Developing, using gaseous energy proves a capital efficient alternative

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6523529

Hay, N E; Wilkinson, P

A.G.A.'s comparison of the capital required to develop various U.S. energy sources reaffirms earlier findings that energy supply and utilization systems based on gaseous fuels require much less capital investment than do equivalent nuclear, coal, and solar electric systems or synthetic-liquid schemes. The specific end-use markets analyzed by the study were (1) residential-commercial space heating (2) industrial process heat and feedstock, and (3) boilers for steam or power generation. The data show, for example, that supplying added quantities of gas from U.S. sources for space heating would require only 57-94% of the initial capital needed for electrification for the same amount of useful heat energy.

• OSTI ID: 6523529
• Journal Information: Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States) Vol. 64; ISSN AGAMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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