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The Future of Gas Networks – Key Issues for Debate
Sep 2019
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The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies held a Workshop on “The Future of Gas Networks” to examine decarbonisation plans and the impact of the potential growth in the use of renewable and decarbonised gases in Europe. Participants included representatives from nine European gas network companies (both transmission and distribution) technical experts in decarbonisation regulators government officials and academics. This document summarises the Read More
Energy Innovation Needs Assessment: Heating Cooling
Nov 2019
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The Energy Innovation Needs Assessment (EINA) aims to identify the key innovation needs across the UK’s energy system to inform the prioritisation of public sector investment in low-carbon innovation. Using an analytical methodology developed by the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) the EINA takes a systemlevel approach and values innovations in a technology in terms of the system-level benefits a technology innovation provid Read More
Decarbonising City Bus Networks in Ireland with Renewable Hydrogen
Dec 2020
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This paper presents techno-economic modelling results of a nationwide hydrogen fuel supply chain (HFSC) that includes renewable hydrogen production transportation and dispensing systems for fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) in Ireland. Hydrogen is generated by electrolysers located at each existing Irish wind farm using curtailed or available wind electricity. Additional electricity is supplied by on-site photovoltaic (PV) arrays and stored using lithium-ion b Read More
H21- Phase 1 Technical Summary Report
May 2021
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The UK Government signed legislation on 27th June 2019 committing the UK to a legally binding target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. Climate change is one of the most significant technical economic social and business challenges facing the world today.The H21 NIC Phase 1 project delivered an optimally designed experimentation and testing programme supported by the HSE Science Division and DNV GL with the aim to collect quantifiable evidence to suppo Read More
Pipeline to 2050 - Building the Foundations for a Harmonised Heat Strategy
Nov 2020
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Following up on our report Uncomfortable Home Truths: why Britain urgently needs a low carbon heat strategy Pipeline to 2050 sets out recommendations for BEIS’ forthcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy. Based on the findings of five roundtables held between January and July 2020 with cross-party parliamentarians policy-makers and experts from industry academia and non-governmental organisations the publication calls for a joined-up app Read More
Narratives for Natural Gas in a Decarbonising European Energy Market
Feb 2019
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The advocacy narrative of the European Union gas community which focused on coal to gas switching and backing up renewables has failed to convince governments NGOs and media commentators that it can achieve post-2030 decarbonisation targets. The gas community therefore needs to develop decarbonisation narratives showing how it will develop commercial scale projects for biogas biomethane and hydrogen from power to gas (electro Read More
Decarbonising Ships, Planes and Trucks: An Analysis of Suitable Low-carbon Fuels for the Maritime, Aviation and Haulage Sectors
Jan 2021
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The high environmental impacts of transport mean that there is an increasing interest in utilising low-carbon alternative energy carriers and powertrains within the sector. While electricity has been mooted as the energy carrier of choice for passenger vehicles as the mass and range of the vehicle increases electrification becomes more difficult. This paper reviews the shipping aviation and haulage sectors and a range of low-carbon energy carriers (el Read More
The Role of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Global Energy System
Dec 2018
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Hydrogen technologies have experienced cycles of excessive expectations followed by disillusion. Nonetheless a growing body of evidence suggests these technologies form an attractive option for the deep decarbonisation of global energy systems and that recent improvements in their cost and performance point towards economic viability as well. This paper is a comprehensive review of the potential role that hydrogen could play in the provision of ele Read More
Sensitive Intervention Points to Achieve Net-zero Emissions (Sixth Carbon Budget Policy Advisory Group)
Dec 2020
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The group concluded that the transition to Net Zero can and will occur and will leave a positive legacy for future generations. They examined the UK as a complex adaptive system and identified recommendations for accelerating progress and reducing the risks of failure. The Group recognised an opportunity for Sensitive Intervention Points (SIPs) coinciding with these recommendations pointing to opportunities to accelerate a transition towards Net Zer Read More
Assessment of Hydrogen Quality Dispensed for Hydrogen Refuelling Stations in Europe
Dec 2020
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The fuel quality of hydrogen dispensed from 10 refuelling stations in Europe was assessed. Representative sampling was conducted from the nozzle by use of a sampling adapter allowing to bleed sample gas in parallel while refuelling an FCEV. Samples were split off and distributed to four laboratories for analysis in accordance with ISO 14687 and SAE J2719. The results indicated some inconsistencies between the laboratories but were still conclusive. The fuel Read More
Hy4Heat Final Progress Report
Apr 2022
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A final report covering covering activity in 2021 and early 2022 including: standards and certification safety assessment and appliance and meter development. It has a foreword from Mark Taylor BEIS Deputy Director for Energy Innovation and an introduction letter from Arup Hy4Heat Director Mark Neller.
