EUI7: Diversification of Gas End Use and Supply

1. 2012 the IEA reported that the world is now poised to enter a ‘Golden Age of Gas’ as gas begins to eat away at oil as the dominant primary energy source and global gas production increases year on year. But recently the role of gas in the future energy mix has been brought into question, with the announcement by a number countries of to goal to source all energy from non fossil sources by 2050.

How will Gas fit into this world? Does Natural Gas have still have a role to play in reducing CO2 emissions? Can Synthetic/Renewable Natural Gas make a significant contribution to Natural Gas supply?

In this work package these questions will be examined along with more immediate questions e.g. what role can developing gas technologies including P2G, Micro-CHP and LNG powered vehicles have in increasing the use of Gas and displacing more polluting fuels such as Coal and Oil..

Enhanced understanding of the operation of these technologies, their potential gas demand profiles, coupled with a multipoint gas supply scenario, and increased (energy) storage opportunities, is essential for the future management of the natural gas network.

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