NGI Research Focus Area Leaders

Natural Gas Emissions and Leakage

Leaders: Adam Brandt Robert Jackson

Methane sensor development
Measurement and quantification
Global methane sources and emissions
Best Practices and Policies

Integration of Gas and Renewables

Leaders: Frank Wolak

Gas for reliability
Energy storage
Gas and electricity integration
Retail markets and demand response

Energy Access and Energy Equity

Leaders: Noami Boness Mark Thurber Frank Wolak

Gas distribution utilities
Gas infrastructure models
Emerging markets
Reliability in nascent grids

Methane Conversion to Liquid Fuels & Chemicals

Leaders: Matteo Cargnello Tom Jaramillo Xiaoling Zheng

Methane to hydrogen and high value carbon products
Novel catalyst design and synthesis
Pathways to e-fuels (e.g., methanol, ammonia)

Hydrogen Economy

Leaders: Noami Boness Tom Jaramillo Xiaoling Zheng

Liquid carriers for transportation
Generation from natural gas
Storage and distribution
Decarbonization of natural gas

Global Markets & Governance

Leaders: Mark Thurber Frank Wolak

Energy security
Climate and Environmental policy
LNG global markets
Gas for seasonal swing

Subsurface Solutions

Leaders: Noami Boness Tapan Mukerji Tony Kovscek

Underground molecule storage
Natural hydrogen deposits
Co-located energy production and CO2 storage