The group behind a terminal project to import liquefied natural gas into Brunsbuettel on the German North Sea, German LNG terminal, said it will file an application to authorities by the end of June for planning permission.
The application includes a jetty with two berthing facilities for ships up to Q-Max size, the largest LNG carriers worldwide apart from the terminal construction itself.
LNG plans in Germany have been delayed because the region is well supplied with pipeline gas from Russia and Norway and the future of natural gas supply chains has become controversial amid tighter climate protection legislation. Nevertheless, utility RWE said it had alternatives for its envisaged role of placing capacities at the terminal in April.
The European Union is promoting its use as an alternative to coal and gas-derived hydrogen, and also as a substitute for oil and gas products in manufacturing, heating and transport. The RWE in April signed a memorandum of understanding with an Australian firm to possibly bring solar-derived hydrogen to Europe.
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