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Energy potential of Poland with focus on slaty gas
Balák, Jan ; Fiedler, Jan (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (advisor)
This master's thesis informs its reader about actual energetical situation of Poland and its probable future. The thesis focus on shale gas resesources in the world and Poland and methods of its mining and procesing. Main problematics of determining, designing and technology of TEG dehydration unit were described in this thesis.
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Shale gas and conflict of (public) interests (Based on the example of Trutnovsko and Berounsko)
Hellerová, Šárka ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Kuna, Petr (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to examine the term of public interest within the framework of the 'shale gas' issue in the Czech Republic. The theoretical section is divided into two basic parts. The first part defines the term public interest from the point of view of political science, sociology and economy. The second one describes the issue of shale gas extraction in global context. The examination is focused on the context of administrative procedures defining the prospecting exploration area of unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the Trutnov region and around the Berounka River The intention of private companies to extract shale gas in the Czech Republic caused a big discussion. In its core there is the dispute between the economic development of the country connected with energy security on one hand and the environment protection on the other. Within this debate the term public interest appears in many different contexts. The way it is used by the people involved and their interests are described through interviews with them and analysis of the gained material.
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Shale gas production in USA and China: impacts and potential
Trenkner, Peter ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Vlčková, Jana (referee)
This diploma thesis dedicates to production of shale gas in USA and China, impacts related to it and future potential of shale gas. The main objective of the thesis is to analyse and explore in detail current situation with this commodity in selected countries. In the first theoretical-methodological part, the thesis is focused on essential characteristics and information about natural and shale gas. In the next chapters is situated detailed breakdown of resources, production and impact on various sectors of economy and environment in USA and China. Final chapter is dedicated to potential development of shale gas in selected countries. In the theoretical-methodological part is primarily used descriptive method, mainly based on literature sources. In the next chapters is also used analysis, comparative method, analogy and synthesis, which are mainly consist of internet resources.
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Shale gas exploitation - benefit for mankind or impending ecological disastr?
Kutnarová, Karolína ; Opluštil, Stanislav (advisor) ; Vlček, Josef (referee)
Based on available published and internet sources, this Bachelor thesis aims to provide a general overview of the shale gas, its reserves and their geographic distribution and methods of shale gas exploitation including existing experience. These data will serve for assessment of the shale gas from the viewpoint of its energetic potential for the human needs and in context of potential ecological risk related to exploitation of this fossil fuel. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Economic impact of shale gas development in the context of energy security of the EU
Kondratenko, Ivan ; Janda, Karel (advisor) ; Mikolášek, Jakub (referee)
The Thesis aims to analyze the possible shale gas development in the EU in context with raising problem of energy security. Based on the experience of shale revolution in the USA and econometric modelling using the method of Ordinary Least Squares with Fixed Effects to test the dependence of price on shale gas production, the transfer of US model to the EU is discussed. The results show that shale production affects the price negatively and that US model is successful due to multiple reasons, primarily presence of experienced companies, geological structure and strong regulation rules. The Thesis shows the unsuitability of the US model for the EU market. After the first enthusiasm for shale plays research in late 2000s the multiple barriers for drilling have risen up; the most significant are the environmental worries; both on governmental and public levels. US companies have lost interest in the EU and moved to other parts of the world. The shale gas development is not able to affect the energy security of the EU on European, international level.
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Does the Shale Gas Revolution Mean the End of Biofuels?
Kouřílek, Jakub ; Janda, Karel (advisor) ; Luňáčková, Petra (referee)
World effort to reduce climate changes drives demand for more environmen- tally friendly alternative fuels, since transport emits quarter of total green- house gas emissions. For many years biofuels were main mean for achieving more green transport. Nevertheless, there are rising concerns that some of biofuels have negative environmental and social impacts sometimes worse than fossil fuels. This work links European Union's biofuels development with expansion of natural gas caused by exploitation from shale formations. We examine relationship between biodiesel, natural gas and relevant com- modities by using the price transmission framework. Results indicate weak slowly increasing negative price relation between biodiesel and natural gas. Our work finds favourable legislation for future application of natural gas vehicles. Nonetheless, we conclude that the expansion will not be driven by exploitation of shale gas at European Union territory. 1
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Shale gas and conflict of (public) interests (Based on the example of Trutnovsko and Berounsko)
Hellerová, Šárka ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Kuna, Petr (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to examine the term of public interest within the framework of the 'shale gas' issue in the Czech Republic. The theoretical section is divided into two basic parts. The first part defines the term public interest from the point of view of political science, sociology and economy. The second one describes the issue of shale gas extraction in global context. The examination is focused on the context of administrative procedures defining the prospecting exploration area of unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the Trutnov region and around the Berounka River The intention of private companies to extract shale gas in the Czech Republic caused a big discussion. In its core there is the dispute between the economic development of the country connected with energy security on one hand and the environment protection on the other. Within this debate the term public interest appears in many different contexts. The way it is used by the people involved and their interests are described through interviews with them and analysis of the gained material.
