Aspects regarding the reduction of fugitive methane emissions from the valves

Ioana Petre,Monica Emanuela Stoica,N.F Cofaru,M Inţă

doi:10.1051/matecconf/202134309010

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Abstract

Methane is the second strongest greenhouse gas contributing to climate change after carbon dioxide. Reducing methane emissions contributes to both slowing climate change and improving air quality. In order to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector, the European Commission has proposed the obligation to improve leak detection and disposal in fossil fuel infrastructure, as well as any other infrastructure that produces, transports or uses fossil fuels. Compressors and compressor stations are such a component of the energy system. The paper presents the testing procedures of the valves in the gas transmission pipes for the evaluation of external leaks and the proposed corrective actions to minimize them.

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The European Union, is committed to participating in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as a party to the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015) [1]
The European Commission considers that methane emissions from the energy field must be taken into account when achieving climate neutrality by 2050.One of the EU targets to achieve until 2030 is the decarbonisation of methan reduction
It is estimated that current non-CO2 policies will lead to a 29% reduction of methane emissions in the EU until 2030

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Introduction

The European Union, is committed to participating in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as a party to the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015) [1]. The main component of natural gas is the methane.The potential type of gas that can effect greenhouse is (GHG). Methane will remain the main focus, greenhouse gas after CO2 in the EU. There are methane leaks from fossil fuel production areas, transport systems, naval and distribution systems. 54% of methane emissions from the energy sector are fugitive emissions from petroleum industry [4]. The gas emissions from petroleum industry are a source of GHG emissions [5]. The cost-effective and impactful action that government can do to achieve the global climate goals is reducing methane emission from petroleum industry. The regulatory actions play an important role alongside voluntary actions in industry [6]

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