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R&D priorities 2008 -

  1. Securing the European gas supply
    • Improving the interoperability of European gas networks
    • Diversification of gas supply sources and routes
    • Development of gas storage
    • Development of gas network simulation tools to facilitate the    development of the European gas market
  2. Improving the safety and integrity of gas networks
    • Minimising the social and environmental impact of urban works
    • Increasing European gas network integrity
    • Increasing European gas network durability
    • Improving the robustness of the management and control of European    gas networks
    • Improving simulation tools for gas network management and control
    • Improving the cost-effectiveness of gas networks
  3. Developing smart gas uses & managing energy demand
    • CHP (including hybrids)
    • Promoting gas in low energy houses / future houses
    • Safe and efficient industrial processes
    • NGV
    • New uses for natural gas
  4. Improving the sustainability of natural gas supply and use & future energy schemes
    • CCS - CO2 capture and storage
    • Reduction of gas industry GHG emissions
    • Large-scale injection of biogas into existing natural gas networks
    • Hydrogen:
    • production
    • mixing, transportation and uses of mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen
    • storage
    • Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of alternative approaches