Source: Energy & Management Powernews, March 23, 2022
Germany must find alternatives for Russian natural gas, which today still covers 55% of demand, because of the war in Ukraine. Timm Kehler, board member of Zukunft Gas, provides information.
The U.S. and other countries are boycotting fuel from Russia to build pressure for a withdrawal from Ukraine. Germany can't do that in the short term. More than half of our natural gas needs, as well as hard coal and much of our oil, come from Russia. Alternatives cannot be found overnight, and they will become more expensive in any case. These are in view of already enormously high energy prices threatening prospects for economics and households.
The energy radio asked Timm Kehler, executive committee of future gas, which reasons the high dependence on natural gas from Russia has and how it is to be overcome. Kehler calls more biogas, more domestic gas production and the rapid development of ports where natural gas can be landed by ship as alternatives. In addition, he evaluates the new law of the Federal Ministry of Economics, which regulates the filling level for gas storage facilities in Germany with immediate effect.
Interview:
- Timm Kehler, board member of the industry initiative Future Gas
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