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UNINA9910791843003321 |
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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 |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-15763-3 |
1-282-78730-6 |
9786612787300 |
0-309-14890-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Natural gas - United States |
Methane industry - United States |
Energy development - United States |
Renewable energy sources - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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""; |
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""Appendix E: Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010""; ""Appendix F: Project Summary Table"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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. |
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