Title: Research modernization of gas systems.
Course: Energy Transmission and Distribution, Advanced (20902-II) > Section: Analyzing the Gas System

Research should include

- changes in pipeline materials, inspections, and monitoring
- modernization efforts driven by major incidents in the natural gas industry
- the risks that have been reduced in the industry through modernization
- methods for inspecting pipelines internally and externally
- the emerging role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in monitoring and inspecting system components.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How has the introduction of shale gas influenced modernization in the gas industry?
- What major incidents have driven changes in safety regulations in the gas industry?
- What are emerging sources of natural gas?
- What is cathodic protection?
- What is hydraulic fracturing?