CO2 intensity of natural gas value chains?
…gas resources and c10x across LNG resources, compared with c7-10x for oil. This supports the rationale for oil-to-gas switching, as commercialising gas will likely emit 0-80% lower CO2 per boe;…
Flare gas capture: the economics?
…the gas, cleaning the gas, and compressing the gas into a regional pipeline. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Generally, double-digit returns are achievable at a large new shale pad, by…
Energy Technologies and Energy Transition
…(May-2020, 26-pages) Decarbonize Gas: how to make a gas value chain CO2 neutral? (Mar-2020, 15-pages) Conservation agriculture: farming carbon into soils? (May-2020, 17-pages) Biomass burial: better to bury biofuels than…
US natural gas: blue hydrogen tightens global LNG markets?
…US gas producers. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/the-ascent-of-shale/ How does the US blue hydrogen boom impact US LNG economics? Natural gas is the key input for both blue hydrogen ATRs and LNG plants. Effectively,…
Gas dehydration: costs and economics?
Gas dehydration costs might run to $0.02/mcf, with an energy penalty of 0.03%, to remove around 90% of the water from a wellhead gas stream using a TEG absorption unit,…
Japan gas and power: supply-demand model?
…gas market is unusual in that 65% of all the gas is used for electricity generation, much higher than in the US (38% of gas use) and Europe (25% of…
Thermodynamics: Carnot, Rankine, Brayton & beyond?
…and the future role of natural gas in the energy transition. “Gas turbines are better, but steam turbines had to come first” (pages 9-10). Otto and Diesel Cycles are the…
Glass fiber: what upside in the energy transition?
What opportunities for glass fiber in the energy transition? Glass fiber makes up 50% of a wind turbine blade, lightens vehicles and insulates homes for 30-70% energy savings. Hence we…
The laws of thermodynamics: what role in the energy transition?
…natural gas flaring, which ran at 122bcm in 2019. To all intents and purposes the useful energy in the gas is being destroyed, as the gas is simply wasted. Again,…
The World’s Great Gas Fields and Their CO2
The CO2 content of gas fields is going to matter increasingly, for future gas development decisions: CO2 must be lowered to 50ppm before gas can be liquefied, adding cost. Moreover,…