FCC Industrial has started construction for Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH on the new import terminal that will help secure Germany's supply of LNG and green gases, while preparing for the take-off of hydrogen on the market.

This is an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for the execution of a new storage and regasification terminal for liquefied gases in the river port of Stade, which is part of the metropolitan region of Hamburg (Germany).

The land on which the facility will be built belongs to the large chemical company Dow Chemicals, which is involved in the project as one of the development partners. The terminal will use Dow's industrial waste heat and will therefore be able to regasify the gases without additional CO2 emissions.

Germany's first onshore liquefied gas terminal will be operational in 2027 and will make a significant contribution to the security of affordable energy supply in Europe. More than 1,100 people will work on site so that Europe's two largest LNG tanks, which will have a capacity of 240,000 cubic metres, can be connected to the grid within three years. The new terminal will have a capacity of 13.3 Bm3 nominal per year and will involve a total investment of close to 1,000 million euros.

This project is part of Técnicas Reunidas' long experience and know-how in the design and development of this type of plant, aimed at optimising performance and minimising environmental impact.

FCC Industrial, with extensive experience in the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanks, will build the tanks. It will also carry out all the site preparation and civil works activities for the plant. The company has designed, built and commissioned several LNG storage plants in Spain, Finland and Chile. Specifically, in Spain it has executed 8 LNG facilities with the capacity to supply 1.53 million homes thanks to the storage of 1.1 Mm3 of LNG.

This terminal is an important element of Germany's current energy policy, which has among its main objectives to diversify its natural gas supply with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and "green gases", while preparing for the take-off of hydrogen on the market.

Some figures on the project:

• More than 4,600 piles will need to be driven into the ground.
• More than 60,000 cubic metres of concrete will be used, the equivalent of about 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
• Almost 11,000 tonnes of steel structures will be erected, weighing 1.5 times more than the Eiffel Tower.