Yang co-authored a recent paper on the topic in Nature Climate Change, noting that SNG produces greenhouse gas emissions seven times that of
conventional natural gas while requiring vast amounts of water.
Not exact matches
While wind and solar energy are more intermittent than
conventional power plants, no power source is available 100 percent of the time, which is why even nuclear, oil, coal and
natural gas power plants can be considered intermittent sources.
While natural gas has a slight environmental benefit relative to the use of
conventional liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, the environmental performance of
natural gas can be greatly improved by procurement from renewable sources.