Jan
5
Will Exporting Natural Gas Help Or Hurt US Consumers?
January 5, 2016 | 1 Comment
The DOE’s Center for Energy Studies at Rice University has finally reported studying the macro effects of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The report is helpful if not exactly specific. It depends on the type of consumer. Follow along to get an idea of where you might fit. Kenneth Medlock, senior director for the Center […]
Oct
28
Pack Natural Gas Into Fuel Tanks
October 28, 2015 | Leave a Comment
University of California at Berkeley chemists have developed an innovative new storage material for methane that could lessen the complexity of filling up with natural gas, and extend the range of such vehicles. The material is a flexible metal organic framework that expands when methane is pumped in. The UC Berkeley chemists and colleagues at […]
Jun
11
Nanobubbles May Be Key to Methane Hydrate Extraction
June 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
University of British Columbia and National Research Council of Canada researchers are studying the role that methane nanobubbles might play in the formation and dissociation of natural gas hydrates. Natural gas hydrates also known as methane hydrates are an untapped source of natural gas that could be a chief energy source across much of the […]
Sep
17
Natural Gas Well Hydraulic Fracking Found Not Guilty
September 17, 2014 | 4 Comments
An Ohio State University led study has pinpointed the likely source of most natural gas contamination in drinking-water wells associated with hydraulic fracturing is the walls of the gas well and their well casing seal to the ground. It’s not the source many people may have feared and should, if the press can get its […]
Sep
16
Getting Ready to Add Biomethane to Natural Gas
September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Adding Biomethane (methane from biomass) to the natural gas supply is held up by lack of standardized and international content conditions. An effort to generate further growth has come from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), the German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ), other Members of the IEA Task 37 (Energy from Biogas) and the […]