Energy Seminar – Week 8: Gas in decline – what to do with the gas grid when we no longer need it?
Dr Jan Rosenow
- Start Tuesday 03 Dec 2024 5:00pm
- Finish Tuesday 03 Dec 2024 6:30pm
- Venue Dyson Perrins Building
- Postcode OX1 3AN
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THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: The use of gas will decline dramatically as part of the transition to net zero. Modelling at European level shows that by 2050 about 70% less gaseous fuels will be used. Significant regulatory reform is needed to deal with the impacts of this decline on the gas grid. Fossil gas today serves many end uses, from power generation to residential cooking. In order to transport gas, vast gas grids have been built over the past decades. At the moment, regulation in most European countries treats gas distribution networks broadly as if they are expected to operate in perpetuity though there are some exceptions. This poses a significant challenge for policy makers: if fewer and fewer people use gas, how is the decline of the system managed, who pays for it and how does this work support a rapid energy transition?
Speaker: Dr Jan Rosenow is a Principal and Director of European Programmes at the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a global team of highly-skilled energy experts advising policy makers across the world on clean energy. Jan has several board appointments. Jan also has a passion for energy research. He is a Research Associate at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He is a keynote speaker, a podcaster, a regular commentator in the national and international media and has been an expert witness to the European Parliament and the House of Commons on many occasions. In recognition of his work within the field, Jan was named one of the world’s top 100 people in climate.