DET operates three floating LNG terminals in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven and the terminal project Stade.
Sites and terminals
At our terminals, regasification is carried out using Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs). Together with our partners, we coordinate the various operations and market the terminal capacities.
The FSRU "Höegh Gannet" is located in the port of Brunsbüttel. The vessel, built in 2018, has a tank capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and offers a regasification capacity of up to 750 MMSCFD (million standard cubic feet per day). The FSRU has been connected to the gas transmission grid since spring 2023, allowing up to 3.7 billion cubic metres per year to be injected into the grid.
More informationWith 174,000 cubic meters, the Energos Force has the largest tank capacity of our four FSRUs. Its regasification capacity is up to 750 MMSCFD and its grid feed-in is up to 4.7 billion cubic meters per year. Questions regarding the commissioning of the Stade terminal project are currently being clarified by all parties involved. DET will provide further information shortly.
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The FSRU "Höegh Esperanza" became the first German LNG terminal to commence operations in Wilhelmshaven in December 2022. Moored at a newly built jetty at the Wilhelmshaven Tank Terminal, it has a tank capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and a regasification capacity of up to 750 MMSCFD. The terminal is connected to the gas grid via the newly built WAL 1 pipeline and currently has an annual grid injection capacity of up to 4.7 billion cubic metres.
More informationOn April 28, 2025, the Excelsior docked at the specially constructed island pier in Wilhelmshaven. The FSRU was connected to the grid at the end of May. The FSRU has a tank capacity of 138,000 cubic metres and a regasification capacity of up to 500 MMSCFD. In 2025, the regasification ship will feed up to 1.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas into the German gas grid. In each of the two subsequent years, the regasification and grid feed-in capacity of the Excelsior will then reach up to 4.6 billion cubic meters. The terminal will be connected to the WAL 1 pipeline, to which the Wilhelmshaven 1 terminal is connected, via the two-kilometre-long WAL 2 pipeline.
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Regulation
DET's terminals are subject to EnWG provisions regarding third-party access (TPA) and tariffs. This means that DET adheres to the guidelines of the LNG Regulation (LNG-V) during auctions, ensuring transparent and non-discriminatory access. Fees are approved by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).
Gas quality
The gas to be regasified must comply with the 2nd gas family according to DVGW working sheet G 260 2021-09 of the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW). The maximum permissible Wobbe index is 55.8 MJ/m3 for the Brunsbüttel and Stade terminals and 56.5 MJ/m3 for the Wilhelmshaven 1 and Wilhelmshaven 2 terminals.
Grid connection
Grid connection
Our offering includes a product of regasification capacities at the terminal and the option to book fixed, freely assignable grid capacities for injection into the German transmission grid and for marketing of the gas at the virtual trading point. This option ensures that bidders can have their capacities forwarded accordingly.
Für die Gebiete der LNG-Terminals in Brunsbüttel, Stade und Wilhelmshaven hat das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr eine temporäre Flugbeschränkung (E-DR) für Flugmodelle und unbemannte Luftfahrtsysteme auf Grund § 17 Absatz 1 Satz 2 der Luftverkehrs-Ordnung festgelegt. Demnach sind alle Flüge von Flugmodellen und unbemannten Luftfahrtsystemen in den Gebieten untersagt. Ausgenommen sind lediglich Einsatzflüge der Polizeien, Flüge im Rettungs- und Katastrophenschutzeinsatz und Flüge im Auftrag des Betreibers des jeweiligen LNG-Terminals. Diese berechtigten Ein-, Aus- und Durchflüge sind vorab beim Betreiber unter der entsprechenden E-Mail-Adresse anzumelden.
Hinweise zu den temporären Flugbeschränkungen (ED-R) im Bereich der Terminals Brunsbüttel (Dithmarschen), Stade und Wilhelmshaven finden Sie auf der Digitalen Plattform für Unbemannte Luftfahrt (dipul):
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Weitere Informationen finden Drohnen-Piloten zudem auf den Seiten der Deutschen Flugsicherung: DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH