Wells to Wire: Life Cycle Assessment of Natural Gas-Fired Electricity

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
1 An Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment of Natural Gas-Fired Electricity
	Introduction
	Global Evolution of Natural Gas Production and Use in Electricity Generation
	Life Cycle Assessment as a Framework to Understand Environmental Impacts of Gas-Fired Power
	LCA Methodology
	What Will Be Covered in This Book
	Summary
	References
2 LCA Framework, Methods, and Application
	Introduction
	General Framework
	Goal and Scope Definition
	Inventory Analysis
	Impact Assessment
	Interpretation
	Conclusion
	References
3 The Denominator: Natural Gas Production, Throughput, and Electricity Generation
	Introduction
	Infrastructure Lifetime
	Natural Gas Extraction
	Facility Throughput
	Power Plant Operation
	Conclusions
	References
4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment
	Introduction
	Impact Categories and Characterization Models
	A Focus on Improving Individual Impact Categories
		Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Other Air Pollution
		Water Consumption
		Quantification of Life Cycle Land Use Impacts
	Conclusions
	References
5 Global Markets and Competitiveness of Gas-Fired Power
	Introduction
	Levelized Cost of Electricity
	The Economics of Natural Gas Production
		Production Costs
		Natural Gas Markets
		Additional Costs Associated with LNG
	Implications of LNG for Life Cycle Assessment of Gas-Fired Power
		Liquefaction to Power Plant
		Electricity Generation to End Use
	Conclusions
	References
6 Tackling Uncertainty Across the Life Cycle of Gas-Fired Power
	Introduction
	Uncertainty in LCA
	Data Sources, Precision, and Accuracy
	Probabilities
	Approaching Uncertainty in LCA
		Monte Carlo Simulation
		Sensitivity Analysis
		Break-Even (Parametric) Analysis
		Scenario Analysis
	Conclusions
	References
7 Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel?
	Introduction
	Compatibility with Paris Agreement
	Political, Economic, and Technological Uncertainties
	Future Research
	Conclusions
	References
Index