Interactions, Complementarities and Tensions at the Nexus of Natural Gas and Renewable Energy

Abstract

Natural gas and renewable energy technologies enjoy many complementarities spanning economic, technical, environmental, and political considerations. These complementarities arise from their similarities-which include improved environmental performance compared to coal and oil and their ability to contribute to a robust U.S. economy-but it is from their dissimilarities that the biggest opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration can be found. © 2012 Elsevier Inc..