Smart Gas Pockets Opportunities

The objective of SGPO is to research and promote the development of small gas reservoirs (pockets) in an environmental sound and cost efficient manner.

In the coming decades renewable energy sources will have a relatively small contribution to the growing energy demand.

Fossil energy will remain indispensable during this century. Natural gas produces the lowest CO2 emission per unit energy during combustion. Consequently natural gas consumption is likely to grow strongest, whilst renewable technologies are developed in parallel.

To enable the small gas reservoirs to be developed economically  the neighborhood of an existing infrastructure such as a pipeline or platform is crucial. Reason why the gas pockets need to be developed as soon as possible prior to abandonment of the depleted larger gas fields. In the mean time the commercial production of electricity by turbines or gas engines on the well site is being investigated, i.e decentralized electricity production (verstromen).

CO2 as by-products will have to be dealt with in an efficient and environmental friendly manner. Research is progressing to dispose CO2 in depleted gas reservoirs or gas pockets.

SGPO focuses on the following issues

- Cost efficient gas pocket development both on- and offshore
- CO2 storage in depleted gas fields and gas pockets
- Conversion of methane into hydrogen using fuel cells
- CNG production and distribution
- Combining (offshore) wind energy with gas pocket development (powermatching)
- Decentralized electricity production
- Geothermal energy

Contact:
Postbus 1162
1700 BD Heerhugowaard

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