Dr Paul Balcombe

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 6279Queen Mary University of London
p.balcombe@qmul.ac.uk
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/p.balcombe
Publications
2024
Huang J and Balcombe P (2024). How to minimise the cost of green hydrogen with hybrid supply: A regional case study in China. vol. 355, 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.1221942023
Rosselot KS, Balcombe P, Ravikumar AP and Allen DT (2023). Simulating the Variability of Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Shipping: A Time-in-Mode and Carrier Technology Approach. vol. 11, (43) 15632-15643. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04269
Dubey L, Speirs J, Balcombe P, Tariq N, Brandon N and Hawkes A (2023). Future use of natural gas under tightening climate targets. vol. 150, 10.1016/j.futures.2023.103158
Olczak M, Piebalgs A and Balcombe P (2023). A global review of methane policies reveals that only 13% of emissions are covered with unclear effectiveness. vol. 6, (5) 519-535. 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.04.009
Huang J, Balcombe P and Feng Z (2023). Technical and economic analysis of different colours of producing hydrogen in China. vol. 337, 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127227
Dubey L, Cooper J, Staffell I, Hawkes A and Balcombe P (2023). Comparing satellite methane measurements to inventory estimates: A Canadian case study. vol. 17, 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2022.1001982022
Allen MR, Peters GP, Shine KP, Azar C, Balcombe P, Boucher O, Cain M, Ciais P, Collins W, Forster PM, Frame DJ, Friedlingstein P, Fyson C, Gasser T, Hare B, Jenkins S, Hamburg SP, Johansson DJA, Lynch J, Macey A, Morfeldt J, Nauels A, Ocko I, Oppenheimer M, Pacala SW, Pierrehumbert R, Rogelj J, Schaeffer M, Schleussner CF and Shindell D (2022). Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targets. vol. 5, (1) 10.1038/s41612-021-00226-2
Olczak M, Piebalgs A and Balcombe P (2022). Methane regulation in the EU: Stakeholder perspectives on MRV and emissions reductions. vol. 137, 314-322. 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.09.002
Roman-White SA, Littlefield JA, Fleury KG, Allen DT, Balcombe P, Konschnik KE, Ewing J, Ross GB and George F (2022). Response to Comment on LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission Accounting. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05197
Balcombe P, Heggo D and Harrison M (2022). Total Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Ships: The First Primary Measurements. 10.1021/acs.est.2c01383
Chatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y and Schäfer H (2022). Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments. vol. 51, (11) 4583-4762. 10.1039/d0cs01079k
Parkinson B, Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Hawkes AD and Hellgardt K (2022). Correction: Levelized cost of CO 2 mitigation from hydrogen production routes. vol. 15, (12) 5425-5433. 10.1039/d2ee90059a2021
Ludlow J, Jalil-Vega F, Rivera XS, Garrido R, Hawkes A, Staffell I and Balcombe P (2021). Organic waste to energy: resource potential and barriers to uptake in Chile. 10.1016/j.spc.2021.08.017
Cooper J, Balcombe P and Hawkes A (2021). The quantification of methane emissions and assessment of emissions data for the largest natural gas supply chains. 128856-128856. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128856
Roman-White SA, Littlefield JA, Fleury KG, Allen DT, Balcombe P, Konschnik KE, Ewing J, Ross GB and George F (2021). LNG Supply Chains: A Supplier-Specific Life-Cycle Assessment for Improved Emission Accounting. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03307
Auger T, Trüby J, Balcombe P and Staffell I (2021). The future of coal investment, trade, and stranded assets. 10.1016/j.joule.2021.05.008
Balcombe P, Staffell I, Kerdan IG, Speirs JF, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD (2021). How can LNG-fuelled ships meet decarbonisation targets? An environmental and economic analysis. vol. 227, 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120462
Rivera XCS, Balcombe P and Niero M (2021). Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment as a Metric for Circular Economy. 10.1039/9781788016209-000542020
Speirs J, Balcombe P, Blomerus P, Stettler M, Achurra-Gonzalez P, Woo M, Ainalis D, Cooper J, Sharafian A, Merida W, Crow D, Giarola S, Shah N, Brandon N and Hawkes A (2020). Natural gas fuel and greenhouse gas emissions in trucks and ships. vol. 2, (1) 012002-012002. 10.1088/2516-1083/ab56af2019
Cooper J, Hawkes A and Balcombe P (2019). Life cycle environmental impacts of natural gas drivetrains used in UK road freighting and impacts to UK emission targets. vol. 674, 482-493. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.091
Crow DJG, Balcombe P, Brandon N and Hawkes AD (2019). Assessing the impact of future greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production. vol. 668, 1242-1258. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.048
Balcombe P, Brierley J, Lewis C, Skatvedt L, Speirs J, Hawkes A and Staffell I (2019). How to decarbonise international shipping: Options for fuels, technologies and policies. vol. 182, 72-88. 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.12.080
Staffell I, Scamman D, Velazquez Abad A, Balcombe P, Dodds PE, Ekins P, Shah N and Ward KR (2019). The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy system. vol. 12, (2) 463-491. 10.1039/c8ee01157e
Parkinson B, Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Hawkes AD and Hellgardt K (2019). Levelized cost of CO 2018
Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD (2018). Methane emissions: choosing the right climate metric and time horizon. vol. 20, (10) 1323-1339. 10.1039/c8em00414e
Balcombe P, Speirs J, Johnson E, Martin J, Brandon N and Hawkes A (2018). The carbon credentials of hydrogen gas networks and supply chains. vol. 91, 1077-1088. 10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.089
Speirs J, Balcombe P, Johnson E, Martin J, Brandon N and Hawkes A (2018). A greener gas grid: What are the options. vol. 118, 291-297. 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.069
Balcombe P, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD (2018). Characterising the distribution of methane and carbon dioxide emissions from the natural gas supply chain. vol. 172, 2019-2032. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.2232017
Balcombe P, Anderson K, Speirs J, Brandon N and Hawkes A (2017). The Natural Gas Supply Chain: The Importance of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions. vol. 5, (1) 3-20. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b001442015
Balcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A (2015). Energy self-sufficiency, grid demand variability and consumer costs: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storage. vol. 155, 393-408. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.017
Balcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A (2015). Environmental impacts of microgeneration: Integrating solar PV, Stirling engine CHP and battery storage. vol. 139, 245-259. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.0342013
Balcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A (2013). Motivations and barriers associated with adopting microgeneration energy technologies in the UK. vol. 22, 655-666. 10.1016/j.rser.2013.02.012Grants
Reducing energy-related methane emissions to meet the Global Methane PledgeBalcombe P and Dubey L
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (30-09-2022 - 30-03-2026)



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