News & Events

Synergies of LNG and hydrogen imports

Written on 2. June 2021.

More than 70 participants accepted the invitation to the event "Presentation of the study: synergy effects in the import of energy carriers with a Lower Saxony LNG terminal", which was hosted online by LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen on the 1st of June 2021.

LNG remains the fuel of choice!

Written on 20. May 2021.

The network partners of the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen discussed the importance of and required political action for the application of LNG in the frame of an online event on the 18th of May 2021

Bio-LNG – Climate-friendly fuel from regional production

Written on 30. April 2021.

LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen (c/o MARIKO GmbH) invites to the 2nd workshop "Bio-LNG"

LNG for seagoing vessels: Third funding call launched

Written on 15. April 2021.

The third funding call within the framework of the "Guideline for the expansion and conversion of seagoing vessels for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel" has been launched: Applications can be submitted again as of now.

Consensus among German and Dutch shipowners: LNG is currently the only realistically applicable fuel in shipping

Written on 26. March 2021.

There are many reasons for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel in shipping. Nevertheless, even many years after the first LNG-powered ships have entered service, there are still numerous challenges and need for action, which were highlighted and discussed by around 60 shipping company representatives at the cross-border online event "LNG as fuel: Status update" organized by LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen on the 25th of March 2021.

Bio-LNG – Biogas plants provide climate-friendly fuel of the future in Lower Saxony

Written on 19. February 2021.

Bio-LNG represents a completely new, climate-friendly fuel whose market introduction offers producers and consumers new perspectives, but also poses challenges.

Expansion of LNG funding for seagoing vessels in Germany

Written on 2. December 2020.

The Budget Committee of the German Parliament has decided to expand LNG funding for seagoing vessels. The corresponding proposal by Rüdiger Kruse, member of the Hamburg parliament, had received broad support in the committee.

In search of solutions for the energy supply of the future

Written on 2. December 2020.

What can the energy supply in Germany look like in the future? What role does LNG play in this? What opportunities and risks does it entail? And: Does Germany need its own terminal to import LNG? This was discussed by 20 representatives of environmental associations, politics, science and industry at the LNG Dialogue, which was conducted online by the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen on 19 November 2020.

Fuel conversion & sulfur limit 2020 – first experience reports

Written on 4. November 2020.

Low sulfur fuels (VLSFO - very low sulfur fuel oil) are a solution to the sulfur limits in force since January. The use of these fuels was reported during an online conference on 28 October 2020.

LNG Bunker Conference

Written on 3. September 2020.

Online conference. Over 60 participants accepted the invitation to the event "LNG Bunker Conference", which was organized by the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen in cooperation with Nautitec GmbH & Co. KG on 1st September 2020. The aim of the event was to highlight the development of LNG supply concepts for the transport sector and to report on experiences with LNG bunkerisation.