Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States
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Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States

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  1. 205 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States

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About this book

Natural gas, composed mostly of methane, is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels, emitting 25-50% less carbon dioxide than either oil or coal for each unit of energy produced. In recent years, natural gas supplied approximately 20-25% of all energy consumed in the United States. Methane hydrate is a potentially enormous and as yet untapped source of methane. The Department of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program has been tasked since 2000 to implement and coordinate a national methane hydrate research effort to stimulate the development of knowledge and technology necessary for commercial production of methane from methane hydrate in a safe and environmentally responsible way.Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States evaluates the program's research projects and management processes since its congressional re-authorization in 2005, and presents recommendations for its future research and development initiatives.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780309148900
Edition
0
Topic
Business
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. FrontMatter
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents
  5. Summary
  6. 1 Methane Hydrate Research in the United States
  7. 2 State of the Science: Recent Advances and Current Challenges in Methane Hydrate Research
  8. 3 Review of Central Research Efforts Within the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program
  9. 4 Coordinating Process for the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program
  10. 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
  11. Appendixes
  12. Appendix A: Legislative Authorization Language H.R. 6 – Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 968. Methane Hydrate Research
  13. Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Sketches
  14. Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee
  15. Appendix D: Comparison of Units of Measurement of Amounts of Methane by Volume and Weight
  16. Appendix E: Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010
  17. Appendix F: Project Summary Table