"Qi Waste" anxiety!The 40 -degree midsummer Germans for this winter for wood and raised wood fireplace

02.08.2022

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Guide: Compared with the price of natural gas, it is much cheaper to warm with wood.

Author | First Finance Feng Difan

The recent frequency of German VersorGungssicherheit shows that the Germans worry about insufficient inventory. During the raging epidemic, the Germans were worried about the supply of toilet paper and recently replaced energy. Now they even worry about wood.

There are signs that in the summer of nearly 40 degrees Celsius, the Germans were hoarding wood. In a recent report, Deutsche Bank stated that due to the tight natural gas supply, German families may switch to wood this winter as the source of heating. Another statistics show that in the first quarter of this year, Germany's wood trade volume increased by nearly 25%. Among them, sawry increased by 23%, and panel materials increased by 32%.

In Germany, nearly half of the families use natural gas heating. Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the supply of natural gas is tight and the prices are soaring, and the prospects are difficult to predict. From October this year, Germany is about to increase the heating additional tax, and the price of natural gas is expected to rise further. Calculated in a four -mouth home, the increase in the annual increase is about 500 euros (about 3472.90 yuan). In this case, heating with wood is much cheaper.

The price of natural gas in Germany at the beginning of next year may turn three times

Recently, Lilian, who lives in Hamburg, Germany, found unknowingly, and the price of electricity and gas has been two or three times. "Not to mention the price of oil, the meat has risen by about 30%, and the salary will not rise." She told the first financial reporter.

"But the middle -class family has not reached the level of saving expenses, and the income can also maintain normal living standards." She said frankly, "but the days of low -income groups are really bad."

In Germany, nearly half of the families use natural gas heating (Source: German Statistics Bureau)

Also annoying Lili is the upcoming new natural gas heating family to levy additional taxes. The German Economic Minister of Economic Minister Habeck announced at the end of July that starting from October this year, the tax amount will be collected from 0.015 to 0.05 euros per kilowatt -hour, and the lower limit is nearly 500 euros per year calculated earlier. However, if calculated at the highest rate of 0.05 euros, the extra natural gas costs between a four -port may increase by nearly 1,000 euros (about 6945.80 yuan). According to German statistics, the average natural gas used in a German family is about 20,000 kilowatt -hours per year.

Klaus Müller, head of the German Energy Supervisory Organization German Federal Network Department, believes that by early 2023, the price of natural gas may be tripled.

The price is soaring, and the supply is not necessarily stable. Since July 27, Russia's Gazprom (Gazprom) has reduced the natural gas supply to Germany through the "Beixi No. 1" natural gas pipeline to 20%of the original gas transition. Prior to November 1st, I am afraid that more than 90%of the gas storage targets that were previously set before, and even 68%of the level is difficult to maintain.

Prof. Dr. Karen Pittel, director of Energy, Climate and Resource Center of the German IFO Economic Research Institute, told the first financial reporter that whether the route map of German gas storage can be realized, which depends on the natural gas imported from Russia. Essence If Russia continues to transport a sufficient amount of natural gas to Germany, the storage goals are expected to achieve.

"If suppliers like Uniper began to use storage natural gas to make up for the lack of Russian natural gas in order to save more expensive natural gas from other suppliers, then the situation may become worse." She said, "To solve the solution This problem either allows natural gas suppliers to pass on high price prices, or they need (government) help to make up for the price gap. "

The German government is currently promoting that "natural gas consumption can be reduced by 20%to ensure the winter". On the 1st, the European Union began to implement a voluntary reduction of natural gas dosage, that is, EU member states through their own methods from August 1st to March 31, 2023 Essence As a large natural gas consumer country, Germany's target also exceeds the European Union.

Experts and scholars from the German think tank and energy analysis institutions interviewed by the First Financial Reporter also said that if Russia continues to reduce gas supply, and the LNG natural gas (LNG) supply cannot keep up due to infrastructure and other issues. In this case, "energy saving" is "energy saving" It is the only effective way.

Lilian told the First Financial Reporter that after the internal discussions of various municipal governments in Germany, there are indeed cities who have introduced their own energy -saving measures. There are also some cities that lower the water temperature of the public swimming pool to two degrees Celsius.

"At present, in the midsummer in Germany, the residents will not use gas in a large scale." She said that usually Germany began to be cold after October, and it would be seen that the lack of gas on the lives of residents' lives was seen.

The Cologne Economic Research Institute stated that about a quarter of Germans will fall into energy poverty, that is, the cost of heating and lighting will affect the ability of these people to pay other expenses. The German government is currently formulating assistance plans for low -income families. Burning wood fireplace supply should be in short supply

Lilian also had a fireplace at home, but never thought about it to warm it with a fireplace. "It's not really burning a large piece of wood, but to burn a kind of sawdust that is said to be more environmentally friendly," she explained.

The sawdust particles that German families like to use (Source: Provided by interview objects)

According to German media reports, this has greatly increased the business of the German sawing wood factories. Due to the fact that production cannot keep up with the demand, the crushed sawdust particles are also "hot" and put on the truck directly.

Compared with the price of natural gas, heating with wood is much cheaper. Some clients told German stove manufacturers Güntermeurer that they did not want to freeze in winter. Compared with last year, the demand for burning furnaces has doubled, and Güntermeurer is working hard to keep up. At present, the orders of new customers are even ranked after this winter.

Alexis Gula, head of the German Chimchid Clear Sweeping Association (ZIV), said that the demand for chimney cleaning has also increased by 30%to 40%. The client near Stuttgart told him that one or two years ago, he used the fireplace to warm up and increase the extra heat, and now to ensure energy supply.

Germany lists this sawdust as a biomass function and provides subsidies at the government level. Installing this heating system can get up to 45%of subsidies. Since the beginning of 2022, the German Federal Economic and Export Control Bureau has received nearly 60,000 applications for installing biomass heating systems.

Saw dandruff fire furnace (Source: Amazon website screenshot)

According to a new report submitted by the Global Agricultural Information Network of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture, it is expected that the EU's demand for wood chips this year will expand to 24.3 million tons because the installation of biomass heating systems in Germany and France has increased significantly.

The report said that over the past 10 years, the EU demand for sawdust crumbs has exceeded the EU's internal output, mainly from Russia, the United States, Belarus, and Ukraine. In April this year, the EU banned the import of Russian wood chips.

The report estimates that the EU's wood chips particle capacity this year is about 25.8 million tons. Germany is the largest producer of the EU's largest wood chips. The output in 2021 is estimated to be 3.3 million tons. (The reporter also contributed to this article)

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