PEUT-ON CONVERTIR LES INFRASTRUCTURES GAZIÈRES POUR PROLONGER LEUR DURÉE DE VIE ?

The document challenges the gas industry's claims that existing and new fossil gas infrastructure can be converted to hydrogen or biogas to avoid stranded assets. It argues that projected energy volumes for hydrogen and bioenergy by 2050 are far too low to justify current gas infrastructure levels. While it acknowledges limited potential for converting long-distance pipelines and geological storage for 'hard-to-decarbonize sectors', it dismisses biogas as unsustainable and LNG terminal conversion as economically non-viable. Reclaim Finance recommends that financial actors cease all support for gas expansion.

• The gas industry's claim that hydrogen and biogas justify new fossil gas infrastructure is contradicted by energy volume projections for 2050. Projected volumes for hydrogen (6 Exajoules) and gaseous bioenergy (15 EJ) are significantly lower than current fossil gas volumes (145 EJ), meaning future infrastructure needs will be far lower than existing capacity.
• Hydrogen blending is characterized as a tool to maintain dependence on fossil gas rather than a genuine decarbonization strategy. This technique is less effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than building dedicated infrastructure for hydrogen or biomethane and prevents hydrogen from being directed toward priority uses.
• Hydrogen conversion is only viable for specific long-distance transport and long-term storage serving 'hard-to-decarbonize sectors' such as steel production and shipping. Specifically, salt caverns and depleted oil and gas reservoirs can be repurposed for storage, and existing pipelines are the most economical way to transport hydrogen from production zones to demand centers.
• Converting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals for liquid hydrogen is considered economically non-viable due to prohibitive technical costs. Additionally, converting hydrogen into chemical derivatives (such as ammonia or methanol) for transport and then back into hydrogen results in significant energy losses of 30% to 40%.
• The conversion of infrastructure for biogas is deemed useless because industrial biogas development is not a sustainable energy source and negatively impacts agricultural land, human health, ecosystems, and biodiversity without providing climate mitigation benefits.

APA

Reclaim Finance (n.d.). PEUT-ON CONVERTIR LES INFRASTRUCTURES GAZIÈRES POUR PROLONGER LEUR DURÉE DE VIE ? https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ConvertionInfrastructures_FR.pdf

Chicago

Reclaim Finance. PEUT-ON CONVERTIR LES INFRASTRUCTURES GAZIÈRES POUR PROLONGER LEUR DURÉE DE VIE ? n.d. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ConvertionInfrastructures_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{reclaimfinancendpeuton, author = {{Reclaim Finance}}, title = {{PEUT-ON CONVERTIR LES INFRASTRUCTURES GAZIÈRES POUR PROLONGER LEUR DURÉE DE VIE ?}}, institution = {Reclaim Finance}, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ConvertionInfrastructures_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }