Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States

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Committee on Assessment of the Department of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program: Evaluating Methane Hydrate as a Future Energy Resource
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Front Matter	i-xx
Summary	1-12	(skim)
1 Methane Hydrate Research in the United States	13-30	(skim)
2 State of the Science: Recent Advances and Current Challenges in Methane Hydrate Research	31-82	(skim)
3 Review of Central Research Efforts Within the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program	83-108	(skim)
4 Coordinating Process for the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program	109-132	(skim)
5 Conclusions and Recommendations	133-138	(skim)
Appendixes	139-140	(skim)
Appendix A: Legislative Authorization Language H.R. 6 – Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 968. Methane Hydrate Research	141-148	(skim)
Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Sketches	149-156	(skim)
Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee	157-158	(skim)
Appendix D: Comparison of Units of Measurement of Amounts of Methane by Volume and Weight	159-160	(skim)
Appendix E: Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010	161-162	(skim)
Appendix F: Project Summary Table	163-184	(skim)

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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.

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