Dear Reader,
Security, resilience and self-sufficiency are becoming increasingly important in an uncertain world. Take natural gas, for example. Germany will continue to rely on this energy source for decades to come – not only for heating, but also for industrial applications. If we were to do without natural gas, we might as well give up on certain sectors altogether, such as large parts of the chemical industry. What many people do not know (or perhaps do not want to know exactly) is that Germany has its own natural gas reserves. With modern extraction methods, there is considerable potential here. It would certainly not be enough to achieve self-sufficiency, but it would bring greater resilience. And this is where the ‘dirty’ word ‘fracking’ comes into play. Many people in Germany do not want this here – they would rather import (fracked) gas from the US. GES wants to stick to the facts: what potential does Germany have for natural gas extraction? The next step would be to assess the opportunities and risks, in order to then reach decisions. Incidentally, domestic extraction would be many times more climate-friendly than importing liquefied natural gas.
Our Topics
- GES IMPULS and GES Background: Natural gas extraction via fracking in Germany
- GES Impuls: The energy transition: new dependencies on raw materials
- GES Background: What role can industrial thermal storage systems play in a cost-effective energy system?
