Follow US Investment Immigration and stay updated on US technological development: The US Department of Energy announced on the 20th that it will invest $5 million to support seven national methane hydrate (commonly known as combustible ice) research projects, focusing on extraction methods, commercial prospects, and the environmental impact of extracting natural gas from it.
The Department of Energy stated that the seven funded projects come from institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These projects will be managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory under the Department of Energy, and the research will be based on the methane hydrate production technology successfully tested by the US and Japan in Alaska last May.
US Secretary of Energy Moniz said that due to the surge in natural gas production in recent years, greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced and thousands of jobs have been created in the United States, changing the US energy landscape. "Part of the reason is the long-term funding provided by the Department of Energy since the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, our research on methane hydrate is still in the initial stage, and this funding will allow us to better understand this domestic resource and the possibility of safely and sustainably extracting natural gas from it."