This book investigates the role of gas networks in future low-carbon energy systems, and discusses various decarbonisation pathways, providing insights for gas network operators, developers, and policy makers. As more countries around the world move towards low-carbon energy systems and increase their exploitation of renewable energy sources, the use of natural gas and the associated infrastructure is expected to undergo a substantial transformation. As such there is a great uncertainty regarding the future role of gas networks and how they will be operated in coming years.
The topics addressed include:
- Fundamentals of gas network operation
- The impact of variable renewable electricity generation on the operation and expansion of gas networks
- The impact of decarbonising heat supplies on gas networks
- Opportunities and challenges of utilising gas networks to transport alternative low-carbon gases such as bio-methane and hydrogen
1.The transition to a low carbon energy system.- 2.Fundamentals of gas networks.- 3.Impact of wind power generation on the operation of the gas network.- 4.Impact of decarbonisation of the heat sector on gas network.- 5.Alternative use of gas networks.
Dr Meysam Qadrdan is currently a lecturer in Energy Networks and Systems at Cardiff University, UK, after being a research associate for three years at Imperial College London, UK, and at Cardiff University. His research focuses on the operation and expansion planning of integrated gas and electricity supply infrastructure and large-scale optimisation models for multi-vector energy systems. He has been involved in a number of energy-modelling research projects in close collaboration with leading UK universities, industry and government departmenl#;
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