Realizing The Energy Potential Of Methane Hydrate For The United States Committee On Assessment Of The Department Of Energys Methane Hydrate Research And Development Program Evaluating Methane Hydrate As A Future Energy Resource by Committee On Assessment Of The Department Of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research And Development Program: Evaluating Methane Hydrate As A Future Energy Resource 9780309148894, 0309148898 instant download after payment.

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.--Publisher's description.