Copenhagen
13 May 2011
50 Years of GERG R&D
Klaus Altfeld Immediate Past-President
EUROPEAN GAS RESEARCH GROUP
GROUPE EUROPEEN DE RECHERCHES GAZIERES
The European Gas Research Group
OGE
50 years of collaborative R&D on natural gas topics
Effective gas industry network for R&D information exchange
24 members from 13 countries - all active in R&D
Large European reservoir of specialist knowledge
High quality research resource
What was happening in 1961?
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John F. Kennedy inaugurated as President of the United States Yuri Gagarin makes the first human flight in space (12 April) The world’s population estimated at 4 billion Construction of the Berlin Wall begins The 1st electric toothbrush is produced by Squibb Co. GERG is founded
In the Beginning...
...there were five founding members in 1961:
British Gas (UK) Gasunie (The Netherlands ) Gaz de France (France) Ruhrgas (Germany) SNAM (Italy)
2011: 24 members
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Gas Consumption in Germany
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The First GERG Projects
Catalyst for the production of town gas and methane
Odorisation
Burner for the combustion of town gas and natural gas
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How GERG works
4 Programme Committees (Transmission & Storage, Distribution, Utilisation, General Studies)
Project ideas are discussed
Interested members organise an expert meeting
Final project description and contract
Project execution
Publication of results only if members agree (e.g. “GERG Monographs”)
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Gas Detection
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without GERG with GERG
GasCam® Prototype
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Gas Camera
Objective: Mobile imaging system for detecting methane escapes Prototype successfully tested in field trials. Distances up to 200 m were realized with high sensitivity GasCam® is now used routinely by a
range of gas companies
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Low NOx Gas Burner Development
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∆ρ/ρ ≤ (0,1-0,5 %)
Storage
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GERG-2004
SGERG-88
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: GERG-2004 “Best in Class”
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Gas analysis (mol%)
Comparison of Calculated and Measured Compression-Factors Z
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GERG-2004 Measurements
Baseline: Measurements CH4 87,367N2 0,837CO2 2,099C2H6 8,685C3H8 0,850n-C4H10 0,075i-C4H10 0,054n-C5H12 0,009i-C5H11 0,009n-C6 0,005n-C7 0,002n-C8 0,000He 0,009Summe 100,000
Development of a LNG-Densimeter
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Perturbation Effects on an Ultrasonic Meter
High Pressure Plastic Pipes
PE-Standard: Up to 10 bar
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fibre fibre
Pipe Connector
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Satellite Surveillance of the European Gas Transmission System
Source: ESA
Convergence of Power and Gas Infrastructure, Including Biomethane and Hydrogen
NATURALHY project:
What is the maximum amount of hydrogen that can be added to the natural gas system?
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EC-funded project on gas quality harmonisation
Survey of appliance classification and population, installation and approvals practice
Appliance testing - to measure efficiency and emissions performance of a range of European appliances against the proposed EASEE-gas Wobbe limits
…plus 10 non-GERG partners
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GASQUAL – Gas Interchangeability
Established to enlarge and strengthen links between selected universities and the European gas industries research centres
Key objectives are:
to ensure that the academic community is aware of gas industry R&D issues;
to encourage a dialogue between experts
in industry and academia;
to show post-graduates that the gas industry offers challenging and rewarding careers.
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GERG Academic Network
VISION
Could GERG be a model for other industries?
Collaborative R&D projects to be prepared for the worst eventualities!
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Volcanoes
“Volcanic ash cloud cost European business up to €2.5bn” says EU
What are acceptable limits?
Aero-turbine schematic
Be Prepared – Volcanic Ash!
Does industry prepare for the worst
eventualities?
Is there collaboration on R&D?
If not, why not?
Long-term, collaborative R&D is necessary to:
share cost
share risk
share expertise
to be prepared!
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How does Industry Address such Serious Issues?
R&D is essential to the gas industry
to meet our commitments to: customers
the society
Collaborative R&D is vital, as
it enables: shared costs, shared expertise and
high acceptance of results
industry to prepare for the worst eventualities
The GERG model will become even more important in the future!
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Concluding Remarks
Thank you for your attention and have a safe journey back home!