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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