Research
Methane emissions, Energy system decarbonisation, Emissions measurement, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Biogas
Interests
Specialises in developing unique technology-specific, probabilistic emissions/cost modelling of energy supply chains, particularly relating to methane emissions from natural gas, as well as biogas, hydrogen and ammonia supply chains.
Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Intelligent Transport
2025
Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaksHarris SJ Schwietzke S France JL Velandia Salinas N Meixus Fernandez T Randles C Guanter L Irakulis-Loitxate I et al.
Nature,
Springer Nature vol. 637 (8048), 1124-1130.
15-01-20252024
Markets and Costs for Hydrogen ElectrolysisBalcombe P Chatenet M Deseure J Schäfer H
In
Powerfuels,
Springer Nature 235-256.
06-12-2024
Gas Pathing: Improved Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports through Enhanced Supply Chain ResolutionRoman-White SA Prasanna DM McCullagh A Ravikumar AP Allen DT Chivukula K Khutal H Handler B et al.
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 12 (46), 16956-16966.
05-11-2024
How to minimise the cost of green hydrogen with hybrid supply: A regional case study in ChinaHuang J
Applied Energy,
Elsevier vol. 355
01-02-20242023
Simulating the Variability of Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Shipping: A Time-in-Mode and Carrier Technology ApproachRosselot KS Balcombe P Ravikumar AP
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 11 (43), 15632-15643.
19-10-2023
Developing a Strategy for Site-Level Methane Emissions Monitoring to Meet OGMP2.0 Level 5: A Case StudyHeggo D Balcombe P
SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition.
05-09-2023
Future use of natural gas under tightening climate targetsDubey L Speirs J Balcombe P Tariq N Brandon N
Futures,
Elsevier vol. 150
01-06-2023
A global review of methane policies reveals that only 13% of emissions are covered with unclear effectivenessOlczak M Piebalgs A Balcombe P
One Earth,
Elsevier vol. 6 (5), 519-535.
01-05-2023
Technical and economic analysis of different colours of producing hydrogen in ChinaHuang J Balcombe P
Fuel,
Elsevier vol. 337
01-04-2023
Comparing satellite methane measurements to inventory estimates: A Canadian case studyDubey L Cooper J Staffell I
Atmospheric Environment X,
Elsevier vol. 17
01-01-20232022
Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targetsAllen MR Shine KP Azar C Balcombe P Boucher O Cain M Ciais P Collins W et al.
Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science vol. 5 (1)
01-12-2022
Methane regulation in the EU: Stakeholder perspectives on MRV and emissions reductionsOlczak M Balcombe P
Environmental Science &Amp; Policy,
Elsevier Bv vol. 137, 314-322.
01-11-2022
Response to Comment on LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission AccountingRoman-White SA Littlefield JA Fleury KG Allen DT Balcombe P Konschnik KE Ewing J
Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,
American Chemical Society 04-10-2022
Total Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Ships: The First Primary MeasurementsBalcombe P Heggo D
Environmental Science and Technology,
American Chemical Society 14-06-2022
Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developmentsChatenet M Pollet BG Dekel DR Dionigi F Deseure J Millet P Braatz RD Bazant MZ et al.
Chemical Society Reviews vol. 51 (11), 4583-4762.
16-05-2022
Methane Regulation in the EU: Stakeholder Perspectives on Mrv and Emissions ReductionsOlczak M Piebalgs A Balcombe P
In
Ssrn Electronic Journal 01-01-2022
Correction: Levelized cost of CO 2 mitigation from hydrogen production routesParkinson B Speirs JF Hawkes AD
Energy & Environmental Science,
Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 15 (12), 5425-5433.
01-01-20222021
Organic waste to energy: resource potential and barriers to uptake in ChileLudlow J Jalil-Vega F Rivera XS Garrido R Hawkes A Staffell I
Sustainable Production and Consumption 29-08-2021
The quantification of methane emissions and assessment of emissions data for the largest natural gas supply chainsCooper J Balcombe P
Journal of Cleaner Production, 128856-128856.
