LNG terminal on Rügen: Despite runs, continue approved!

LNG terminal on Rügen: Despite runs, continue approved!

Mukran, Deutschland - The LNG terminal in Mukran on Rügen can continue to be operated despite the non-use of country power, the responsible authority decided. This represents a preliminary approval, which under conditions also apply beyond December 31, 2024, as the Environment Ministry in Schwerin confirmed. However, the German regas, operator of the terminal, must implement measures to reduce noise and exhaust gases until the middle of next year, since the company is currently dependent on generators on board the regasification ships instead of using the originally approved country current. This decision is considered necessary to minimize the environmental impact in the transition phase, as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Environment Minister Till Backhaus (SPD) explained how n-tv reported.

editions and deadlines

The company continues with strict requirements: Certain catalysts must be retrofitted to one of the two regasification ships by the end of June next year at the latest. In addition, a package of measures for sound insulation must be implemented by the end of March in order to reduce the noise from the running engines. The maximum operating time for certain engines without catalysts has already been limited to 70 percent in order to control the harmful emissions. Otherwise the approval could be withdrawn, the Ministry of the Environment warned, such as ndr reported.

The local citizens' initiative is disappointed with this decision and emphasizes that the environmental impacts through the operation must not be ignored. While the application for a change permit is currently underway, the future of the terminal and the associated environmental protection measures remains crucial for the further operating plans.