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‘Known unknowns’ – fugitive emissions from the EU and UK gas grids

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Our new report leaves little doubt that there are significant volumes of methane emissions from the U.K. and EU gas grids that as yet go largely unmonitored, unmeasured and unreported, both by asset and by operator. Key takeaways are:

 

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At least in part, this is due to the limited metrology that is deployed – “walkers” carrying ‘sniffers’ and optical gas imagers – in contrast to the continually improving satellite sensors targeting ‘super emitters’ emergent in the USA and Canada, independent inspection to the fore.

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Cross-Atlantic transfer of these satellite technologies is needed but into an integrated system which includes sensors carried by UAVs, in fixed stations, plus those carried by “walkers”.

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However, a further, major, issue is that the regulatory approaches of the EU Commission and the U.K. Government have allowed operators to police their own emissions, to write their own reports, “mark their own homework”.

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This situation has many parallels with that in the U.K’s water industry, highlighted by The Times’ Clean It Up campaign(0), from which this quote: 

“Light, it is said, is the best disinfectant. Independent inspection of potentially polluting industries and their impact on the environment should be a given. A company that knows it is liable to periodic monitoring by an outside body should become a cleaner company or face penalties.”

Indeed so!

To access the full report, please email us today

Future Energy Partners provide expert service for the full upstream value chain and asset management, offering consultancy that aligns with the latest regulations and policy. In addition to a general introduction to CBAM, we can assist you with:

  • digital technology to aid carbon accounting
  • measuring methane emissions and flaring
  • gas-to-power solutions
  • carbon capture and storage assessments.

Our comprehensive expertise in the energy sector allows us to support your projects from concept to completion. To find out how we can help you navigate the evolving energy landscape and achieve your sustainability goals, contact us today.