28-08-2021
LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission AccountingRoman-White SA Littlefield JA Fleury KG Allen DT Balcombe P Konschnik KE Ewing J
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
American Chemical Society (Acs) 03-08-2021
The future of coal investment, trade, and stranded assetsAuger T Trüby J Balcombe P Staffell I
Joule,
Published by Elsevier Inc. 08-06-2021
How can LNG-fuelled ships meet decarbonisation targets? An environmental and economic analysisBalcombe P Staffell I Kerdan IG Speirs JF Hawkes AD
Energy,
Elsevier vol. 227
27-03-2021
Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment as a Metric for Circular EconomyRivera XCS Balcombe P Niero M
In
Life Cycle Assessment,
Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) 54-80.
01-01-20212020
Natural gas fuel and greenhouse gas emissions in trucks and shipsSpeirs J Balcombe P Blomerus P Stettler M Achurra-Gonzalez P Woo M Ainalis D Sharafian A et al.
Progress in Energy vol. 2 (1), 012002-012002.
20-01-20202019
Life cycle environmental impacts of natural gas drivetrains used in UK road freighting and impacts to UK emission targetsCooper J Hawkes A
Science of The Total Environment,
Elsevier vol. 674, 482-493.
15-07-2019
Assessing the impact of future greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas productionCrow DJG Balcombe P Brandon N
Science of The Total Environment,
Elsevier vol. 668, 1242-1258.
07-03-2019
How to decarbonise international shipping: Options for fuels, technologies and policiesBalcombe P Brierley J Lewis C Skatvedt L Speirs J Hawkes A
Energy Conversion and Management vol. 182, 72-88.
15-02-2019
The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy systemStaffell I Scamman D Balcombe P Dodds PE Ekins P
Energy and Environmental Science vol. 12 (2), 463-491.
01-02-2019
Levelized cost of CO 2 mitigation from hydrogen production routesParkinson B Balcombe P Speirs JF Hawkes AD
Energy and Environmental Science vol. 12 (1), 19-40.
01-01-2019
Life cycle environmental impacts of natural gas drivetrains used in road freightingCooper J Balcombe P
Procedia CIRP. vol. 80, 334-339.
01-01-20192018
Methane emissions: choosing the right climate metric and time horizonBalcombe P Speirs JF Brandon NP
Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts vol. 20 (10), 1323-1339.
01-10-2018
The carbon credentials of hydrogen gas networks and supply chainsBalcombe P Speirs J Johnson E Martin J Brandon N
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Elsevier vol. 91, 1077-1088.
01-08-2018
A greener gas grid: What are the optionsSpeirs J Balcombe P Johnson E Brandon N
Energy Policy vol. 118, 291-297.
01-07-2018
Characterising the distribution of methane and carbon dioxide emissions from the natural gas supply chainBalcombe P Brandon NP
Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 172, 2019-2032.
20-01-20182017
The Natural Gas Supply Chain: The Importance of Methane and Carbon Dioxide EmissionsBalcombe P Anderson K Speirs J Brandon N
Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering vol. 5 (1), 3-20.
03-01-20172015
Energy self-sufficiency, grid demand variability and consumer costs: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storageBalcombe P Rigby D Azapagic A
Applied Energy,
Elsevier vol. 155, 393-408.
01-10-2015
Environmental impacts of microgeneration: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storageBalcombe P Rigby D Azapagic A
Applied Energy,
Elsevier vol. 139, 245-259.
01-02-20152014
Investigating the importance of motivations and barriers related to microgeneration uptake in the UKBalcombe P Rigby D
Applied Energy. vol. 130, 403-418.
01-10-20142013
Motivations and barriers associated with adopting microgeneration energy technologies in the UKBalcombe P Rigby D
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Elsevier vol. 22, 655-666.
01-06-2013
Probabilistic, Measurement-Informed Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Liquefied Natural Gas Supply Chains Reveal Wide Country-Level VariationMa H Zhu Y Long W Masnadi M Heath G Balcombe P George F Roman-White S et al.
In
Chemrxiv
The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy systemStaffell I Scamman D Abad AV Balcombe P Dodds PE Ekins P Shah N Ward KR
In
Osf Preprints