Role of International Oil Companies in the Net-Zero Emission Energy Transition.

Autor: Smit DJ; Shell Global Solutions International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; email: dirk.smit@shell.com., Powell JB; Energy Transition Institute, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA; email: JBPowell5@UH.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering [Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng] 2023 Jun 08; Vol. 14, pp. 301-322. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 21.
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-092220-030446
Abstrakt: Scientific and engineering capabilities in hydrocarbon supply chains developed over decades in international oil and gas companies (IOCs) uniquely position these companies to drive rapid scale-up and transition to a net-zero emission economy. Flexible large-scale production of energy carriers such as hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and other synthetic fuels produced with low- or zero-emission renewable power, nuclear energy, or hydrogen derived from natural gas with carbon capture and storage will enable long-distance transport and permanent storage options for clean energy. Use of energy carriers can overcome the inherent constraints of a fully electrified energy system by providing the energy and power densities, as well as transport and storage capacity, required to achieve energy supply and security in a net-zero emission economy, and over time allow optimization to the lowest cost for a consumer anywhere on the globe.
Databáze: MEDLINE