1. New Age of Natural Gas
The organizers are inviting presentations showcasing innovations that advance safety, operational efficiency, energy security, affordability and system resiliency, while reducing environmental and social impacts. Submissions should address developments and real-world applications across the full natural gas value chain – including production, transport, distribution, storage and utilization of natural gas. These applications should contribute to core systems safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.
The new age of natural gas stream will bring together professionals involved in development and interested in new technical solutions and research-driven applications. We invite abstracts that address advancements, challenges, and emerging opportunities in the following areas:
Cleaner, More Efficient Production:
Innovations in exploration, drilling, completions, processing, and reservoir management; reserve and resource evaluation; enhanced recovery; improved economics; solutions for new geographic and geologic challenges.Resilient Gas Systems:
Hybridization of gas and electric systems; micro-grids, distributed energy resources, and demand-side management to enhance reliability for residential, commercial, and industrial users.Decarbonization & Low-Carbon Pathways:
The role of natural gas in industrial decarbonization; electrification and diesel displacement; integrating Carbon Capture; hydrogen-natural gas blending and related new business models.Energy Efficiency & Circularity Across the Value Chain:
Improving efficiency from production to end-use; reducing waste, reusing by-products, and advancing circular resource use; waste heat recovery and water-use reduction.Modernizing Infrastructure & Distribution Networks:
Distribution network optimization and asset management including digitalization, smart metering, predictive maintenance, and adaptation of legacy networks for future fuels such as hydrogen blending and evolving system needs.Underground Storage & System Flexibility:
Enhancing energy security, affordability, and operational resilience through optimized gas storage solutions.Fast-Cycle Power & Integration with Renewables:
Natural gas solutions to meet peak and short-cycle power demand - especially for data centre expansion and AI-driven electricity needs and integration with variable renewables. Examples include behind the fence power and short cycle solutions.Integrated Future Energy Systems:
Combining gas, power, heat, carbon capture, and emerging low-carbon gases for efficient, flexible, and sustainable energy systems.