Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_WWU_010 | |
| Title | Soil & Groundwater Remediation Technologies for Gasworks and Gasholders Sites | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Wales and West Utilities |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 May 2014 | |
| End Date | 01 November 2014 | |
| Duration | 6 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £36,364 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Wales | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_WWU_010 |
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| Objectives | To seek understanding of the key issues and contaminants that all Gas Distribution Networks face when remediating gasworks and gasholder sites and produce a report that can be used for future reference material giving insight into new and emerging approaches for this problem area. The development and production of a report detailing the most innovative and up-to-date methods of soil and groundwater remediation technologies for gasworks and gasholder sites. | |
| Abstract | The Gas Industry has been in operation for 200 years, and over this time over 3,000 locations around the country were utilised for the manufacture of Coal Gas also known as manufactured gas or Town Gas. The manufacture of gas was widely used throughout the UK until the late 1960’s. The process of manufacturing gas usually produced a number of by-products that contaminated the soil and groundwater in and around the manufacturing plant. Many former gasworks sites are a serious environmental concern, and clean up and remediation costs are often high. Gasworks were typically sited near or adjacent to waterways that were used to transport in coal and for the discharge of wastewater contaminated with tar, ammonia and/or drip oils, as well as outright waste tars and tar-water emulsions. Industry Drivers: Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs) have been driving down operational costs in their individual Network. Following the commencement of RIIO-GD1, GDNs have a further requirement to drive down total costs and manage assets efficiently. Many GDNs own former gas manufacturing sites that are redundant or operationally constrained by live gas infrastructure. Since traditional methods to manage contaminated land are expensive and not environmentally friendly, there is a requirement for these GDNs to find an environmental, effective and efficient method to remediate the land. An assessment report on former gasworks sites will be undertaken and recommendations made on emerging technologies and best practice methods that would be appropriate for on-site remediation.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 14/12/18 | |
