Due to society’s energy demands, energy market growth tends to be more decentralized and accepts more renewables. In this context, gas infrastructure has the potential to be a valuable backbone of energy systems of the future. Existing gas infrastructure has many qualities such as geographic presence, operational flexibility, safety culture and capacity of industrial implementation which can complement new innovative technologies to create the energy systems of the future. Papers presented in this session address latest technologies which outline new energy systems and show the change as a whole.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Innovation: Implementing future energy systems through technology
Objectives
Examples of subject matters include
- Convergence
- Power to Gas
- Smart Grid
- Information and Communications Technology
- Virtual Pipelines
Innovation: Creating acceptance for natural gas
Objectives
As a fossil fuel, natural gas faces social challenges, leading to a need to rewrite its story to remain a viable element of national energy policies. The papers in this session demonstrate how emerging gas technologies have effectively addressed social barriers and have contributed to sustainable energy solutions. Examples include:
- Bio methane and hydrogen as options for low-carbon fuels
- Power-to-gas as an energy storage carrier and platform to integrate gas and renewables
- Cases demonstrating strengthening of the industrial base and economic and energy independence
- Means of emission reduction and improved urban air quality
- Visions of gas infrastructure being used as the foundation of the distributed energy system of the future
- Climate-change related topics such as emission reduction and integration of renewables
Examples of subject matters include
Innovations in:
- Bio-methane
- Hydrogen
- Power-to-gas
- Emissions reduction
- Carbon footprint
Innovation: Driving growth in transportation markets
Objectives
In most countries transport on roads is dominated by gasoline and diesel driven engines whereas maritime transport uses heavy marine oil. The steady increase in traffic volume worsens these air pollution problems especially in large cities and coastal areas. Less carbon intense fuels like natural gas or biogas can provide the solution, help to lower air pollutants, gain a better environment and deliver also a significant contribution to the CO2 reduction targets of a country as transport is one of the most energy intense sector. The session will provide insights on latest innovative transport concept based on the use of LNG, NG, biofuels and hydrogen.
Examples of subject matters include
- New technologies and innovation for gas transportation
- LNG transportation application
- CNG
- Hydrogen fueling and transportation
- Fueling infrastructure
Innovation: Effectively characterizing and addressing methane emissions
Objectives
Natural gas itself is the cleanest fossil fuel. Although power produced with natural gas produces 50 percent less CO2 emissions than power by coal, the clean image of NG is threatened by unsubstantiated claims of excessive methane emissions impacting global warming. Papers in this session will:
- Show latest scientific methodologies
- Deliver facts and figures on real measurements
- Provide innovation on tools and approaches for methane detection and mitigation
- Present effective and innovative means of emission reduction in practice
Examples of subject matters include
- Methane measurement technology
- Innovations in methane assessment
- Research and advances related to climate change topics
TECHNICAL & INNVOVATION CENTRE
What‘s hot in gas research - upstream applications and gas infrastructure
Objectives
The gas industry continues to develop and offer innovative technology solutions across the entire value chain. This interactive TIC session will highlight recently introduced and emerging technologies developed for the gas industry. This session will focus on research and technology for the upstream, storage and infrastructure areas including E&P, LNG, storage and gas transmission & distribution.
Examples of subject matters include
- Natural gas research and development (R&D)
- Exploration and production technology
- Unconventional gas
- Transmission & distribution technology
- Smart grid
- Natural gas and renewables integration
- Power-to-gas
- Nanotechnology
- Robotics
- Augmented and virtual reality
What‘s hot in gas research - utilization technologies and environmental footprint
Objectives
The gas industry continues to develop and offer innovative technology solutions across the entire value chain. This interactive TIC session will highlight recently introduced and emerging technologies developed for the gas industry. This session will focus on research and technology for gas market utilization topics.
- Climate and environment
- Cross cutting topics
- Domestic & commercial gas utilization
- Energy convergence and marketing
- Gas driven mobility
- Industrial gas utilization
Examples of subject matters include
- Energy storage
- Energy convergence and marketing
- Climate and environment
- Cross cutting topics
- Domestic & Commercial gas utilization
- Industrial gas utilization
- Gas driven transportation and mobility