Dr Paul Balcombe

Paul Balcombe

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 6279

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/p.balcombe
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Publications

Publications of specific relevance to

2024

Huang J and Balcombe P (2024). How to minimise the cost of green hydrogen with hybrid supply: A regional case study in China. Elsevier  Applied Energy  vol. 355, 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122194

2023

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. American Chemical Society (Acs)  Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering  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. Elsevier  Futures  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. Elsevier  One Earth  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. Elsevier  Fuel  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. Elsevier  Atmospheric Environment X  vol. 17, 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2022.100198

2022

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. Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science  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. Elsevier Bv  Environmental Science &Amp; Policy  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. American Chemical Society  Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering  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. American Chemical Society  Environmental Science and Technology  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. Chemical Society Reviews  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. Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc)  Energy & Environmental Science  vol. 15, (12) 5425-5433. 10.1039/d2ee90059a

2021

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. Sustainable Production and Consumption  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. Journal of Cleaner Production  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. American Chemical Society (Acs)  Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering  10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03307
Auger T, Trüby J, Balcombe P and Staffell I (2021). The future of coal investment, trade, and stranded assets. Published by Elsevier Inc.  Joule  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. Elsevier  Energy  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. Life Cycle Assessment  Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc)  10.1039/9781788016209-00054

2020

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. Progress in Energy  vol. 2, (1) 012002-012002. 10.1088/2516-1083/ab56af

2019

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. Elsevier  Science of The Total Environment  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. Elsevier  Science of The Total Environment  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. Energy Conversion and Management  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. Energy and Environmental Science  vol. 12, (2) 463-491. 10.1039/c8ee01157e
Parkinson B, Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Hawkes AD and Hellgardt K (2019). Levelized cost of CO 2 mitigation from hydrogen production routes. Energy and Environmental Science  vol. 12, (1) 19-40. 10.1039/c8ee02079e

2018

Balcombe P, Speirs JF, Brandon NP and Hawkes AD (2018). Methane emissions: choosing the right climate metric and time horizon. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts  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. Elsevier  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews  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. Energy Policy  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. Journal of Cleaner Production  vol. 172, 2019-2032. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.223

2017

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. Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering  vol. 5, (1) 3-20. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00144

2015

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. Elsevier  Applied Energy  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. Elsevier  Applied Energy  vol. 139, 245-259. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.034

2013

Balcombe P, Rigby D and Azapagic A (2013). Motivations and barriers associated with adopting microgeneration energy technologies in the UK. Elsevier  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews  vol. 22, 655-666. 10.1016/j.rser.2013.02.012

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to
Reducing energy-related methane emissions to meet the Global Methane Pledge
Balcombe P and Dubey LJ
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (19-09-2022 - 30-03-2026)
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