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'combustible ice' as a fuel source

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"Methane hydrate is an ice-like substance that is sometimes called “combustible ice”...
Methane hydrate is an attractive energy source due to its high energy density: one cubic meter of combustible ice contains about 164 cubic meters of regular natural gas. This high energy density is due to the fact that methane is trapped within the hydrate crystal structure and greatly compressed."

Besides China, countries including the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea have plans to tap the natural gas hydrate buried in their territories.

Last summer, US scientists on a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico discovered pockets of highly concentrated methane hydrate estimated to contain 6,700 trillion cubic feet of gas.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: UncleCurt

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teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:3,473 Points:387,205 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 10:25:18 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Fascinating article. Follow the science. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Conserve fossil fuels. Thanks for sharing UncleCurt.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:31,110 Points:1,256,945 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:47:49 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Methane hydrate becomes unstable once the temperature exceeds 0 C. So you'd have to keep it frozen until it was time to use it.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,027 Points:680,595 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 3:50:57 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse right; let's not all hold our breath..
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,942 Points:172,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 3:47:24 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse Interesting article about potential energy reserves icluding some that are available to the USA.
sdslim All-Star Author Florida Posts:784 Points:892,235 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 2:00:02 PM Ignore sdslim Report Abuse Is it a reasonable product to extract & cost reasonable?