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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459045603321

Titolo

Realizing the energy potential of methane hydrate for the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Assessment of the Department of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program : evaluating methane hydrate as a future energy resource, Committee  on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-78730-6

9786612787300

0-309-14890-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

333.82330973

Soggetti

Natural gas - United States

Methane industry - United States

Energy development - United States

Renewable energy sources - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Methane Hydrate Research in the United States""; ""2 State of the Science: Recent Advances and Current Challenges in Methane Hydrate Research""; ""3 Review of Central Research Efforts Within the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program""; ""4 Coordinating Process for the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program""; ""5 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Legislative Authorization Language H.R. 6 - Energy Policy 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 of Methane by Volume and Weight"";



""Appendix E: Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010""; ""Appendix F: Project Summary Table""