As the UK’s traditional North Sea source of natural gas slowly ebbs away and wider energy security issues increase, alternative supplies of fuel such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) are becoming ever prominent.
A return to nuclear power has been mooted as the answer to address future electricity demand, while 40% of all power produced in the UK is believed to come from natural gas and over 18 million UK homes are users of natural gas.
With the demand from consumers and businesses in the UK for more energy from natural gas increasing, previous industry forecasts suggest a 16% increase in UK annual gas demand by 2011-2012 – with peak demand growing by 20% over the same period. Enter the Dragon LNG project in Milford Haven, Wales.
Dragon LNG
Already with a number of existing liquefied natural gas sites in Britain, LNG is rapidly growing as the best technology for the large-scale movement of natural gas over long distances. This cryogenic technique is fast becoming the alternative of choice to oil or piped gas, with the Dragon LNG terminal in Wales currently under development and set to enable the import and storage of the clean and reliable fuel in the near future.
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