Press Releases
20.09.2021
Gas Storage Levels no Risk for Security of Supply yet
Die Gasspeicher weisen aktuell einen historischen Tiefststand auf. Eine Gefahr für die Versorgungssicherheit besteht für die erste Winterhälfte derzeit nicht. Die technischen Potenziale zur Einspeicherung sind ausreichend vorhanden. Zur Ausnutzung…
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08.09.2021
INES Comments on Hydrogen Network Tariff Regulation
The German Ministry of the Economy currently consults a Hydrogen Network Tariff Regulation. The regulation determines admissable costs for voluntarily regulated hydrogen network operators. INES believes that the regulation must…
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02.07.2021
INES Comments on Hydrogen Storage Demand according to Ministry Scenarios
The German Federal Ministry of Economics currently presents long-term scenarios that describe possible pathways for the energy transition in detail. Future hydrogen and gas storage demand is part of the…
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04.05.2021
INES-Members set Course for the Future
Gas storage facilities are of great significance for the energy transition. Considering future developments, the members of the Initiative Erdgasspeicher (INES) have taken important decisions on their assembly in April.…
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26.03.2021
Federal Council Agrees With Government on Hydrogen Network Regulation
The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has voted on its position towards a legal proposal of the German Government for a renewal of the Energy Economy Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz). The Council thereby…
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24.02.2021
Government puts Hydrogen Networks on Fast Track
Germany’s federal government today adopted a revision of the Energy Economy Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG). The revision allows for cost-efficient and, especially, for fast development of hydrogen networks. The government thereby…
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