Our energy supply is also based on the constant availability of natural gas. As the lowest-emission fossil fuel, it is used in many ways: primarily for heating but also as a fossil fuel to generate electricity in gas-fired power plants, or as an environmentally friendly fuel on our roads. The gas supply in Germany is secured by a variety of supply sources, long-term gas supply contracts, and secure transport routes as well as gas reserves stored in natural gas storage facilities. They serve to cover consumption peaks and compensate for seasonal fluctuations in consumption. In 2012, at the Etzel site, we commissioned a natural gas storage facility with two caverns.
Technical data
Storage connection:
- Entry/exit: Oude Statenzijl (NL)
- Network operator: GTS (Gas Transport Services B.V.)
- Market area: TTF
- Gas composition: H gas
EnBW Etzel Speicher GmbH offers its storage customers access to the NCG and Gaspool market areas via the following entry/exit points:
- Entry/exit: Etzel (Storage Crystal), Bitzenlander Weg 10
Market area: NCG
TSO: Open Grid Europe GmbH - Entry/exit: Etzel Crystal
Market area: Gaspool
TSO: Jordgas Transport GmbH - Entry/exit: Ugs Etzel Crystal
Market area: Gaspool
TSO: Gasunie Deutschland Services GmbH
- Number of caverns: 2
- Available working gas volume (total): approx. 2,320 GWh
- Available filling rate: 2,250 MWh/h
- Available withdrawal rate: 3,920 MWh/h
- Start-up time from 0 to maximum storage or retrieval: 30 minutes
- Changes in operational performance: 30 minutes
- Switching from storage to retrieval and vice versa: 120 minutes
In addition, the restrictions of the network operator GTS must be taken into account.
- Start-up time from 0 to maximum storage or retrieval: 120 minutes
- Switching from storage to retrieval and vice versa: 180 minutes
Contact
For additional information and queries, we are at your disposal at info-EES@enbw.com.