gasgebaseerde

Gasgebaseerde is a Dutch and Afrikaans adjective meaning "gas-based" or "based on gas." It describes systems, technologies, fuels or processes that rely primarily on gaseous fuels such as natural gas, biogas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) or hydrogen in gaseous form.

Common uses include electricity generation (gas-fired power plants), heating and cooking (residential and commercial boilers and stoves), industrial processes (furnaces, kilns and feedstock), and transportation (compressed natural gas, CNG; LNG for heavy vehicles). Gasgebaseerde systems are characterized by combustion or chemical conversion of gaseous fuel, and by infrastructure needs such as pipelines, storage tanks and specialized burners or engines.

Advantages often cited are higher energy density and lower carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy compared with coal or oil, operational flexibility, and rapid ramping in power systems. Disadvantages include continuing CO2 emissions from fossil gas, methane leakage across production and distribution chains, dependence on pipeline and storage infrastructure, and safety risks related to flammability and pressure containment.

In environmental and policy discussions the term appears in debates about the role of gas as a transition fuel versus long-term decarbonization through electrification and renewable gases (biomethane, green hydrogen). Mitigation measures include leak detection and repair, blending with low-carbon gases, and eventual replacement with zero-carbon alternatives. Regulatory frameworks and technical standards govern the safe design, installation and operation of gasgebaseerde installations.