Construction Diary Stade 2026

As part of several teams involving partner companies, DET is on site again this week to coordinate the construction work on the superstructure step by step until the Energos Force returns. Upon arrival, the regasification vessel will be connected to the loading infrastructure. Pictured here: the two loading arms, which form the heart of the jetty. They must be able to compensate for the Elbe’s water level, which fluctuates significantly due to tides. However, the Energos Force’s load level (whether there is a lot or a little LNG in the tanks) also influences how high the ship’s so-called “gas balcony” “hovers” above the quay edge. The loading arms are flexibly connected to this balcony. Incidentally, the regasified natural gas has a temperature of at least five degrees Celsius (usually a little higher) when it flows through the loading arms. The natural gas must be this warm in order to be fed into the gas grid.

Good news for Stade as an energy hub and for Germany’s security of supply: After facing challenges during the construction of the floating LNG terminal Stade, the facility is now scheduled to commence operations in September. Over the past months, extensive technical and safety-related assessments, along with preparatory measures carried out on behalf of the operating company, Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET), now outline a clear roadmap toward the first LNG delivery.

In the meantime, the state-owned company sub-chartered the FSRU Energos Force—the regasification vessel designated for operation in Stade—and deployed it in Jordan. Contractual provisions ensure that the FSRU will return in time for the terminal’s commissioning phase at the jetty specifically constructed by the State of Lower Saxony in the industrial port of Stade-Bützfleth. This completes the federal government’s terminal concept for securing gas supplies, with Stade complementing the existing terminal locations in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven.