Natural Gas Distribution in Italy: The Implementation of the Reform and its Effects

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Giacomelli
Keyword(s):  
Energies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianzheng Zhou ◽  
Chuangxin Guo ◽  
Yifei Wang ◽  
Wanqi Li

Author(s):  
Morgan R. Edwards ◽  
Amanda Giang ◽  
Gregg P. Macey ◽  
Zeyneb Magavi ◽  
Dominic Nicholas ◽  
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Energy Policy ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 809-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Mitchell ◽  
Jim Sweet ◽  
Tim Jackson

2013 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350005 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIAN PAOLO CIMELLARO ◽  
ALESSANDRO DE STEFANO ◽  
OMAR VILLA

The concept of disaster resilience has received considerable attention in recent years and it is increasingly used as an approach for understanding the dynamics of natural disaster systems. No models are available in literature to measure the performance of natural gas network, therefore, in this paper, a new performance index measuring functionality of gas distribution network have been proposed to evaluate the resilience index of the entire network. It can be used for any type of natural or manmade hazard which might lead to the disruption of the system. The gas distribution network of the municipalities of Introdacqua and Sulmona, two small towns in the center of Italy which were affected by 2009 earthquake have been used as case study. Together the pipeline network covers an area of 136 km2, with 3 M/R stations and 16 regulation groups. The software SynerGEE has been used to simulate different scenario events. The numerical results showed that, during emergency, to ensure an acceptable delivery service, it is crucial to guarantee the functionality of the medium pressure gas distribution network. Instead to improve resilience of the entire network the best retrofit strategy is to include emergency shutoff valves along the pipes.


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