Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels?
The objective of this study is to verify whether natural gas is only a backup fuel against shortages of upgraded biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels. The paper uses Stockholm County as a case study to guide our analysis. The region not onl...
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| author | Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Lönnqvist, T. Gómez, M.F. Coelho, S.T. Tudeschini, L.G. |
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| description | The objective of this study is to verify whether natural gas is only a backup fuel against shortages of upgraded biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels. The paper uses Stockholm County as a case study to guide our analysis. The region not only concentrates the largest number of inhabitants in Sweden but also holds alone around 35% of the Swedish fleet of passenger cars using gas as fuel. The region's potential vehicle gas demands are 460GWh by 2020 and 1202GWh by 2030. The methodological approach relies on Network Theory to guide the numerical analysis of the vehicle gas supply chain in the region. Our results show that natural gas will keep on being an important resource and playing a vital role within the local vehicle gas supply chain but no longer as a backup fuel against upgraded biogas shortages. In fact, natural gas has become a price regulator responsible for vehicle gas attractiveness, especially for passenger cars in the region. As a result, phasing out natural gas could hamper future developments of biogas supply chain in the country, hindering the achievement of a green fleet. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-885332022-06-10T06:59:30Z Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Lönnqvist, T. Gómez, M.F. Coelho, S.T. Tudeschini, L.G. Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Biofuels Upgraded biogas Vehicle gas supply chain Transport sector Bioenergy systems Stockholm County The objective of this study is to verify whether natural gas is only a backup fuel against shortages of upgraded biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels. The paper uses Stockholm County as a case study to guide our analysis. The region not only concentrates the largest number of inhabitants in Sweden but also holds alone around 35% of the Swedish fleet of passenger cars using gas as fuel. The region's potential vehicle gas demands are 460GWh by 2020 and 1202GWh by 2030. The methodological approach relies on Network Theory to guide the numerical analysis of the vehicle gas supply chain in the region. Our results show that natural gas will keep on being an important resource and playing a vital role within the local vehicle gas supply chain but no longer as a backup fuel against upgraded biogas shortages. In fact, natural gas has become a price regulator responsible for vehicle gas attractiveness, especially for passenger cars in the region. As a result, phasing out natural gas could hamper future developments of biogas supply chain in the country, hindering the achievement of a green fleet. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88533 10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.006 English PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD restricted |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Biofuels Upgraded biogas Vehicle gas supply chain Transport sector Bioenergy systems Stockholm County Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Lönnqvist, T. Gómez, M.F. Coelho, S.T. Tudeschini, L.G. Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title | Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title_full | Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title_fullStr | Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title_short | Is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the Swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| title_sort | is natural gas a backup fuel against shortages of biogas or a threat to the swedish vision of pursuing a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels? |
| topic | Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Biofuels Upgraded biogas Vehicle gas supply chain Transport sector Bioenergy systems Stockholm County |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88533 |