DET receives provisional approval for operation of Brunsbüttel FSRU

On 20 December 2023, DET submitted an software to the accountable state workplace for the atmosphere for an early begin of operations in accordance with Part 8a of the Federal Immission Management Act (BImSchG). A constructing allow that had already been issued by the town of Brunsbüttel to function the FSRU on the Brunsbüttel location expired on 14 February 2023. The brand new software by the DET was submitted as a result of the deliberate relocation of the FSRU to a newly constructed jetty couldn’t but be carried out.

After evaluating the applying, it was accredited by the LfU. Which means that the continued operation of the FSRU in Brunsbüttel at its present berth is formally accredited till 15 February 2026, however an earlier relocation of the terminal to the brand new jetty is critical as a result of advanced berth state of affairs within the port. The provisional approval of the operation was topic to circumstances in accordance with the BImSchG, together with these referring to air pollution management, constructing, hearth safety, water, and nature conservation legislation.

The state workplace justifies the choice to re-issue the provisional approval with the continued validity of the alert degree of the fuel emergency plan and the particular significance of the FSRU in Brunsbüttel for making certain the fuel provide, which was confirmed by the BMWK. From the LfU’s perspective, after analyzing the present paperwork, there are not any different causes that talk in opposition to provisional approval of the continued operation of the FSRU.

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