Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from Barnett Shale gas used to generate electricity

Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

Volumn 8, Issue C, 2014, Pages 46-55

  Heath, G ^a   Meldrum, J ^a,c   Fisher, N ^a,d   Arent, D ^b   Bazilian, M ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d World Bank ^*  (United States)

^e WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Hydraulic fracturing; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Natural gas; Power: methane leakage

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL SHALE; SHALE; SHALE GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; GAS COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE LEAKAGE; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84927649798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juogr.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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