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The Port of Hamburg is worried about Russian coal (nd-aktuell.de)

March 1, 2022

In the Port of Hamburg, a lot of business is done with Russia. Photo: dpa/Marcus Brandt Electricity generation from hard coal increased by 26.7 percent last year. According to the Association of German Coal Importers, the use of hard coal in the power plants was favored by the extreme rise in the price of natural … Read more

Scholz wants to build an LNG terminal (nd-aktuell.de)

February 28, 2022

Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the special session of the Bundestag on the war in Ukraine Photo: dpa / Kay Nietfeld Berlin. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the rapid construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Germany in response to the Ukraine war and dependence on Russian natural gas. The SPD politician named Brunsbüttel … Read more