Dr Paul Balcombe

Paul Balcombe’s research is all about getting a better understanding of emissions from energy supply chain. His research group consists of chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, physicists and policy experts, an interdisciplinary group focusing on methane emissions, low carbon hydrogen systems and gas supply chains. They conduct direct measurements with new monitoring technologies and use new data collection approaches (e.g. satellite data), combined with innovative emissions models to create a better understanding of emissions and why they happen. The aim is to reduce emissions at pace, so they work directly with industry and policy makers to find new solutions to drive down emissions.

Some examples of current and recent projects include:

• Conducting the first measurements of total methane and CO2 emissions from LNG carrier ships
• Using satellite data to find gas flares and quantify emissions across the world
• How green is biogas really? Measurement, modelling and mitigation of biogas production in UK, Germany and Poland

Measuring emissions at a biogas plant