- New Study of the Permian Basin, A US Oil-Drilling Hotspot is Kicking Out Far More Methane Than We Thought. The site emits about 194 metric tons of the gas every hour. That’s about 9% of the site’s total natural-gas production. The findings add to calls for toughening methane regulations. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/30/new-study-of-the-permian-basin-a-us-oil-drilling-hotspot-is-kicking-out-far-more-methane-than-we-thought/amp/ 38 comments energy
- China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice'. Methane hydrates, also called "flammable ice", hold vast reserves of natural gas http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39971667 10 comments worldnews
- Mayors push Obama to write methane regulations | The mayors said methane represents a climate change crisis given its potency as a greenhouse gas pollutant. They also called it a public health issue, nothing its impact on air pollution around drilling sites and natural gas storage wells. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/278021-mayors-push-obama-to-write-methane-regulations 20 comments politics
- Turquoise Hydrogen Producers Could Capture Flourishing Graphite Market. Turquoise, like blue hydrogen, relies on natural gas, but uses a production pathway called methane pyrolysis. Pyrolysis takes the natural gas—methane—molecule (CH4) and splits it into H2 & solid carbon. The result is black gold https://www.forbes.com/sites/dipkabhambhani/2023/11/01/turquoise-hydrogen-producers-could-capture-flourishing-graphite-market/?h2fd= 3 comments energy
- Chemists have developed a porous and flexible material - a so-called metal-organic framework (MOF) - for storing methane that don't require the high pressures or cold temperatures of today's compressed or liquefied natural gas vehicles. http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2015102708210020.html 9 comments science
- China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply. Methane hydrates, also called "flammable ice", hold vast reserves of natural gas. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39971667 5 comments technology