Dr Paul Balcombe
Reader in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy
Chemical Engineering Programme Director
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Methane emissions, Energy system decarbonisation, Emissions measurement, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Biogas
Interests
Specialises in developing unique technology-specific, probabilistic emissions/cost modelling of energy supply chains, particularly relating to methane emissions from natural gas, as well as biogas, hydrogen and ammonia supply chains.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Sustainable Engineering2024
Markets and Costs for Hydrogen ElectrolysisBalcombe P, Chatenet M, Deseure J, Schäfer H and Staffell I
In Powerfuels, Springer Nature 235-256.
06-12-2024
Gas Pathing: Improved Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports through Enhanced Supply Chain ResolutionRoman-White SA, Prasanna DM, McCullagh A, Ravikumar AP, Allen DT, Chivukula K, Khutal H, Balcombe P, Ross G, Handler B, Bazilian M and George FC
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 12 (46), 16956-16966.
05-11-2024
How to minimise the cost of green hydrogen with hybrid supply: A regional case study in ChinaHuang J and Balcombe P
Applied Energy, Elsevier vol. 355
01-02-2024
2023
Simulating the Variability of Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Shipping: A Time-in-Mode and Carrier Technology ApproachRosselot KS, Balcombe P, Ravikumar AP and Allen DT
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 11 (43), 15632-15643.
19-10-2023
Developing a Strategy for Site-Level Methane Emissions Monitoring to Meet OGMP2.0 Level 5: A Case StudyHeggo D and Balcombe P
SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition.
05-09-2023
Future use of natural gas under tightening climate targetsDubey L, Speirs J, Balcombe P, Tariq N, Brandon N and Hawkes A
Futures, Elsevier vol. 150
01-06-2023
A global review of methane policies reveals that only 13% of emissions are covered with unclear effectivenessOlczak M, Piebalgs A and Balcombe P
One Earth, Elsevier vol. 6 (5), 519-535.
01-05-2023
Technical and economic analysis of different colours of producing hydrogen in ChinaHuang J, Balcombe P and Feng Z
Fuel, Elsevier vol. 337
01-04-2023
Comparing satellite methane measurements to inventory estimates: A Canadian case studyDubey L, Cooper J, Staffell I, Hawkes A and Balcombe P
Atmospheric Environment X, Elsevier vol. 17
01-01-2023
2022
Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targetsAllen MR, Peters GP, Shine KP, Azar C, Balcombe P, Boucher O, Cain M, Ciais P, Collins W, Forster PM, Frame DJ, Friedlingstein P, Fyson C, Gasser T, Hare B, Jenkins S, Hamburg SP, Johansson DJA, Lynch J, Macey A, et al.
Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science vol. 5 (1)
01-12-2022
Methane regulation in the EU: Stakeholder perspectives on MRV and emissions reductionsOlczak M, Piebalgs A and Balcombe P
Environmental Science &Amp; Policy, Elsevier Bv vol. 137, 314-322.
01-11-2022
Response to Comment on LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission AccountingRoman-White SA, Littlefield JA, Fleury KG, Allen DT, Balcombe P, Konschnik KE, Ewing J, Ross GB and George F
Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, American Chemical Society
04-10-2022
Total Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Ships: The First Primary MeasurementsBalcombe P, Heggo D and Harrison M
Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society
14-06-2022
Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developmentsChatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y and Schäfer H
Chemical Society Reviews vol. 51 (11), 4583-4762.
16-05-2022
Correction: Levelized cost of CO 2 mitigation from hydrogen production routesParkinson B, Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Hawkes AD and Hellgardt K
Energy & Environmental Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 15 (12), 5425-5433.
01-01-2022
2021
Organic waste to energy: resource potential and barriers to uptake in ChileLudlow J, Jalil-Vega F, Rivera XS, Garrido R, Hawkes A, Staffell I and Balcombe P
Sustainable Production and Consumption
29-08-2021
The quantification of methane emissions and assessment of emissions data for the largest natural gas supply chainsCooper J, Balcombe P and Hawkes A
Journal of Cleaner Production, 128856-128856.
28-08-2021
LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission AccountingRoman-White SA, Littlefield JA, Fleury KG, Allen DT, Balcombe P, Konschnik KE, Ewing J, Ross GB and George F
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, American Chemical Society (Acs)
03-08-2021
The future of coal investment, trade, and stranded assetsAuger T, Trüby J, Balcombe P and Staffell I
Joule, Published by Elsevier Inc.
08-06-2021
How can LNG-fuelled ships meet decarbonisation targets? An environmental and economic analysisBalcombe P, Staffell I, Kerdan IG, Speirs JF, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD
Energy, Elsevier vol. 227
27-03-2021
Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment as a Metric for Circular EconomyRivera XCS, Balcombe P and Niero M
In Life Cycle Assessment, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) 54-80.
