In response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany recognized the vulnerabilities in its energy security due to reliance on Russian natural gas. Over the past three years, the country established four new ports to diversify its energy sources. The latest, located in Wilhelmshaven, began operations in May, receiving liquefied natural gas from the U.S. This development is part of a broader strategy to incorporate renewable energy and achieve climate neutrality by 2045, as highlighted by Marco Alvera of TES, the green energy firm involved in the terminal's construction.
Mr. Alvera and his colleagues have been eyeing Wilhelmshaven for years and initially planned to focus on importing a cleaner form of fuel made with renewable hydrogen to help the country meet its target of reaching climate neutrality by 2045.
This is the icebreaker, Mr. Alvera said. The most recent began operating in late May when a tanker called the Energy Endurance pulled in close to shore at the harbor town Wilhelmshaven and began unloading its cargo: liquefied natural gas from the Gulf Coast of the United States.
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