allegedly fraudulent biofuels into the European Union, a spokesperson for the German Environment Ministry said, stepping up scrutiny on trade in the fuel that has rattled the industry. EU incentives for biodiesel production made with waste oils and fat …
Read More »Germany must Speed up Energy Transition for Climate Protection, Prosperity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that the country should speed up the transition to green energy both for climate protection and more prosperity. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, after a meeting with business and trade union leaders, Scholz underlined that Germany has ambitious goals, and it is aiming …
Read More »Poland and Germany at the Top of the Infamous Polluters Ranking
The first ten places on the list of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the EU are occupied by coal-fired power plants, with the highest number found in Poland and Germany. These ten power plants accounted for one-quarter of the total emissions from the energy sector and 13 percent of …
Read More »EU Considers Formally Banning Russian Oil Flows to Germany and Poland
The European Union is considering formally banning Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland, which have already stopped importing Russia’s crude, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing documents it has seen. The Druzhba pipeline is a key artery of oil supply from Russia to Europe. It has …
Read More »Key German Utility Warns Energy Crisis not over yet
German utility EON SE warned that Europe may not have seen the end of turmoil in its energy markets and the situation could still take a turn for the worse. “The crisis is not over yet,” the energy company’s Chief Financial Officer Marc Spieker said Wednesday alongside an earnings report. …
Read More »Poland Rhreatens to Cut Oil Supplies to Germany if Russia Remains Shareholder in Germany’s Schwedt Refinery
Despite having access to the Naftoport-Polish oil port in Gdańsk, the German side has not yet completely removed Russia’s stake from Germany’s Schwedt Refinery. On May 3, Germany’s “Task Force PCK,” which is dealing with the situation of the Schwedt Refinery (PCK), met for the fourth time. Task Force PCK …
Read More »Sasol Opens $39 Million R&D Lab in Germany
Sasol has opened a 7,000 m2 R&D and analytics laboratory in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The $39 million building can accommodate up to 140 employees. It features 33 offices and has the capacity to analyze up to 200,000 samples per year. A section of the lab has been certified according to good …
Read More »Germany Doubles down on LNG Fearing another Gas Pipeline Attack
Germany looks to install one or two floating LNG import terminals at its largest island, Rügen in the Baltic Sea, as officials do not rule out further attacks on energy and gas pipeline infrastructure, sources with knowledge of the plans told Bloomberg on Thursday. Germany cannot rule out another attack …
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