Start of construction in Stade: Strong signal for European security of supply – energy hub for LNG and hydrogen-based energy sources.
Germany’s first land-based terminal for liquefied gases is scheduled to go into operation as early as 2027 and will make a significant contribution to the security of supply of affordable energy in Europe. To ensure that Europe’s two largest LNG tanks, each with a capacity of 240,000 cubic meters, can go online ready for ammonia in three years, more than 1,100 people will be working on the construction site at peak times. Around 200 partners and supporters gave the starting signal for the future project today with a joint groundbreaking ceremony on the site of the future terminal in Stade.
Stefan Weil, Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister, explained:
After the first floating LNG terminal, the first land-based liquefied gas terminal in Germany is now being built in Lower Saxony.
“My heartfelt thanks go to everyone involved. Our state is playing a central role in the expansion of the energy import infrastructure. It is also at the heart of the planned Germany-wide hydrogen core network, which links all central production sites, storage locations and industrial users. In conjunction with the further expansion of wind energy, we are purposefully pursuing the goal of a green hydrogen economy and strengthening Lower Saxony’s position as Germany’s energy hub.”
In addition to the two German energy suppliers EnBW and SEFE, which have booked capacities of six and four billion cubic meters per year at the terminal from 2027, respectively, the Czech energy company ČEZ has also secured long-term import rights of two billion cubic meters per year. All customers also have the option of converting their contracts to hydrogen-based energy sources, such as ammonia, in their countries as part of the energy transformation.
Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela emphasizes the European dimension of the project: “We are constantly working to secure the future of our energy industry in the Czech Republic as best as possible. An important building block for this is import capacity for liquefied gas from abroad. After we were able to secure capacity in a floating LNG terminal in the Netherlands last autumn, we have also managed to book capacity in the first German land-based terminal in Stade in cooperation with ČEZ. In three years, it will help cover up to a third of today’s Czech consumption. Thanks to its favorable location, the terminal can also help reduce fees for gas transport to the Czech Republic.”
Jan Themlitz, CEO of Hanseatic Energy Hub, said:
After six years of planning and approval, the construction phase is now beginning.
“We are proud that Germany’s first land-based terminal is taking shape in Stade – and that we are successfully implementing not only a German, but a European major project here. As a privately organized project, we benefit from the immense experience of our shareholders: Partners Group is one of the largest private investors in the infrastructure sector, with Enagás, Europe’s leading terminal operator is taking on operational responsibility in Stade and, with Dow, is meeting the ideal industrial partner on site. As the initiator, the Buss Group has played a key role in driving the project forward and bringing the team of shareholders together.
The global planning, procurement and construction specialist Técnicas Reunidas and its partners FCC and Enka are responsible for the construction. In order for the Hanseatic Energy Hub to become a reality as a central energy hub by 2027,
- Around 3,600 piles will sink into the ground. The foundation is already statically designed to allow for a later conversion to ammonia. In addition,
- more than 60,000 cubic metres of concrete were processed, which corresponds to the filling volume of around 20 Olympic swimming pools,
- Almost 11,000 tons of steel structures had to be built, 1.5 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
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