NGI Research Focus Area Leaders

Integration of Gas and Renewables

• 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 JaramilloXiaoling 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 BonessTom JaramilloXiaoling 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 BonessTapan MukerjiTony Kovscek

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