Energy Seminar - Week 8: Gas in decline – what to do with the gas grid when we no longer need it?
The use of gas will decline dramatically as part of the transition to net zero. Modelling at European level shows that by 2050 about 70% less gaseous fuels will be used. Significant regulatory reform is needed to deal with the impacts of this decline on the gas grid. Fossil gas today serves many end uses, from power generation to residential cooking. In order to transport gas, vast gas grids have been built over the past decades. At the moment, regulation in most European countries treats gas distribution networks broadly as if they are expected to operate in perpetuity though there are some exceptions. This poses a significant challenge for policy makers: if fewer and fewer people use gas, how is the decline of the system managed, who pays for it and how does this work support a rapid energy transition?
Date:
3 December 2024, 17:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
Diversity Room, School of Geography
Speaker:
Dr Jan Rosenow
Organisers:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Organiser contact email address:
info@energy.ox.ac.uk
Hosts:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Part of:
Oxford Energy Network Seminar Series 2024-25
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4a413503-a545-459d-ad61-5c3baec3f75e@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91
Booking email:
info@energy.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
0
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Karen Parry
