Energy crisis in Germany - What are the effects on the people along the industrial sites on the Rhine? In the background: The fully producing industrial plants near Wesseling, in winter 2022/23, are part of the backbone of the chemical processing industry in Germany .
The chemical industry in Wesseling and Godorf covers around 80% of the chemical supply in Germany
Heating with wood is a conceivable alternative for Jürgen S. in uncertain times of energy crisis. He and his family decided in February, with the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, to acquire a wood oven and a larger stock of wood for emergencies.
Early evening in Wesseling. After his day shift at his employer, a chemical industrial company, Jürgen S. sits at the dining table in the living room by candlelight and reads the current daily newspaper.
Jürgen S. on his frequently evening round through the fields along the settlements in a district of Wessling, checks his emails. In the background, the brightly lit industrial plants of Wesseling and Godorf.
Strollers on the Rhine promenade in Wesseling. In the foreground a sparsely lit children's playground. In the background the brightly lit industrial plants of Godorf.
Beat Zingg, 59, manager at a tourism company in his apartment in Bonn at the Rhine River. Despite being personally unaffected, he also saves energy and uses significantly less light than in previous years. Therefore he is sitting close to the window, as long as daylight allows to read.
A jogger on the Rhine near Wesseling. In the background the brightly lit in the industrial port of Wesseling.