Indicative energy technology assessment of UK shale gas extraction

Applied Energy

Volumn 185, Issue , 2017, Pages 1907-1918

  Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a,b   O'Grady, Áine ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic and environmental impacts; Hydraulic fracturing; Induced seismicity; Public acceptance; Regulation; Resources; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

BORING; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDUCED SEISMICITY; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; SHALE GAS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; EXPLORATORY DRILLING; LOW-CARBON FUTURES; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; REGULATION; RESOURCES; ROBUST REGULATION;

SHALE;

BOREHOLE; DRILLING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDUCED SEISMICITY; PERCEPTION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SHALE GAS; STEEL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84961827895     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.024     Document Type: Article

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