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来源：Offshore Energy 2025-11-30 

翻译：国际海事信息网 檀智 张运鸿 

 

        翡翠岛（爱尔兰）已公布了其新的战略天然气储备将采用浮式储存再气化装置的位置。代表爱尔兰国家拥有和运营该FSRU的将是爱尔兰天然气网络公司，该公司运营并维护着爱尔兰价值30亿欧元、长达14758公里的国家天然气网络，该网络据称是世界上最安全、最现代化且兼容可再生能源的天然气网络之一。

 

        爱尔兰天然气网络公司在透露已选择克莱尔郡香农河口的卡希拉康作为爱尔兰新战略天然气应急储备的地点时解释说，这个由国家主导的项目将提供一个临时天然气设施，可在该国天然气供应中断时使用。

 

        在政府于2025年3月批准了这项对爱尔兰能源安全至关重要（同时国家正持续向可再生能源过渡）的战略天然气应急储备项目后，最初有14个可能的沿海地点被考虑作为该战略天然气应急储备的潜在地点。

 

        近几个月来，爱尔兰天然气网络公司的工程师和顾问团队对科克港和香农河口的多个地点进行了详细的现场评估，每个地点都根据四项具体标准进行了评估：技术、环境、财务和规划。

 

        经过这项多标准和成本效益分析，以及相关的管道路由走廊评估，卡希拉康的地点被认为最符合项目需求。这片占地数英亩的场地将被开发，包括一个用于FSRU的深水码头、一个陆上设施以及与国家天然气网络的新连接。

 

        爱尔兰天然气网络公司首席运营官鲍比·格里森评论道："这是爱尔兰战略天然气应急储备交付过程中一个非常重要的里程碑。我们的团队一直在对每个潜在地点进行详细评估，经过严格流程，他们确定克莱尔郡的卡希拉康最适合满足项目要求。"

 

        爱尔兰天然气网络公司的代表计划立即开始与当地社区居民接触，向他们进一步介绍该项目并解释后续步骤。据信，爱尔兰需要一个临时战略天然气应急储备，因为该国目前通过两条来自英国的互联管道进口其80%的天然气。

 

        爱尔兰天然气网络运营商详细阐述道："任何供应中断都会对家庭和企业的用电及供暖产生严重影响。天然气目前满足爱尔兰约30%的一次能源需求，并且通常发电量占我们总发电量的40%以上。在用电高峰时段，天然气发电可满足爱尔兰高达80%的电力需求。"

 

        "战略天然气应急储备将有助于缓解这一风险，因为它将以液化天然气的形式提供替代天然气供应。对该项目至关重要的浮式储存再气化装置是一种专用船舶，它在极低温度下储存液化天然气，然后在需要时将其转化为天然气。"

 

        该FSRU将停靠在卡希拉康的一个码头，预计能够在任何时候需要时向现有天然气网络输送天然气。如果当前供应发生重大中断，该装置有能力通过海运持续获得再供应，直至正常天然气供应恢复。

 

        运营商强调："FSRU是一种成熟安全的技术，在国际上已使用超过20年。目前全球有超过50个FSRU在运行。选址确定是该项目的一个重要里程碑，爱尔兰天然气网络公司现在将推进进一步的范围确定和设计工作，这将进一步完善成本估算，为最终投资决策提供依据。"

 

        虽然天然气目前是爱尔兰电力系统中间歇性可再生能源的重要备用能源，但一旦爱尔兰在向可再生能源转型方面取得进展，并且不再面临天然气供应中断的风险，该FSRU就可以撤离。

 

        据爱尔兰天然气网络公司称，此后，卡希拉康的国有码头和陆上设施可在未来改作其他用途。

 

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Emerald Isle has unveiled the location where its new strategic gas reserve (SGER) will be situated as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). This FSRU will be owned and operated on behalf of the Irish state by Gas Networks Ireland, which operates and maintains Ireland’s €3 billion, 14,758 kilometers national gas network, said to be one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world.

 

While revealing that it has selected Cahiracon, Co. Clare, along the Shannon Estuary, as the location for Ireland’s new strategic gas emergency reserve, Gas Networks Ireland explains that this state-led project will provide a temporary natural gas facility that can be used in the event of a disruption to the country’s gas supplies. 

 

After the government gave its blessing for the SGER in March 2025, which is considered to be critical for Ireland’s energy security, while the state continues to transition to renewable energy, 14 possible coastal sites were initially considered as potential sites for the strategic gas emergency reserve.

 

During recent months, Gas Networks Ireland’s team of engineers and consultants undertook detailed site assessments at locations in Cork Harbour and the Shannon Estuary, with each site being evaluated against four specific criteria: technical, environmental, financial, and planning.

 

Following this multi-criteria and cost-benefit analysis, as well as its associated pipe route corridor, the site at Cahiracon was deemed to best meet the project needs. The multi-acre site will be developed to include a deep-water jetty for an FRSU, an onshore facility, and a new connection to the national gas network.

 

Bobby Gleeson, Chief Operating Officer of Gas Networks Ireland, commented: “This is a very significant milestone in the delivery of Ireland’s strategic gas emergency reserve. Our teams have been working on detailed assessments of each of the possible locations, and following a rigorous process, they have identified Cahiracon in Co. Clare as best suited to meet the project requirements.”

 

Gas Networks Ireland representatives plan to immediately begin engaging with members of the local community to inform them further about the project and explain the next steps. It is believed that Ireland needs a temporary strategic gas emergency reserve because it currently imports 80% of its natural gas via two interconnectors from Britain. 

 

Ireland’s gas network operator elaborated: “Any interruption to that supply would have a severe impact on electricity and heating to homes and businesses. Gas currently provides about 30% of Ireland’s primary energy needs and typically generates more than 40% of our electricity. At peak demand, gas can supply up to 80% of Ireland’s electricity generation.

 

“The strategic gas emergency reserve will help mitigate this risk, as it will provide an alternative gas supply in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The floating storage and regasification unit (FRSU), which is central to the project, is a specialist ship that stores LNG at very low temperatures and then converts it to natural gas when required.”

 

The FSRU, which will be docked at a jetty in Cahiracon, is expected to be able to deliver natural gas to the existing gas network if required at any point. In the event of a major disruption to the current supply, the unit will have the capacity to be continuously re-supplied by sea until normal gas supplies are restored.

 

“FSRUs are a proven and safe technology which have been in use internationally for more than 20 years. There are currently more than 50 operating throughout the world. The selection of this site is a significant milestone for this project as Gas Networks Ireland will now progress with further scoping and designs, which will further refine costs estimates to inform the final investment decision,” underlined the operator.

 

While natural gas is currently an essential back-up for intermittent renewable energy sources in the country’s electricity system, the FSRU can depart once Ireland has progressed its transition to renewable energy sources and no longer faces a risk of disruption to gas supplies.

 

Afterward, the state-owned jetty and onshore facility at Cahiracon can be repurposed for other uses in the future, according to Gas Networks Ireland.
 

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