While shale gas could complement the world's natural gas supply, its environmental
tradeoffs and sustainability potential should be cautiously assessed before using it to satisfy …

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil-fuel power plants is perceived as a critical
technology for climate mitigation. Nevertheless, limited installed capacity to date raises …

Several trial productions of natural gas hydrate (NGH) on onshore and offshore reservoirs
have been implemented, signaling the start of the stage of technology development for its …

Natural gas is expected to play an important role in the coming low-carbon energy transition.
However, conventional gas resources are gradually being replaced by unconventional ones …

Natural gas hydrates are expected to be one of the most important unconventional energy
resources in the future. China is accelerating its research and trial exploitation of hydrates in …

Sustainability as a reference frame for dealing with the interconnection of environmental,
economic and social issues on a global scale is not only characterized by complex problems …

The mechanical properties and fracture propagation of Longmaxi shale loading under
uniaxial compression were measured using eight cylindrical shale specimens (4 mm in …

Abstract Energy Return on Investment (EROI) has become a policy analysis tool related to
sustainability. However, most EROI studies adopt the standard EROI method, which has two …

As the largest shale gas resources holder in the world, China has set ambitious goals for its
shale gas development. To better understand the environmental impacts and the net energy …

China has two choices to meet the gap between its gas demand and supply in the short
term: coal-based synthetic natural gas and imported natural gas. China currently faces the …