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Milestone for two geothermal projects in Lower Saxony

The Burgwedel and Lingen II geothermal projects have reached another milestone.

Hydrogen

Hybrit project demonstrates safe hydrogen storage

The Hybrit initiative has successfully tested hydrogen storage on an industrial scale in Sweden. The technology is intended to reduce costs and secure supply.

Hydrogen

Expansion of hydrogen storage in Etzel contractually secured

Storag GmbH and EnBW subsidiary EnBW Etzel Speicher GmbH plan to jointly develop and operate large-scale hydrogen storage facilities. There is also news from the “H2CAST Etzel” research and development project.

Natural Gas

Natural gas consumption is falling more slowly than expected

The consulting firm McKinsey sees natural gas consumption in Germany declining only slowly. In one area, it even sees growth.

Personnel

Kerstin Andreae is Energy Manager of the Year

The renowned “Energy Manager of the Year” award from the specialist publisher E&M goes to Kerstin Andreae, Chair of the Executive Board of the German Energy and Water Association (BDEW).

Current issue

EEK 04/2025

Topics of the current issue

HYDROGEN "We want to show that it is possible, that it is possible“ - EWE CEO Stefan Dohler on the ”Clean Hydrogen Coastline" project
DRILLING TECHNOLOGY New hybrid method for a holistic simulation of the drilling process on a real scale
H2 INFRASTRUCTURE Expansion of H2 storage in Etzel contractually secured
NATURAL GAS STORAGE No incentive to fill natural gas storage facilities
MRAFFINERY POLICY | REFINERY POLICY PCK Schwedt is waiting for Brussels - The BMWK announced a program to support the PCK Schwedt oil refinery at the beginning of the year. However, none of this has yet been implemented.

News

Wintershall Dea draws Q1 balance sheet - "Billions would fall if project were abandoned to Russia"

After the write-off of the Nord Stream 2 financing had recently been the dominant topic at Wintershall Dea, triggered by the war in Ukraine, the current presentation of the quarterly figures at Wintershall Dea focused on the handling of the remaining…

One third of German crude oil imports came from Russia in February

Germany is in the process of reducing its energy dependence on Russia at a rapid pace, as Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) just said on the occasion of the second Energy Security Progress Report presented at the beginning of May. For…