Natural Gas and Renewable Methane for Powertrains Future Strategies
This book focuses on natural gas and synthetic methane as contemporary and future energy sources. Following a historical overview, physical and chemical properties, occurrence, extraction, transportation and storage of natural gas are discussed. Sustainab
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Richard van Basshuysen Editor
Natural Gas and Renewable Methane for Powertrains Future Strategies for a Climate-Neutral Mobility
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Series editor Helmut List AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria Scientific Advisory Board R. Bastien C. Beidl H. Eichlseder H. Kohler J. Li R. Reitz
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7569
Richard van Basshuysen Editor
Natural Gas and Renewable Methane for Powertrains Future Strategies for a Climate-Neutral Mobility
Michael Bargende and 55 Co-authors
Editor Richard van Basshuysen Bad Wimpfen, Germany
Translation from the German language edition: Erdgas und erneuerbares Methan fu¨r den Fahrzeugantrieb - Wege zur klimaneutralen Mobilita¨t by Richard van Basshuysen Copyright # Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden is part of Springer Science+Business Media All Rights Reserved. ISSN 1613-6349 Powertrain ISBN 978-3-319-23224-9 ISBN 978-3-319-23225-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23225-6
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Preface
One day they will come to grief (Unknown origin)
Humanity’s energy needs are continuing to grow. However, fossil fuel resources are limited. Economy and ecology are engaged in a clinch. The search for alternatives has therefore begun. Although power is available from solar energy, wind and water, biological raw materials and geothermal energy, it will take decades of research and development together with considerable social and political changes to become independent on fossil fuels. To help us bridge the gap, natural gas, which consists of a high percentage of methane, is available. Natural gas is second only to coal as the most prevalent fossil ener
