Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States: Committee on Assessment of the Departmart of Energy's Methane Hydrate ... Methane Hydrate As a Future Energy Resource - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Earth Sciences And Resources; Committee On Earth Resources; Committee On Assessment Of The Department Of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research And Development Program: Evaluating Methane Hydrate As A Future Energy Resource

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ISBN 10 : 0309148898 ISBN 13 : 9780309148894

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309148898
• ISBN 13: 9780309148894
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 204
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