The future of the UK gas network

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 305-316

  Dodds, Paul E ^a   McDowall, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decarbonisation; Gas network; MARKAL

Indexed keywords

DECARBONISATION; ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL; GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; GAS NETWORKS; HYDROGEN INJECTION; LONG-TERM STRATEGY; MAINS REPLACEMENT; MARKAL;

DECARBONIZATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

GASES;

BUILDING; GAS PIPELINE; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880327478     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.030     Document Type: Article

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