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Titel: Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States
Zustand: Neu
Produktart: Taschenbuch
ISBN-10: 0309148898
EAN: 9780309148894
ISBN: 9780309148894
Verlag: National Academies Press
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2009
Description:

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.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • 1 Methane Hydrate Research in the United States
  • 2 State of the Science: Recent Advances and Current Challenges inMethane Hydrate Research
  • 3 Review of Central Research Efforts Within the Methane HydrateResearch and Development Program
  • 4 Coordinating Process for the Methane Hydrate Research andDevelopment Program
  • 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Legislative Authorization Language H.R. 6 - EnergyPolicy Act of 2005 Section 968. Methane Hydrate Research
  • Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Sketches
  • Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee
  • Appendix D: Comparison of Units of Measurement of Amounts ofMethane by Volume and Weight
  • Appendix E: Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010
  • Appendix F: Project Summary Table

Sprache: Englisch
Herstellungsland und -region: US
Höhe: 229mm
Länge: 152mm
Autor: No Author
Title Format: Taschenbuch

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