News & Events

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.

Bio-LNG in focus

Written on 25. June 2020.

Online conference. Over 90 participants accepted the invitation to the event "Bio-LNG in Focus", which was organised by the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen in cooperation with the Fachverband Biogas e.V. on 8th of July 2020.

LNG development on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony

Written on 19. June 2020.

Online conference. Around 100 participants accepted the invitation to the online kickoff of the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen "LNG Development at the North Sea Coast of Lower Saxony" on 18th of June 2020. This was the first public event of the project and was very well attended.

Merkel Energy supports the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen in LNG and energy issues

Written on 8. May 2020.

With the "LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen", Lower Saxony has set out to shape the opportunities and potential for sustainable economic LNG development on the coast and for the entire state. The objective of the funded project is to actively support the development of an LNG infrastructure and LNG technology across all sectors in Lower Saxony and especially in the coastal region, but also to critically accompany it.

Start of the LNG.Agentur Niedersachsen

Written on 21. April 2020.

Der Nutzung von LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) kommt eine wachsende Bedeutung für die nationale Gasversorgung zu. Der Rückgang der Lieferungen aus heimischer Förderung und aus weiteren angestammten Lieferländern wird bis 2028 in einer signifikanten [...]