(There is certainly a debate in Germany about significantly accelerating the transition speed in order to better meet the overall CO2-reduction goals: phasing out coal until 2030, 60% renewables or more in 2030, massive subsidies for power-to-gas and storage technologies, etc. If such measures should become reality, the cost estimates given here are no longer valid).
He didn't say, though, how this was to be achieved, other than earlier stating: "With carbon capture and storage technology, [shale gas] can provide a significant amount of low-carbon electricity in the long term". And we all know how well CCS is coming along, don't we?
If a switch to gas is to occur, it must be accompanied by full-scale development and deployment of carbon capture and storage technology for gas-fired power plants, and tough curbs on methane pollution, or we will be taking unnecessary risks with the only atmosphere we have.
High surface area and continuous porosity (as active centers) are important requirements for catalysis, gas, and energy storage technologies.
Accurate calculation of equilibrium formation conditions of hydrates is important for gas storage and separation based on hydrate technology.
CAES is an energy storage technology based on gas turbine technology, which uses electricity to compress air and stores the high-pressure air in storage reservoir by means of underground salt cavern, underground mine, expired wells, or gas chamber during energy storage period, and releases the compressed air to drive turbine to generate electricity during the stage of power supply [13, 14].
Understanding the kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrate formation in pure water, seawater and porous media aids in developing technologies for CO2 gas storage, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and potentially for methane production from methane hydrates.
For example, the power to gas (P2G) technology and hence natural gas storage provide a new way for energy storage [20].
For the CAES power generation station without having the salt cavern gas storage condition, the natural gas pipeline transportation technology can be employed.
Depending on the region, these power sources may include hydropower, natural gas-fired plants, storage technologies -- or certain coal plants.
