Natural Gas

Outlooks & Opportunities

Buch | Hardcover

152 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61324-132-5 (ISBN)

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Natural gas is considered a potential bridge fuel to a low carbon economy because it is cleaner burning than its hydrocarbon rivals coal and oil. This book examines key aspects of global natural gas markets, including supply and demand, as well as major US developments.

Natural gas is considered a potential bridge fuel to a low carbon economy because it is cleaner burning than its hydrocarbon rivals coal and oil. Natural gas combustion emits about two-thirds less carbon dioxide than coal and one-quarter less than oil when consumed in a typical electric power plant. Additionally, improved methods to extract natural gas from certain shale formations has significantly increased the resource profile of the United States, which has spurred other countries to try to develop shale gas. If the United States and other countries can bring large new volumes of natural gas to market, then natural gas could play a larger role in the world's economy. This book examines key aspects of global natural gas markets, including supply and demand, as well as major U.S. developments.

Preface; Global Natural Gas: A Growing Resource; Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants; Opportunities Exist to Capture Vented & Flared Natural Gas, Which Would Increase Royalty Payments & Reduce Greenhouse Gases; The Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline: Background, Status & Issues for Congress; Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Import Terminals: Siting, Safety, & Regulation; Natural Gas Passenger Vehicles: Availability, Cost & Performance; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	462 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bergbau
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-61324-132-1 / 1613241321
ISBN-13	978-1-61324-132-5 / 9781613241325
Zustand	Neuware