New artic gas field to supply Europe
The last pipe has been laid at the 482 km long Polarled Pipeline, the first Norwegian pipeline stretching north of the Arctic Circle. The final pipe was laid at the Aasta Hansteen field at a depth of...
View ArticleChina’s energy consumption to peak in 2035
The energy consumption of China is projected to reach its peak with 3.75 billion TOE in 2035. In addition, the share of gas in the energy supply is about to double by 2020. Der Beitrag China’s energy...
View ArticleStrong growth for gas-fired generation in Germany
German gas-fired power generation climbed 98 percent year on year in August. Main reasons are lower gas prices compared to coal prices. Der Beitrag Strong growth for gas-fired generation in Germany...
View ArticleTutorial gas market 1: Geopolitical framework conditions of the natural gas...
Natural Gas is currently the third most important primary energy carrier in the world (after oil and coal). The main advantages of natural gas in comparison to coal or oil are the high efficiency...
View ArticleTutorial gas market 2: Determinants of the natural gas demand
After giving you an overview of where natural gas is produced and the regions, which are most important for the European natural gas market, the following will provide you an overview of the gas...
View ArticleTutorial gas market 3: Influence of the LNG market
For a long time natural gas has exclusively been a grid-bound energy carrier. In consequence, markets for natural were not globalized, but there were several submarkets (see Tutorial 1) which supplied...
View ArticleTutorial gas market 6: Natural gas transportation and storage
Natural gas can either be transported grid-bound via pipelines or liquefied as LNG. In order to increase the energy density, the gas is transported through the pipelines under high pressure (around 80...
View ArticleAutumn highs on the electricity markets- is this the turnaround?
Since the beginning of August 2017 the prices on the electricity and commodity markets have been breaking one record after the other. Is it eventually time to pop the corks and finally ring in the end...
View ArticleA volatile February 2018 stirs up the industry
Both the negotiations on the German coalition agreement and the prices on commodity exchanges were very volatile in February 2018. PPAs are becoming increasingly attractive and the results of the...
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LNG – market development and trends
Natural gas can be liquified and subsequently shipped over long distances, opening up new markets, where pipelines are not economical or possible to build. Thus LNG enables bridging of gas markets and...
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Power-to-gas developments in Germany from the perspective of electricity and...
This analysis examines the current scenario frameworks for the German gas and electricity network development plans, especially with regard to green gases and power-to-gas. How do electricity and gas...
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World Energy Outlook 2020: New commodity scenarios influence power prices in...
While at the beginning of the Corona Pandemic, there was speculation about when the energy world would return to its status quo. As the year progresses, the question arises as to whether this will...
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Hydrogen Boom in the Gas Network Development Plan
Hydrogen offers the opportunity to decarbonise some sectors, especially industry and parts of transport. Hardly a day goes by without a report on a new hydrogen or electrolysis project. We have already...
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Energy market review October 2021
Not only a gas to coal switch, but also a gas to oil switch Due to very high gas prices, there has been an increasing use of coal instead of gas for the purpose of electricity generation in recent...
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Nuclear power and natural gas in the EU taxonomy: What is it about?
The EU taxonomy briefly explained As the core of the EU sustainable finance action plan, the EU taxonomy aims to do one thing above all: channel financial flows into more sustainable activities....
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Energy market review February 2022
Abolition of EEG levy: hoped-for relief for consumers? Last month, the federal government had already announced a legal reform to protect consumers from higher energy prices. According to the Federal ,...
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Energy market review January 2022
Opening balance sheet on climate protection At the opening statement of the Ministry for Climate Protection on 11 January 2021, the Federal Minister of Economy, Robert Habeck, introduced his speech as...
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Rocket program for German LNG terminals
Now everything has to happen very quickly at once. For this reason, this article answers to the most important questions: Which LNG terminals are planned? When can the terminals go into operation? How...
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Russia throttles pipeline flows, US LNG supplies restricted: Can we achieve...
In this article, the energy market experts from Energy Brainpool analyse whether and how we can achieve the European storage targets for 2022. For this purpose, they have set up a quantitative scenario...
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Energy market review June 2022
Since 15 June, Russia has cut gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by 60 percent. Gas emergency plan: alert level has been declared In view of low gas flows from Russia, the Minister of...
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