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minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThey pipe it in liquid form, LNG. And more leaks than they report. https://www.iea.org/news/methane-emissions-from-the-energy-sector-are-70-higher-than-official-figures
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoIn a pipeline it’s in gas form, if shipped (on a big ship) it’s in LNG form. LNG needs very low temps that you aren’t going to get with pipelines.
minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI guess I misinterpreted when they talk about LNG pipelines. That isn’t much comfort though, since gas leaks are both more likely and more difficult to contain.
They pipe it in liquid form, LNG.
And more leaks than they report.
https://www.iea.org/news/methane-emissions-from-the-energy-sector-are-70-higher-than-official-figures
In a pipeline it’s in gas form, if shipped (on a big ship) it’s in LNG form. LNG needs very low temps that you aren’t going to get with pipelines.
I guess I misinterpreted when they talk about LNG pipelines.
That isn’t much comfort though, since gas leaks are both more likely and more difficult to contain.