Building and operating the LNG import terminal Brunsbüttel with two tanks of 165,000 m³ each, regasification and distribution.

German LNG Terminal GmbH

Brunsbüttel · HamburgNew on Amplifa

HRB 14233 PI, Amtsgericht PinnebergCommercial Register

approx. 40Employees

Brunsbüttel · HamburgLocations

2 × 165,000 m³LNG Tank Capacity (Net)

approx. 31 haTerminal Site Brunsbüttel

About German LNG Terminal GmbH

German LNG Terminal GmbH, based in Brunsbüttel, is currently building and will operate from 2027 a land-based import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Elbe, near the entrance to the Kiel Canal. The combined import and distribution terminal on a site of approx. 31 hectares comprises two full-containment storage tanks with a net capacity of 165,000 m³ each. After commissioning, the company will act as an independent operator handling the receipt and unloading of LNG carriers up to Qmax size, intermediate storage, loading onto road tankers and rail tank cars, as well as regasification and feed-in to the German natural gas grid or to directly adjacent customers. The infrastructure is designed to also enable the import of hydrogen derivatives at a later stage. Planning and construction are managed by the general contractor CS Gas North S.L., a joint venture of COBRA and SENER. Shareholders are KfW (50%), Gasunie (40%) and RWE (10%).

Site: Brunsbüttel
Processes: Receiving and unloading LNG carriers up to Qmax size, Loading onto road tankers and rail tank cars, Intermediate storage for logistics optimization, Regasification and feed-in to the German natural gas grid or to directly adjacent customers, Terminal infrastructure and service services for transshipment, distribution and regasification, Open, non-discriminatory terminal access as an independent operator
Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Employees: approx. 40
Industries: Energy supply, energy-intensive industry, ports and maritime shipping, ports/maritime shipping (bunkering, supply of container and

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Receiving and unloading LNG carriers up to Qmax size
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Intermediate storage in two full-containment tanks
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Regasification using an LNG vaporizer system
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Feed-in to the German natural gas grid or to adjacent customers
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Loading onto road tankers and rail tank cars
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Distribution by ship via the Kiel Canal to Scandinavia and the

Terminal Infrastructure and Processes

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Import of conventional and later gradually 'green' LNG, and in the long term also hydrogen derivatives.

Locations

Brunsbüttel

Company headquarters and terminal site (Otto-Hahn-Str. 4)

Materials: LNG

Two full-containment LNG tanks (165,000 m³ net each)
LNG vaporizer system (regasification with hot water)
Quay for LNG carriers up to Qmax size
Loading facilities for road tankers and rail tank cars

Hamburg

Planning office

Inside the production

Quay and terminal facilities (illustrative rendering)

Industries

Energy supplyenergy-intensive industryports and maritime shippingports/maritime shipping (bunkering, supply of container and

Additional services

Receiving and unloading LNG carriers up to Qmax sizeLoading onto road tankers and rail tank carsIntermediate storage for logistics optimizationRegasification and feed-in to the German natural gas grid or to directly adjacent customersTerminal infrastructure and service services for transshipment, distribution and regasificationOpen, non-discriminatory terminal access as an independent operator

Project and Company History

2019
Start of the expressions-of-interest procedure for the Brunsbüttel LNG terminal on 29 October 2019.
2020
Membership in the Unterelbe-Westküste Business Association e.V. (UVUW) as of 01. October; shareholders at that time were Gasunie LNG Holding B.V., Vopak LNG Holding B.V. and Oiltanking GmbH.
2022
Decision by the German Federal Government together with Gasunie and RWE to build the land-based LNG import terminal; shareholder structure: KfW 50%, Gasunie 40%, RWE 10%.
2023
Appointment of CS Gas North S.L. (joint venture COBRA/SENER) as general contractor for planning and construction.
2027
Planned trial operation followed by regular operation of the terminal.