UKOOG: : Fracking possible with limited environmental impact

• Autores: Kasia Patel
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 590, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Febrero)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • According to a report published by the UK trade body, it would be possible to cut the UK's dependency on gas imports by half while still maintaining the UK's countryside areas, using similar operational models as in the US. According to the study, titled Developing Shale Gas and Maintaining the Beauty of the British Countryside, the well pads - the size of two football pitches each - were compared to energy supplied by 88,000 electricity pylons, 9,000 municipal waste treatment facilities and 5,300 individual wind turbines already in existence. [...]the development of the industry continues to be opposed by environmental campaigners due to concerns over groundwater contamination, the overreliance on fossil fuels, neglecting renewable energy sources and potential earthquakes caused by fracking Fracking parameters Alongside its published report, the UKOOG outlined that no single model will cover all licence areas in the UK as geology varies between locations and further...