Welcome to the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative (NGI)
The Stanford Natural Gas Initiative is a collaboration of more than 40 research groups at Stanford University drawn from engineering, science, policy, geopolitical, and business disciplines that works with a consortium of industry partners and other external stakeholders to generate the knowledge needed to use natural gas to its greatest social, economic, and environmental benefit.
Research
Natural gas research at Stanford spans business, engineering, science, legal, and other social science disciplines.
NGI Briefs
Natural Gas research briefs are short, non-technical summaries of research discussion papers.
Join Us
Membership in our consortium gives you access to exclusive materials and events.
Events
Stanford Natural Gas Initiative events bring together speakers and participants from industry, government, academia, and non-governmental organizations to discuss critical issues related to natural gas.
Site news
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Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The novel process also comes with a surprising side benefit.
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A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma, lung cancer, and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%.
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Natural gas exports discourage investments in renewable energy, a forthcoming study by Bård Harstad, a professor of political economy at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Katinka Holtsmarkopen, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Oslo, shows.
Contact us
Naomi Boness | Managing Director
naomi.boness@stanford.edu
Denise Baughman | Program Manager
deniseb@stanford.edu