The air above Earth – especially above California – might have way more methane in it than anyone thought. And that could be good news. "Most of the emissions come from a small fraction of sources,” says Stanford Earth's Adam Brandt.
Finding natural gas leaks more quickly and at lower cost could reduce methane emissions. Ten promising technologies mounted on drones, trucks and airplanes were tested last year. The results are in.
Benson received the International Health, Safety, and Environment Award and Adam Brandt received the Regional Health, Safety and Environment Award and the Regional Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award from SPE.
Research by Adam Brandt that found the carbon intensity of oil production per barrel or equivalent varied widely by source countries is cited in an article about the future of oil and gas production.
Natural gas leaks claim lives, damage the climate and waste money. Research teams at Stanford are working on better ways to find and fix gas leaks quickly and inexpensively.
Research co-authored by Stanford Earth's Adam Brandt suggests that more than half the volume of all methane emissions from natural gas come from just the largest 5 percent of leaks.
Reporting on the role of climate change in Venezuela's ongoing crisis mentions research out of Stanford Earth showing that the country produces some of the world's most carbon-intensive crude oil.
Until now, comparisons of emissions from different sources of crude have failed to cover much of the world’s production. A new paper led by Stanford Earth researchers fixes those problems.
A detailed analysis by researchers including Stanford Earth's Mohammad Masnadi and Adam Brandt finds Saudi Arabia's oil production has the lowest carbon emissions per barrel among major petro-players.
Some oil fields are cleaner than others. But together, they show natural gas management drives more emissions than scientists thought. A new study highlights a path to shrink crude oil's climate impact.
Stanford Earth's Adam Brandt describes challenges preventing local grids from supplying 100 percent renewables to facilities like Facebook's data centers.
Postdoctoral researcher Arvind Ravikumar discusses the Mobile Monitoring Challenge, a competition organized by Stanford’s Natural Gas Initiative and the Environmental Defense Fund to advance mobile methane monitoring technologies at oil and natural gas facilities.
A new study shows leakage equals $2 billion dollars in wasted natural gas — enough to supply 10 million households — and provides a roadmap for future emissions research.
The competition will provide a level and controlled playing field for testing remote technologies to monitor methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.
Stanford research shows plugging methane leaks will cost about a third less than the EPA estimates, further underscoring the cost-effectiveness of emissions mitigation – but the agency will also likely fall short of its 2025 reduction targets.
