Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops

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Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops​

By Tsvetana Paraskova - May 24, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT



Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop, sources at the German Economy Ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
Germany is preparing contingency plans to use power plants operated by Uniper, EnBW, Steag, RWE, and Leag, among others. Those plants use hard coal, brown coal, or mineral oil as fuel sources, according to a table Reuters has obtained.
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is a major buyer of Russian natural gas and oil and has been preparing for more than two months for the possibility that fossil fuel supplies from Russia could be disrupted either because of sanctions or retaliatory moves from Moscow to cut—or cut off—the supply of oil and/or natural gas.

At the end of March, Germany started to prepare for a potential disruption of natural gas supply from Russia and activated an emergency plan ahead of the March 31 deadline Vladimir Putin had ordered for gas-for-ruble payments.
Germany depends on Russian gas for around half of its needs, with many industries using gas and about half of all households heating with gas. The Russian war in Ukraine exposed Germany’s—and Europe’s—vulnerable reliance on gas and other energy flows from Russia.
Earlier this month, Siegfried Russwurm, the president of the Federation of German Industries, BDI, the biggest industry association, told local tabloid Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a halt of Russian gas supply to Germany would be “catastrophic.”
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said two weeks ago that Germany would be able to withstand a halt of Russian natural gas supplies as long as it manages to fill up its gas storage.
Meanwhile, German buyers of Russian gas have started opening accounts at Gazprombank to comply with Putin’s demand for payment in rubles for gas.

Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops​

By Tsvetana Paraskova - May 24, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT
Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop, sources at the German Economy Ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
Germany is preparing contingency plans to use power plants operated by Uniper, EnBW, Steag, RWE, and Leag, among others. Those plants use hard coal, brown coal, or mineral oil as fuel sources, according to a table Reuters has obtained.
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is a major buyer of Russian natural gas and oil and has been preparing for more than two months for the possibility that fossil fuel supplies from Russia could be disrupted either because of sanctions or retaliatory moves from Moscow to cut—or cut off—the supply of oil and/or natural gas.

At the end of March, Germany started to prepare for a potential disruption of natural gas supply from Russia and activated an emergency plan ahead of the March 31 deadline Vladimir Putin had ordered for gas-for-ruble payments.
Germany depends on Russian gas for around half of its needs, with many industries using gas and about half of all households heating with gas. The Russian war in Ukraine exposed Germany’s—and Europe’s—vulnerable reliance on gas and other energy flows from Russia.
Earlier this month, Siegfried Russwurm, the president of the Federation of German Industries, BDI, the biggest industry association, told local tabloid Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a halt of Russian gas supply to Germany would be “catastrophic.”
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said two weeks ago that Germany would be able to withstand a halt of Russian natural gas supplies as long as it manages to fill up its gas storage.
Meanwhile, German buyers of Russian gas have started opening accounts at Gazprombank to comply with Putin’s demand for payment in rubles for gas.

Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops | OilPrice.com

Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop

oilprice.com

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

2018

Trump Warns Germany Could Become Reliant On Russian Energy

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Germany not to become dependent on Russian energy. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, Trump praised Poland for developing alternative sources.

www.rferl.org

 

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Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops​

By Tsvetana Paraskova - May 24, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT



Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop, sources at the German Economy Ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
Germany is preparing contingency plans to use power plants operated by Uniper, EnBW, Steag, RWE, and Leag, among others. Those plants use hard coal, brown coal, or mineral oil as fuel sources, according to a table Reuters has obtained.
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is a major buyer of Russian natural gas and oil and has been preparing for more than two months for the possibility that fossil fuel supplies from Russia could be disrupted either because of sanctions or retaliatory moves from Moscow to cut—or cut off—the supply of oil and/or natural gas.

At the end of March, Germany started to prepare for a potential disruption of natural gas supply from Russia and activated an emergency plan ahead of the March 31 deadline Vladimir Putin had ordered for gas-for-ruble payments.
Germany depends on Russian gas for around half of its needs, with many industries using gas and about half of all households heating with gas. The Russian war in Ukraine exposed Germany’s—and Europe’s—vulnerable reliance on gas and other energy flows from Russia.
Earlier this month, Siegfried Russwurm, the president of the Federation of German Industries, BDI, the biggest industry association, told local tabloid Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a halt of Russian gas supply to Germany would be “catastrophic.”
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said two weeks ago that Germany would be able to withstand a halt of Russian natural gas supplies as long as it manages to fill up its gas storage.
Meanwhile, German buyers of Russian gas have started opening accounts at Gazprombank to comply with Putin’s demand for payment in rubles for gas.

Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops​

By Tsvetana Paraskova - May 24, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT
Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop, sources at the German Economy Ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
Germany is preparing contingency plans to use power plants operated by Uniper, EnBW, Steag, RWE, and Leag, among others. Those plants use hard coal, brown coal, or mineral oil as fuel sources, according to a table Reuters has obtained.
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is a major buyer of Russian natural gas and oil and has been preparing for more than two months for the possibility that fossil fuel supplies from Russia could be disrupted either because of sanctions or retaliatory moves from Moscow to cut—or cut off—the supply of oil and/or natural gas.

At the end of March, Germany started to prepare for a potential disruption of natural gas supply from Russia and activated an emergency plan ahead of the March 31 deadline Vladimir Putin had ordered for gas-for-ruble payments.
Germany depends on Russian gas for around half of its needs, with many industries using gas and about half of all households heating with gas. The Russian war in Ukraine exposed Germany’s—and Europe’s—vulnerable reliance on gas and other energy flows from Russia.
Earlier this month, Siegfried Russwurm, the president of the Federation of German Industries, BDI, the biggest industry association, told local tabloid Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a halt of Russian gas supply to Germany would be “catastrophic.”
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said two weeks ago that Germany would be able to withstand a halt of Russian natural gas supplies as long as it manages to fill up its gas storage.
Meanwhile, German buyers of Russian gas have started opening accounts at Gazprombank to comply with Putin’s demand for payment in rubles for gas.

Germany Prepares Coal-fired Backup If Russian Gas Stops | OilPrice.com

Germany is drafting plans to have around two dozen mostly coal-fired power plants, which were scheduled to be idled in 2022 and 2023, on standby as network reserve capacity and ready to be used in case Russian gas deliveries to Europe’s largest economy stop

oilprice.com

Lol... Back to coal. Where are your mythical magical renewable solar wind etc???


Don't be fooled.... It's always about coal, oil, and gas. Everything else is BS for the dimwitted.

 

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Lol... Back to coal. Where are your mythical magical renewable solar wind etc???


Don't be fooled.... It's always about coal, oil, and gas. Everything else is BS for the dimwitted.

why not a few nuclear plants?

 

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why not a few nuclear plants?

Nuclear is still a viable source. Expensive but with high efficiency.

 

[HaMoTZeMaS]

Nuclear is still a viable source. Expensive but with high efficiency.

there is no better alternative for a really long term plan than Nuclear

These days waste can be ditched to space

 

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there is no better alternative for a really long term plan than Nuclear

These days waste can be ditched to space

Put Space X to good use lobyin nuclear waste to the sun.

 

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Lol... Back to coal. Where are your mythical magical renewable solar wind etc???


Don't be fooled.... It's always about coal, oil, and gas. Everything else is BS for the dimwitted.

That’s the problem because the Germans believe too much in peaceful rise shit of Russia. Now Putin uses energy, foods, minerals as weapons to blackmail others.

 

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2018

Trump Warns Germany Could Become Reliant On Russian Energy

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Germany not to become dependent on Russian energy. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, Trump praised Poland for developing alternative sources.

www.rferl.org

Because the war is already prepared to happen.

Basically what we saw today with all bad intentions is a sign of future war.

The next will be China, as USA is starting to decouple with China.

USA is the war planner, by observing USA behavior today, we can predict the future war.

I think China is right to build a military power massively because it's already predictable decades ago, China and USA will never be a friend.

And one of them will be gone if everyone wants world peace.

What I want to know, is what USA is going to do next after the Ukraine war is over.

I don't think after the Ukraine war is over there will be peace, but instead, a much bigger war will happen.

 

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why not a few nuclear plants?

Europe highly dependent on Russian uranium for nuclear power plants - report​

 

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Because the war is already prepared to happen.

Since the Russian military invaded Crimea 4 years earlier Trump was warning Germany to not rely on gas supplies from Russia as they would dangle a threat of revoking it after future invasions.

.What I want to know, is what USA is going to do next after the Ukraine war is over.

Deal with the next Russian invasion of an Eastern European country...probably Moldova.