The path to high-quality development of natural-gas storage and transportation in the context of energy transition
Natural gas,a sort of transitional resources for energy transition,is growing rapidly.However,its storage and transportation are in the face of multiple challenges,such as poor storage facilities,not very good connectivity among pipe-lines,and safety and environmental risks.Therefore,the path to the high-quality development in the natural-gas storage and transportation was proposed in terms of ensuring national energy security and stable gas supply,improving natural-gas utilization,and reducing a negative impact of carbon emission.Results show that(i)this quality development driven by en-ergy revolution should emphasize four revolutions and one cooperation,with the promotion of energy transition and upgrad-ing as the goal,the optimal allocation and integration of storage and transportation resources as the core,the value creation as the premise,the innovation as the fundamental driving force,and the sustainability as the essential path.And it is nec-essary to adhere to both quality and efficiency the first,and encourage the digital,informationized,international and sus-tainable development of the storage and transportation;and(ⅱ)it is essential to fix on the application and innovation of green and intelligent technologies to the storage and transportation domain,to strengthen the construction and upgrading of gas pipelines,underground gas storages and peak-shaving facilities,to make better the networking infrastructure like stor-age,transportation and pipelines,to build an efficient gas market monitoring system and an information exchange platform;to establish the international energy corridor cooperation and innovation mechanisms based on the Belt and Road Initiative,and actively cultivate the storage and transportation globally-oriented talents.These measures are conducive to the develop-ment of the natural-gas storage and transportation toward safety,green,information,intelligence and efficiency,so as to achieve the smooth and stable energy transition and advance the flourishing and sustainable development of energy indus-try.
Energy revolutionNatural-gas storage and transportationHigh-quality developmentProblemPath