KeyLogic provided analytical support to GTI Energy’s Reliable Affordable Infrastructure for Secure Energy (RAISE) initiative by identifying prime opportunities to leverage natural gas infrastructure for emissions reduction and economic growth. Our analysis mapped the technology pathways, total costs, and life-cycle emissions of emerging low-carbon fuels—hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and synthetic natural gas—with projections extending to 2050. KeyLogic applied its extensive in-house capabilities in techno-economic, life cycle, and scenario analysis – utilizing a custom version of Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) called OL-NEMS, to conduct a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for integrating these emerging fuels.
The first of five regional studies, completed in August 2025, focused on the Gulf Coast Region (encompassing New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, as delineated by the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts, PADD).
The results of this study are available at:
- Executive Summary: Highlights the key findings of the study
- Technical Summary: Condensed version of case study approach, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
- Case Study: Full report outlining emerging fuel pathway inputs and assumptions, approach, key assessments, considerations, findings, and takeaways
- Appendices: Additional background information, calculation details, and methodologies
