The gas quality challenge

摘要

Previously gas quality has never been an important theme for the gas distribution sector, and expertise is scarcely existing at Liander, a gas distribution company in the Netherlands. The developments towards multiple and fluctuating sources of gas supply, the changes in gas demand and specific customers groups with stricter gas quality specifications and new regulation on gas quality have led to a renewed interest and role for the gas distribution sector in gas quality. This challenge leads to an increasing need for a general gas quality management system at gas distribution companies. A part of this gas quality management system is already in place at Liander by means of a gas quality monitoring and control system for Green Gas producers that inject into the gas distribution grid. This system should be extended to cover not only green gas. It should also include measures to be taken when events and mechanisms in the gas distribution grid itself have a negative impact on gas quality.. The gas quality management system will enable Liander to reliably inject local Green Gas and supply our existing and new customers with gas that is safe and suitable for the intended use of gas.