The World’s Energy Agenda & Its Evolution: Issues Monitor 2019
Feb 2019
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In an era where the energy landscape is in constant transition energy leaders must pay attention to many different signals of change and distinguish key issues from the noise. The Issues Monitor identifies shifting patterns of connected issues which are shaping energy transitions.This report takes a focused look at the issues facing the energy transition in Europe using data collected by surveying over 40 leaders and shapers representing the European Tran Read More
Clean Growth- Transforming Heating Overview of Current Evidence
Dec 2018
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Government has reviewed the evidence base on options for achieving long term heat decarbonisation. This report provides an overview of the key issues arising from our review and seeks to:highlight the different characteristics of the main alternative sources of low carbon heat and the approaches to achieving transformational changeset out strategically important issues ‘strategic inferences’ which we have drawn from the evidence available t Read More
Optimisation-based System Designs for Deep Offshore Wind Farms including Power to Gas Technologies
Feb 2022
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A large deployment of energy storage solutions will be required by the stochastic and non-controllable nature of most renewable energy sources when planning for higher penetration of renewable electricity into the energy mix. Various solutions have been suggested for dealing with medium- and long-term energy storage. Hydrogen and ammonia are two of the most frequently discussed as they are both carbon-free fuels. In this paper the authors an Read More
Blended Hydrogen: The UK Public’s Perspective
Nov 2019
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Hydrogen is increasingly being positioned as an important component of the UK’s Net Zero ambitions and commitments. In particular hydrogen could be an appropriate way to decarbonise the heat produced for domestic and industrial buildings. It is possible that hydrogen could replace natural gas in the UK gas network achieving key carbon emissions reduction targets while enabling homes to be heated to a similar level and standard as they currently are Read More
HyDeploy Report: Exemption
Oct 2018
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Exemption is requested from the obligation set out in Regulation 8(1) of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (GSMR) to convey only natural gas that is compliant with the Interchangeability requirements of Part I of Schedule 3 of the GSMR within the G3 element of the Keele University gas distribution network (KU-GDN). The KU-GDN is owned and operated by Keele University. The proposed conveyance of non-compliant gas (hereafter called the Read More
The Future of Gas in Decarbonising European Energy Markets – The Need for a New Approach
Sep 2017
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The European gas industry has argued that gas can be a bridging fuel in the transition to decarbonised energy markets because of the advantages of switching from coal to gas and the role of gas in backing up intermittent renewable power generation. While this remains a logical approach for some countries in others it has proved either not relevant or generally unsuccessful in gaining acceptance with either policymakers or the environmenta Read More
World Energy Issues Monitor 2018: Perspectives on the Grand Energy Transition
May 2018
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The World Energy Issues Monitor provides the views of energy leaders from across the globe to highlight the key issues of uncertainty importance and developing signals for the future.The World Energy Issues Monitor Tool presents in one place dynamic map views of the nine years of Issues Monitor data that has been collated by the World Energy Council. The maps convey a narrative of the key energy issues regional and local variances and how these Read More
HyDeploy2: Quantitative Risk Assessment
Jul 2021
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A consortiumcomprising Cadent Gas Health and Safety Executive – Science Division ITMPower Keele University Northern Gas Networks and Progressive Energy is undertaking the second phase of the research project HyDeploy. The project the first two phase ofwhich are funded under the UK Network Innovation Competition scheme aims to demonstrate that natural gas containing levels of hydrogen beyond the upper limit set out in Schedule 3 o Read More
NanoSIMS Analysis of Hydrogen and Deuterium in Metallic Alloys: Artefacts and Best Practice
Apr 2021
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Hydrogen embrittlement can cause catastrophic failure of high strength alloys yet determining localised hydrogen in the microstructure is analytically challenging. NanoSIMS is one of the few techniques that can map hydrogen and deuterium in metal samples at microstructurally relevant length scales. Therefore it is essential to understand the artefacts and determine the optimum methodology for its reliable detection. An experimental methodol Read More
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