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The impact of US shale gas extraction on local dynamics between environmental- and economic- security frames
Burda, Ondřej ; Hynek, Nikola (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
This work focuses on situations where two different sectors of human security - economic and environmental - clash. It uses the currently popular topic of shale gas in the United States in order to determine what happens when such conflict occurs. It also tries to find out which sector potentially dominates in this conflict. The first part of the work defines the research questions, states my preliminary working thesis and discusses sources used. The theoretical background of the whole work is then outlined in the second part. Special attention is given to the concept of human security and the Copenhagen school, i.e. to elements that widened the traditional perception of security. The second part, however, is also engaged in the definition of the theoretical framework of given security sectors in the context of US shale gas. The third part is the core of the work's research. Here, various mini case studies within the United States and their economic and environmental variables are discussed. The aim is to find out what happened in specific cases when the clash of the two sectors occurred. The fourth part aims to outline the possible factors not mentioned in the third part, which, however, could still play a role in the shaping of the results. In the fifth section, there is a preliminary analysis of...
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The influence of shale gas on natural gas markets in Europe and North America
Otradovec, Michal ; Gutiérrez Chvalkovská, Jana (advisor) ; Rusnák, Marek (referee)
This thesis studies the impact of shale gas on the integration of natural gas markets in Europe and North America. In our practical part we examine with hard data to what extent integration of natural gas markets exists in Continental Europe and North America. We suppose that the recent changes in natural gas markets have significantly influenced the international integration between North American and European continents towards less integrated natural gas markets, but have strengthened the inner integration in these areas. Our results proved integration of natural gas market in each of the intra regional levels, what is consistent with the literature done on this topic. On the other hand our methods did not prove mutual integration between these trans-Atlantic natural gas markets, just as we expected in the hypothesis of this thesis. In our modelling we apply several approaches such as the Engle- Granger cointegration test, Johansen cointegration test and Vector error correction model to formally test for cointegration, from which we can state conclusions about mutual or inner integration. We use monthly data for a period of 1997-2011. Our research is unique becuase there are only a few existing studies on this topic to date. Our empirical tests are introduced by a solid overview of shale gas,...
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The influence of new natural gas sources on energy security in the USA
Vránková, Jana ; Neumann, Pavel (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee) ; Baláž, Peter (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (referee)
The thesis focuses on the influence of new natural gas sources on energy security in the USA. The new sources include mainly shale gas, but also tight gas and others. The main objective of the thesis is to evaluate the impact of changes in production and trade in gas on energy security and self-sufficiency of the USA. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is theoretic and thus provides the frameworks for the following parts of the thesis. It focuses on the security concept in literature and in the papers of international energy agencies, e.g. IEA. For the purposes of the thesis, energy security is defined as the ability of a state to secure uninterrupted and stable supply of energy at a reasonable price of sufficiently diversified energy sources, which can be flexibly substituted among each other without additional costs by the end consumers. The second chapter concentrates on energy security in the USA, the development of energy legislation and the position of the United States in international comparison from this point of view. The third chapter deals with the technical background of production and its legislative status of the USA. To compare, it also addresses the production legislation in some EU countries. It follows up market implications of increased domestic production, specifically its profitability, changes in energy mix and in trading position of the USA in energy sources. The fourth chapter analyzes price impacts using change in domestic and foreign demand and supply in natural gas, including their price elasticity, and the price development itself. The fifth chapter summarizes, based on the findings from previous chapters, perspectives of the future development, mainly impacts on economy and potential export. The thesis comes to the main conclusion stating that the production from domestic sources shall have a positive impact on energy security not only in the USA, but also consecutively in other countries dependent on import of energy sources through higher diversification of source countries. Better available commodity may contribute to greater price competitiveness of domestic products on international markets and help to substitute coal with gas in energy mix. The biggest risk is seen in the low gas price that makes the production economically unprofitable. However, the gas price should maintain the level which would allow for profit of the producers, reasonable price for the consumers and increased level of energy security thanks to further development of the production technology, its better price availability and increased demand on cleaner energy sources.
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