This model estimates European gas demand in the 2020s, as a function of a dozen input assumptions, which you can flex. They include: renewables’ growth, the rise of electric vehicles, the rise of heat pumps, the phase out of coal and nuclear, industrial activity, efficiency gains, LNG-transport fuel and hydrogen.
Our conclusion is that European gas demand would be likely grow at its fastest pace since the early-2000s, largely driven by the electricity sector, if there were sufficient supplies. However, as indigenous production wanes, there is a risk of persistent gas shortages, and prices will need to rise to the point of demand destruction.
The data-file also contains granular data, decomposing gas demand across 8 major categories, plus 13 industrial segments, going back to 1990 (albeit some of the latest data-points are lagged); as well as 15 different supply sources, with monthly data going back a decade (chart below).
Please download the model to run your own scenarios…