01-01-2021
2020
Natural gas fuel and greenhouse gas emissions in trucks and shipsSpeirs J, Balcombe P, Blomerus P, Stettler M, Achurra-Gonzalez P, Woo M, Ainalis D, Cooper J, Sharafian A, Merida W, Crow D, Giarola S, Shah N, Brandon N and Hawkes A
Progress in Energy vol. 2 (1), 012002-012002.
20-01-2020
2019
Life cycle environmental impacts of natural gas drivetrains used in UK road freighting and impacts to UK emission targetsCooper J, Hawkes A and Balcombe P
Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier vol. 674, 482-493.
15-07-2019
Assessing the impact of future greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas productionCrow DJG, Balcombe P, Brandon N and Hawkes AD
Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier vol. 668, 1242-1258.
07-03-2019
How to decarbonise international shipping: Options for fuels, technologies and policiesBalcombe P, Brierley J, Lewis C, Skatvedt L, Speirs J, Hawkes A and Staffell I
Energy Conversion and Management vol. 182, 72-88.
15-02-2019
The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy systemStaffell I, Scamman D, Velazquez Abad A, Balcombe P, Dodds PE, Ekins P, Shah N and Ward KR
Energy and Environmental Science vol. 12 (2), 463-491.
01-02-2019
Levelized cost of CO Parkinson B, Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Hawkes AD and Hellgardt K
Energy and Environmental Science vol. 12 (1), 19-40.
01-01-2019
Life cycle environmental impacts of natural gas drivetrains used in road freightingCooper J and Balcombe P
Procedia CIRP. vol. 80, 334-339.
01-01-2019
2018
Methane emissions: choosing the right climate metric and time horizonBalcombe P, Speirs JF, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD
Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts vol. 20 (10), 1323-1339.
01-10-2018
The carbon credentials of hydrogen gas networks and supply chainsBalcombe P, Speirs J, Johnson E, Martin J, Brandon N and Hawkes A
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier vol. 91, 1077-1088.
01-08-2018
A greener gas grid: What are the optionsSpeirs J, Balcombe P, Johnson E, Martin J, Brandon N and Hawkes A
Energy Policy vol. 118, 291-297.
01-07-2018
Characterising the distribution of methane and carbon dioxide emissions from the natural gas supply chainBalcombe P, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD
Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 172, 2019-2032.
20-01-2018
2017
The Natural Gas Supply Chain: The Importance of Methane and Carbon Dioxide EmissionsBalcombe P, Anderson K, Speirs J, Brandon N and Hawkes A
Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering vol. 5 (1), 3-20.
03-01-2017
2015
Energy self-sufficiency, grid demand variability and consumer costs: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storageBalcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A
Applied Energy, Elsevier vol. 155, 393-408.
01-10-2015
Environmental impacts of microgeneration: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storageBalcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A
Applied Energy, Elsevier vol. 139, 245-259.
01-02-2015
2014
Investigating the importance of motivations and barriers related to microgeneration uptake in the UKBalcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A
Applied Energy. vol. 130, 403-418.
01-10-2014
2013
Motivations and barriers associated with adopting microgeneration energy technologies in the UKBalcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier vol. 22, 655-666.
01-06-2013
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Sustainable EngineeringFugitive, Vented and Unburned Methane Emissions from Ships Part 2 (FUMES 2)Paul Balcombe
£636,740 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION INC.
10-12-2024 - 09-12-2026
Nigeria Methane Baseline Scoping StudyPaul Balcombe
£75,523 UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme
01-10-2024 - 31-03-2025
EMPreSS: Enhanced Methane Monitoring Precision for a Multi-Agent UAV System SolutionPaul Balcombe and Ketao Zhang
£415,038 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
01-06-2024 - 31-05-2027
UNEP OGMP developing level 4/5 measurement strategiesPaul Balcombe
£119,782 UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme
01-04-2024 - 31-03-2025
PAK UK Education Gateway Mobility Partnership for FacultyAlan Drew, Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra, Annalisa Bruno, Devis Di Tommaso, Edo Boek, Mahdieh Sadabadi, Paul Balcombe and Christopher Jones
£26,500 British Council
01-04-2023 - 30-06-2024
Designing an aerial methane measurement strategy to meet OGMP2.0 level 5Paul Balcombe
£121,800 BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
21-02-2022 - 28-02-2023
Cheniere co-sponsorship of EPSRC PhD studentship equipment budgetPaul Balcombe
£90,000 Cheniere Energy Inc
01-01-2022 - 31-12-2024
LNG transport: measuring and minimising methane emissions IIPaul Balcombe
£458,254 INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY
03-09-2020 - 31-12-2021