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An uncertain gas future: University College London’s Christophe McGlade
Monday, May 28th, 2012Christophe McGlade of University College London’s Energy Institute, speaks to Owen McQuade about the uncertainties surrounding the future role of gas. Gas has three key roles to play in a future with a low carbon economy, according to Christophe McGlade. One is as “a very minor role as a back up to renewables.” McGlade explains: “The wind doesn’t produce when it isn’t blowing so you need a back-up, and gas is ideally placed for that.” If carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be finalised, gas could have “a much more central and long-term role.” Gas with CCS “gets...[full story]
