What is the environmental impact of shale gas extraction (including climate change impacts of pre-combustion emissions v other forms of gas extraction, to address the issue of domestic production vs imports)?

Related UKRI funded projects

• Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK)

  Summary In recent years, the UK has made significant progress in establishing renewable sources of energy. Solar, wind, biomass and hydro have seen a steady rise in use over the past decade, having gone from providing l...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

  Why might this be relevant?

  The project addresses the environmental impact of shale gas extraction and has a team of leading experts from various disciplines.

• Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK)

  In recent years, the UK has made significant progress in establishing renewable sources of energy. Solar, wind, biomass and hydro have seen a steady rise in use over the past decade, having gone from providing less than ...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: Durham University

• Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK)

  In recent years, the UK has made significant progress in establishing renewable sources of energy. Solar, wind, biomass and hydro have seen a steady rise in use over the past decade, having gone from providing less than ...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: British Geological Survey

  Why might this be relevant?

  The project addresses the environmental impact of shale gas extraction and has a team of leading experts from various disciplines.

• Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK)

  In recent years, the UK has made significant progress in establishing renewable sources of energy. Solar, wind, biomass and hydro have seen a steady rise in use over the past decade, having gone from providing less than ...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: University of Liverpool

  Why might this be relevant?

  The project addresses the environmental impact of shale gas extraction and has a team of leading experts from various disciplines.

• Challenge 1: Assessing and Monitoring the UK Shale Gas Landscape (UKSGL)

  Gas (and oil) can be extracted from shale using a process known as hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'. This form of hydrocarbon extraction has yet to be fully deployed in the UK. The 'shale gas landscape' (SGL) in the UK...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: Newcastle University

• Evaluation, Quantification and Identification of Pathways and Targets for the assessment of Shale Gas RISK (EQUIPT4RISK)

  The project will identify, characterise and parameterise the multiple direct and indirect pathways within the shallow subsurface and the atmosphere (and across interfaces), which link sources of contamination and hazards...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: Royal Holloway University of London

• Evaluation, Quantification and Identification of Pathways and Targets for the assessment of Shale Gas RISK (EQUIPT4RISK)

  The project will identify, characterise and parameterise the multiple direct and indirect pathways within the shallow subsurface and the atmosphere (and across interfaces), which link sources of contamination and hazards...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: British Geological Survey

• Evaluation, Quantification and Identification of Pathways and Targets for the assessment of Shale Gas RISK (EQUIPT4RISK)

  The project will identify, characterise and parameterise the multiple direct and indirect pathways within the shallow subsurface and the atmosphere (and across interfaces), which link sources of contamination and hazards...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: University of Manchester

• Evaluation, Quantification and Identification of Pathways and Targets for the assessment of Shale Gas RISK (EQUIPT4RISK)

  The project will identify, characterise and parameterise the multiple direct and indirect pathways within the shallow subsurface and the atmosphere (and across interfaces), which link sources of contamination and hazards...

  Funded by: NERC

  Lead research organisation: University of Bristol

• CO2-Enhanced Gas Recovery (CO2-EGR): Multi-Scale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flows in Porous Media

  The shale gas revolution in North America has transformed the energy sector in terms of prices, consumption, and helped to reduce CO2 emission. In the UK, unconventional gas could replace rapidly depleting North Sea rese...

  Funded by: EPSRC

  Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh