Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition

In the clean energy transition, the value of natural gas infrastructure is very important for operating the energy system. Gas-fired power plants contribute to optimized energy systems when they are designed to operate flexibly, responding to deman...

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Main Author:	Townsend, Alan F.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	NATURAL GAS CLEAN ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY GRID GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CARBON POLICY POWER SECTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIQUID NATURAL GAS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/753601573038849834/Natural-Gas-and-the-Clean-Energy-Transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32649

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spelling	okr-10986-326492021-05-25T10:54:36Z Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition Townsend, Alan F. NATURAL GAS CLEAN ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY GRID GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CARBON POLICY POWER SECTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIQUID NATURAL GAS In the clean energy transition, the value of natural gas infrastructure is very important for operating the energy system. Gas-fired power plants contribute to optimized energy systems when they are designed to operate flexibly, responding to demand patterns and the variable supply of renewable energy. Smart electricity grids, renewable energy, battery storage technology, and gas-fired power plants in combination will generally be the lowest cost, low-carbon solution to the growing energy requirements of emerging markets. Private investors and financiers are responding to these opportunities, but the full potential will only be reached with improvements in policy, regulation, and procurement in destination markets. 2019-11-20T21:21:50Z 2019-11-20T21:21:50Z 2019-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/753601573038849834/Natural-Gas-and-the-Clean-Energy-Transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32649 English EMCompass,no. 65; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic	NATURAL GAS CLEAN ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY GRID GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CARBON POLICY POWER SECTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIQUID NATURAL GAS
spellingShingle	NATURAL GAS CLEAN ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY GRID GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CARBON POLICY POWER SECTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIQUID NATURAL GAS Townsend, Alan F. Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition
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description	In the clean energy transition, the value of natural gas infrastructure is very important for operating the energy system. Gas-fired power plants contribute to optimized energy systems when they are designed to operate flexibly, responding to demand patterns and the variable supply of renewable energy. Smart electricity grids, renewable energy, battery storage technology, and gas-fired power plants in combination will generally be the lowest cost, low-carbon solution to the growing energy requirements of emerging markets. Private investors and financiers are responding to these opportunities, but the full potential will only be reached with improvements in policy, regulation, and procurement in destination markets.
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title	Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition
title_short	Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition
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publisher	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
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Natural Gas and the Clean Energy Transition

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