“Russia remains our main gas supplier.
So we need to negotiate with Russia, ”he wrote on his Twitter account.
According to the political scientist, since in 2022 Germany completely abandons nuclear energy and gradually from coal, capacities will need to be expanded with gas, including gas-fired power plants, which will subsequently be converted to hydrogen.
He noted that in connection with the energy transition, Germany's demand for blue fuel may increase.
Weil wir 2022 ganz aus der Atomkraft und schrittweise aus Kohle aussteigen, müssen Kapazitäten mit Gas erweitert werden, ua Gaskraftwerke, die auch auf Wasserstoff umgestellt werden.
Russland bleibt aber unser Hauptlieferant von Gas.
Also müssen wir uns mit Russland vertragen.
— Alexander Rahr (@alexander_rahr) February 10, 2022
Earlier, the expert of the Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) Martin Pine said that Germany would not be able to quickly find a replacement for Russian gas, coal and oil in the event of a stop in supplies.
A senior US administration official said earlier that the US is looking for alternative sources of natural gas for Europe in various regions of the world in the event of a "stoppage of supplies from Russia."