On Saturday, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other senior government officials officially opened the country's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
The opening of the LNG import terminal is a milestone in Germany's plans to find alternative sources of natural gas.
Berlin had to quickly change its heavy dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking in the northern port city of Wilhelmshaven where the LNG terminal is located, Scholz praised how quickly the facility was being built.
The terminal, floating off the coast of the North Sea coast, was built in a record time of just under 10 months. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Scholz said the project showed Germany was "capable of new beginnings and speed".
The chancellor added that German LNG projects would help make the country "independent of pipelines leaving Russia".
The meeting was attended by Economy Minister Robert Habeck, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, and Lower Saxony state premier Stefan Weil.
"We are taking a very important step today for the security of Germany's energy supply," Habeck said. The Green Party politician also emphasized that the government is pushing renewables with the same zeal.
Scholz gave the green light to the LNG projects on February 27 this year - just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine.
The facility is set to open off Wilhelmshaven to feed an estimated 6% of German gas demand into the power grid each year.
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