Environmental and Societal Impact of Natural Gas

Mr Graeme Macdonald

Cardonald College Glasgow

Scotland, UK

• Integration

• Application

• Technical Challenges

• Fog

• Smoke

• Smog

• 1952

• Deaths

• 4000

Acid Rain

Ronan Point

• CORGI

• Voluntary

• HSE

• Compulsory

• Gas Safe

• 5 Year

• Re-Assess

• Fatalities in UK

• 1998/9 = 48 Fatalities

• 2006/7 = 11 Fatalities

• Climate Change

• CO2 Reduction

• Climate Change Levy

• Renewables Obligation

• Micro Generation

• Standard Assessment Procedure

• SAP• Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic

Boilers in the UK

• SEDBUK

• Challenge

• Societal

• Environmental

• Technical

• Technical Challenge

• Integration

–Solar

–Biomass

–Fuel Cell

–Micro CHP

–Heat Pump

• Respond

• Innovative

• Inspire

• Catalyst

Thank You