Life cycle greenhouse gas perspective on exporting liquefied natural gas from the Unites States: 2019 update
- KeyLogic Systems, LLC, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)
This analysis is an update to the 2014 analysis. It calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exported from the U.S. and combusted by power plants in Europe or Asia and compares them to regional coal combusted by power plants in Europe and Asia. This analysis also calculates the GHG emissions from natural gas that is extracted in Russia and delivered by pipeline to European and Asian power plants. This analysis is based on data that were originally developed to represent U.S. energy systems: foreign natural gas and coal production were modeled as represented by U.S. natural gas production and average U.S. coal production. The results show that the use of U.S. LNG exports for power production in European and Asian markets will not increase GHG emissions, on a life cycle perspective, when compared to regional coal extraction and consumption for power production.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0004001; FE0025912
- OSTI ID:
- 1607677
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NETL-2019/2041
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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