Gas Hydrate Research

In the spring of 2002, scientists and engineers from seven participant organizations from five countries celebrated the success of the world’s first gas production from a methane hydrate reservoir at the JAPEX/GSC/JNOC et al. Mallik 5L-38 research well in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Five years later, Japanese and Canadian researchers re-united in the town of Inuvik, to pioneer a new phase of gas hydrate research. This time, the goal [..]

Fire in the Ice – Methane Hydrates

Methane Hydrates – The fuel of the future
In the last three decades of the twentieth century the scientists made surprising discoveries on the ocean floor: chemosynthetic communities drawing their energy from sulfur vents, methane or ammonia, gas hydrates, etc.. Methane hydrates, among others, constitute an enormous reserve of energy. It is clear that we will try to exploit this reserve. But will he do so without damaging the environment [..]

Consumer Energy Tax Incentives

What the Economic Stabilization Bill Means to You

The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343) included, extended and/or amended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The bill also included tax incentives for businesses, utilities, and government. For a complete summary of the tax incentives included in the bill, read the summary of Energy Tax Incentives in The Emergency Economic [..]