| ID | 137673 |
| Title Proper | China׳s precarious synthetic natural gas demonstration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yang, Chi-Jen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2013, China׳s national government abandoned its previous cautious policy and started to promote large-scale deployment of coal-based synthetic natural gas (SNG). Coal-based SNG is both carbon-intensive and very water-intensive. Driven by a smog crisis and the recession of coal industry, China׳s 2013 policy change is major setback in its long-term efforts in carbon mitigation and water conservation. The government of China made the policy change before the commercial commencement of China׳s first SNG demonstration plant. Since the commencement of China׳s SNG demonstration plant, many problems have started to appear. In this article, I discuss the nature of demonstration project and explain the danger in starting a crash program without evaluating the demonstration comprehensively and transparently. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 76; Jan 2015: p.158–160 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2015-01 76 |
| Key Words | Technological innovation ; China ; Demonstration ; Coal ; Synthetic Natural Gas |