Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Welsh Affairs Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215072960
Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Shale gas represents an opportunity for Wales but it must not come at the expense of Wales's natural environment. Both the UK and Welsh Governments must consider environmental risks, including the traffic and noise caused by commercial shale gas operations as well as the visual impact and other environmental risks associated with fracking. The issue of treatment, transportation and disposal of wastewater is a growing concern: toxic and radioactive water must not be allowed to contaminate water courses. The Government forecasts that nearly 70% of the UK's gas supply will be imported by 2025. It is vital that the UK identifies new sources of gas if it is to safeguard the UK's security of supply. Shale gas production across the UK is currently at the exploratory stage and there is no good data yet on the amount of shale gas in Wales. Should considerable reserves of shale gas be present-as industry representatives predict-it could be a decade before a viable shale gas industry is created in Wales. The UK Government and the Welsh Government should work with commercial companies and others to provide a reliable range of estimates of shale gas available in Wales and assess the overall impact of shale gas supply on the level and mix of energy produced in Wales and the UK. The Welsh Government should also begin to consider how the employment opportunities presented by shale gas production could be maximised
HC 284 - Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas
Energy Generation in Wales
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Welsh Affairs Committee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780215078247
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Government response to HC 284, session 2014-15 (ISBN 9780215072962), published 16th June 2014
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780215078247
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Government response to HC 284, session 2014-15 (ISBN 9780215072962), published 16th June 2014
HC 856 - Environmental Risks of Fracking
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 021508117X
Category : Hydraulic fracturing
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Exploratory drilling for shale gas has begun in the UK and the Government is encouraging fracking. It has introduced tax concessions and is seeking through its Infrastructure Bill to ease the process for fracking operations, including through proposals for an automatic right of access to "deep-level land" for exploratory drilling and extraction. Extensive production of unconventional gas through fracking is inconsistent with the UK's obligations under the Climate Change Act and its carbon budgets regime, which encompasses our contribution to efforts to keep global temperature rise below two degrees. Shale gas, like 'conventional gas', is not low carbon, and the objective of government policy should be to reduce the carbon intensity of energy whatever its source. Shale gas cannot be regarded as a 'transitional' or 'bridging' fuel. Any large scale extraction of shale gas in the UK is likely to be at least 10-15 years away, and therefore cannot drive dirtier coal from the energy system because by that time it is likely that unabated coal-fired power generation will have been phased out to meet EU emissions directives. It is also unlikely to be commercially viable unless developed at a significant scale, to be able to compete against a growing renewable energy sector, but large-scale fracking will not be able to be accommodated within still tightening carbon budgets. There is in any case little evidence to suggest that fracking could be undertaken at the scale needed to be commercially viable in the UK or that it will bring gas prices down significantly.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 021508117X
Category : Hydraulic fracturing
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Exploratory drilling for shale gas has begun in the UK and the Government is encouraging fracking. It has introduced tax concessions and is seeking through its Infrastructure Bill to ease the process for fracking operations, including through proposals for an automatic right of access to "deep-level land" for exploratory drilling and extraction. Extensive production of unconventional gas through fracking is inconsistent with the UK's obligations under the Climate Change Act and its carbon budgets regime, which encompasses our contribution to efforts to keep global temperature rise below two degrees. Shale gas, like 'conventional gas', is not low carbon, and the objective of government policy should be to reduce the carbon intensity of energy whatever its source. Shale gas cannot be regarded as a 'transitional' or 'bridging' fuel. Any large scale extraction of shale gas in the UK is likely to be at least 10-15 years away, and therefore cannot drive dirtier coal from the energy system because by that time it is likely that unabated coal-fired power generation will have been phased out to meet EU emissions directives. It is also unlikely to be commercially viable unless developed at a significant scale, to be able to compete against a growing renewable energy sector, but large-scale fracking will not be able to be accommodated within still tightening carbon budgets. There is in any case little evidence to suggest that fracking could be undertaken at the scale needed to be commercially viable in the UK or that it will bring gas prices down significantly.
Chemical Engineering and Mining Review
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Chemical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Author: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Engineering
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Engineering Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Vol. 7, no.7, July 1924, contains papers prepared by Canadian engineers for the first World power conference, July, 1924.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Vol. 7, no.7, July 1924, contains papers prepared by Canadian engineers for the first World power conference, July, 1924.
Iron & Coal Trades Review
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ISBN:
Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Vol. 115 includes Diamond jubilee issue, 1867-1927.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Vol. 115 includes Diamond jubilee issue, 1867-1927.
Industrial & Mining Standard
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description